1925 LSU Tigers football team

1925 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJonathan E. Steele
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama +7–0–010–0–0
No. 6 Tulane +5–0–09–0–1
North Carolina4–0–17–1–1
Washington and Lee5–1–05–5–0
Virginia4–1–17–1–1
Georgia Tech4–1–16–2–1
Kentucky4–2–06–3–0
Florida3–2–08–2–0
Auburn3–2–15–3–1
VPI3–3–15–3–2
Vanderbilt3–3–06–3–0
Tennessee2–2–15–2–1
South Carolina2–2–07–3–0
Georgia2–4–04–5–0
Sewanee1–4–04–4–1
Mississippi A&M1–4–03–4–1
VMI1–5–05–5–0
LSU0–2–15–3–1
NC State0–4–13–5–1
Ole Miss0–4–05–5–0
Clemson0–4–01–7–0
Maryland0–4–02–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Mike Donahue, LSU compiled a 5–3–1 record (0–2–1 against conference opponents).[1] LSU's first official homecoming game occurred in 1925.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Louisiana Normal*
W 27–0[3]
October 3Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 38–6[4]
October 10Alabamadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–428,000[5][6][7]
October 17LSU freshmen*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 6–0[8]
October 24at Tennessee
T 0–0[9]
October 31vs. Arkansas*
L 0–128,000[10]
November 7Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 6–0[11]
November 13at Loyola (LA)*
W 13–0[12]
November 21Tulane
L 0–16[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Reference at www.lsusports.net".
  3. ↑ "L.S.U. Tigers win from State Normal in gridiron opener". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1925. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "L.S.U. Tiger shows great driving power in Southwestern test". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1925. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Crimson Tide overwhelms Donahues, 42–0". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1927. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Snee, Jimmy (October 11, 1925). "Alabama smothers helpless Louisiana Staters by 42 to 0". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. p. 6.1.
  7. ↑ "Alabama sweeps over Tigers 42–0". The Advocate. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 11, 1925. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Baby Tigers hold varsity eleven to touchdown". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1925. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee and L.S.U. in Scoreless Deadlock". Nashville Tennessean. October 25, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Razorbacks Defeat Tigers At Fair". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1925. pp. 1, 15.
  11. ↑ "Hail New Monarchs of Air -- Doc's Texas Longhorns: Steers Whip Owls, 27 to 6". Sunday American-Statesman. October 25, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "State Tigers Keep Goal Line Uncrossed Against Wolves; Register Thirteen Points". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Louisiana Fights Big Green Team". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved January 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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