1925 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football team

The 1925 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football team was an American football team that represented Ohio Wesleyan University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1925 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach George Gauthier, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record (6–0 against OAC opponents), won the OAC championship, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 219 to 25.

1925 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1925 record7–1–1 (6–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdwards Field
1925 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ohio Wesleyan $ 6 0 0  7 1 1
Oberlin 5 0 1  7 0 1
Wooster 5 1 0  6 2 0
Kenyon 5 2 0  6 2 0
St. Xavier 3 1 1  5 2 1
Mount Union 4 2 1  7 2 1
Baldwin–Wallace 5 3 0  5 3 0
Ohio 3 2 0  6 2 0
Miami (OH) 3 2 0  5 3 0
Muskingum 3 3 0  4 3 1
Case 3 4 2  3 4 2
Denison 3 4 0  4 4 1
Heidelberg 3 4 0  4 4 0
Cincinnati 2 3 0  4 5 0
Wittenberg 3 5 1  3 5 1
Ohio Northern 2 4 1  3 4 1
Western Reserve 2 5 0  3 6 0
Hiram 0 5 2  0 5 3
Akron 1 6 0  1 7 0
Otterbein 0 5 1  0 6 2
  • $ Conference champion

The team was undefeated in games against OAC opponents, sustaining its only loss by a single touchdown to Ohio State and playing Syracuse to a 3–3 tie. The team played its home games at Edwards Field in Delaware, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Capital*
W 41–0[1]
October 3at Ohio State*L 3–1045,000[2]
October 10Akron
  • Edwards Field
  • Delaware, OH
W 27–0[3]
October 17Ohio Northern
  • Edwards Field
  • Delaware, OH
W 24–02,500[4]
October 24at OhioAthens, OHW 26–0[5]
October 31Wittenberg
  • Edwards Field
  • Delaware, OH
W 28–12[6]
November 7at Syracuse*T 3–3[7]
November 14at Denison Granville, OHW 26–0[8]
November 21at St. XavierCincinnati, OHW 41–012,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Capital Easy For Ohio Wesleyan". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1925. p. Sport 1 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Ohio State Wins Over Wesleyan After Hard Battle, 10 To 3". The Dayton Daily News. October 4, 1925. p. Sport 3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wesleyan 27, Akron 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1925. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wesleyan Beats Ohio Northern". The Mansfield News. October 18, 1925. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wesleyan Wins Over Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. October 25, 1925. p. Sport 4 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wesleyan Is Easy Winner". The Mansifeld News. November 1, 1925. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ohio Wesleyan First To Tally On Syracuse Team". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1925. p. 44 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ohio Wesleyan Cinches Big Six Championship By Beating Denison U." The Dayton Daily News. November 15, 1925. p. Sport 3 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wesleyan Walks Over St. Xavier Winning 41-0". Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1925. p. Sport 1 via Newspapers.com.
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