1925 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Polaski
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
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1926 →
1925 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Chicago 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1925 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 6–1–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 131 to 50. George Little was in his first year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2] The team was ranked No. 8 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.[3] Little had been the head coach at Michigan in 1924; the Badgers suffered their only defeat of the 1925 season to Little's former team.

Steve Polaski was the team captain.[4] Halfback Doyle Harmon was selected by Walter Eckersall as a first-team player on the 1925 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The capacity was more than doubled for the 1925 season from 14,000 to 29,783.[6] During the 1925 season, the average attendance at home games was 15,118.[7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Iowa State*
W 30–010,000[8]
October 10Franklin (IN)*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 35–0[9]
October 17Michigandagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–2144,000[10]
October 24Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 7–014,000[11]
October 31at Minnesota
T 12–1240,000[12]
November 7at Iowa
W 6–0[13]
November 14Michigan State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 21–10[14]
November 21at Chicago
W 20–734,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1925 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion". The Pantagraph. January 8, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  5. ^ "Eckersall's All-Conference Football Teams". Detroit Free Press. December 6, 1925. p. 16.
  6. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  7. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
  8. ^ "Badgers Lick Ames In Season Bow, 30 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 4, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Badgers Romp Over Franklin, 35 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 11, 1925. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Badgers Lose To Great Michigan Team, 21 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 18, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Badgers Beat Purdue on Sloppy Field, 7 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. October 25, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gopher-Badger Struggle Ends in 12-12 Tie". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 1, 1925. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Championship Hopes of Hawks Dashed by Badgers on a Snow Covered Field". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. November 8, 1925. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Badgers Conquer Stubborn Aggies, 21 to 10". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 15, 1925. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Harvey Woodruff (November 22, 1925). "Wisconsin Humbles Chicago, 20 to 7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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