1925 Washington Huskies football team

The 1925 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1925 PCC football season. In its fifth season under head coach Enoch Bagshaw, the team compiled a 10–1–1 record, won the PCC championship, lost to Alabama in the 1926 Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 480 to 59.^[1] The team was ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.^[2]

1925 Washington Huskies football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Alabama
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	10–1–1 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach	Enoch Bagshaw (5th season)
Captain	Elmer Tesreau
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

1925 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Washington $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Stanford	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
USC	3	–	2	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Oregon Agricultural	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
California	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Washington State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Montana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Oregon	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Fullback Elmer Tesreau was the team captain. Halfback Wildcat Wilson was selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1925 All-America team.^[3] Other key players on the team included quarterback George Guttormsen, tackle Walden Erickson, guard Egbert Brix, center Douglas Bonamy, and ends Judson Cutting and Clifford Marker.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Willamette*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 108–0	3,500	[4]
October 3	USS Oklahoma*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 59–0	3,000	[5]
October 3	West Seattle A.C.*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 56–0	3,000	[5]
October 10	Montana	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 30–10	20,000	[6]
October 17	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	T 6–6	15,000	[7]
October 24	Whitman*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 64–2	2,000	[8]
October 31	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	W 23–0	2,500	[9]
November 7	Stanford	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 13–0	40,000	[10]
November 14	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 7–0	72,000	[11]
November 21	at Puget Sound*	Tacoma, WA	W 80–7	2,000
November 26	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry, Thanksgiving)	W 15–14	23,000	[12]
January 1, 1926	vs. Alabama*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 19–20	45,000	[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Washington Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. "Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion". The Pantagraph. January 8, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
4. "Willamette Trounced by Huskies, 108–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1925. p. P3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Huskies on Rampage, Win Pair of Games". Oakland Tribune. October 4, 1925. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Huskies Down Montana's Best Team of Recent Years in Hard Fight, 30 to 10". The Butte Miner. October 11, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Nebraska Holds Invaders to a 6 to 6 Tie". The Nebraska State Journal. October 18, 1925. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Huskies Overwhelm Whitman Team, 64–2". Oakland Tribune. October 25, 1925. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Huskies Bowl Over Cougars". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1925. p. 1a-3 – via Newspapers.com.
10. William Leiser (November 8, 1925). "Stanford Goes Down To 13–0 Defeat: Intercepted Passes Aid Northerners". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1P–2P – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Washington Defeats California, 7 to 0: Pass In Last 2 Minutes Beats Bears". Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1925. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Washington Wins By Single Point". Morning Register. November 27, 1925. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Paul Lowry (January 2, 1926). "Alabamans Win Game: Huskies Beaten, 20 to 19". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-1, III-1 – via Newspapers.com.