1925 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainWalter Farrer
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State   –   6 – 1 – 0
Dayton   –   7 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Haskell   –   9 – 3 – 1
Western State Normal (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 1
Loyola (IL)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   4 – 1 – 3
Adrian   –   6 – 3 – 0
Butler   –   5 – 2 – 2
Detroit City College   –   4 – 3 – 1
Detroit   –   5 – 4 – 0
Assumption (ON)   –   3 – 3 – 1
Kent State   –   1 – 1 – 3
Michigan State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Muncie Normal   –   2 – 5 – 0
John Carroll   –   2 – 6 – 1
Saint Louis   –   2 – 6 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1925 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In their second season under head coach Earl Martineau, the Hilltoppers compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored their opponents, 125 to 47.[1][2] Quarterback Walter Farrer was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Western Kentucky State Normal
W 20–0[4]
October 3at BradleyPeoria, ILL 2–6[5]
October 10at St. ThomasSaint Paul, MNL 13–27[6]
October 17Valparaiso
  • Western State Teachers College Field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 45–0[7]
Notre Dame froshW 21–0
October 31at Oshkosh Teachers
W 7–6
November 7Central Michigan
  • Western State Teachers College Field
  • Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)
T 0–0[8]
Chicago YMCA CollegeW 14–6
November 26at AlbionAlbion, MIW 3–2[9]

References

  1. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1920 - 29". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bowling Green Teachers Beaten by Kalamazoo". The Nashville Tennessean. September 27, 1925. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bradley Defeats Kalamazoo, 6 to 2". The Decatur Review. October 4, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western Normal Loses Hard Game: St. Thomas Beats Kalamazoo Team, 27 to 13". Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western Normal Routs Valparaiso". Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1925. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kazoo Normal Held To Tie". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Red Farrier's Field Goal Beats Albion". St. Joseph Herald-Press. November 27, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.


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