1925 Hawaii Deans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–0
Head coach
Home stadiumMoiliili Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hawaii   –   10 – 0 – 0
Gonzaga   –   7 – 2 – 2
Tempe State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   4 – 2 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   5 – 3 – 1
San Diego State   –   5 – 3 – 1
La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Arizona   –   3 – 3 – 1
Santa Barbara State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Regis   –   2 – 3 – 0
New Mexico   –   2 – 4 – 1
St. Ignatius (CA)   –   2 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   2 – 6 – 0
Humboldt State   –   1 – 3 – 0

The 1925 Hawaii Deans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Hawaii as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Otto Klum, the team compiled a perfect 10–0 record, shut out eight of ten opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 421 to 17. The team's victories included games against Occidental (13–0), Colorado Agricultural (41–0), and Washington State (20–11).[1]

The season was part of a 20-game winning streak by Hawaii that began with a January 1, 1924, victory over the 1923 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team and ended on October 2, 1926, with a victory over a United States Army field artillery unit. The undefeated 1924 and 1925 Hawaii teams are known as the "Wonder Teams". Over the course of 18 games during the 1924 and 1925 seasons, the Wonder Teams outscored opponents by a total of 606 to 29.[2] The 1924 and 1925 teams were inducted as a group into the University of Hawaii Circle of Honor in 1955.[3]

Key players on the 1924 and 1925 Wonder Teams included Bill "Doggie" Wise, Johnny Morse, Eddie Kane Fernandez, and Theodore "Pump" Searle, sometimes referred to as the Four Horsemen of Mānoa".[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2611th Field Artillery
W 68–0[4]
September 2627th Infantry
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 20–0[4]
October 3Hawaii National Guard
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 86–0[5]
October 10Healani Athletic Club
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 74–0[6]
October 24Palama team
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 42–0[7]
October 31Pearl Harbor Navy
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 43–0[8]
November 11Honolulu Town Team
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 14–6[9]
November 26at Occidental
W 13–035,000[1][10]
December 12Colorado Agricultural
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 41–0[11]
January 1, 1926Washington State
  • Moiliili Field
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 20–1110,000[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2018 Media Guide". University of Hawaii. 2018. pp. 124, 135. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b 2018 Media Guide, p. 97.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 150.
  4. ^ a b "'Varsity In Rare Form at Debut: Hawaii's 1925 Pigskin Squad Annihilates Army Teams". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 27, 1925. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ezra Crane (October 4, 1925). "Demon Deans Annihilate Guardsmen: Opening Grid Tilt Ends in Score of 86 to Nothing". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ezra Crane (October 11, 1925). "Varsity Trounces Healanis 74 to 0: Klum's Squad Again Stands As Stone Wall". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Doc" Adams (October 25, 1925). "University Smothers Palama by 42 to 0 Score: Deans Are Held Early, Then Come With Rush". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Doc" Adams (November 1, 1925). "Deans Swamp Shellbacks in Dull Game". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Town Team Crosses Varsity Line: Deans Battle Hard To Win 14 to 6 Game". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 12, 1925. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Paul Lowry (November 27, 1925). "Tiger Errors Bring Defeat". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ezra Crane (December 13, 1925). "Invincible Deans Romp To Victory in One-Sided Contest". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hawaii's Varsity Wins Clean Victory Over Cougar Clan". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 2, 1926. p. 7.
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