1925 Football Team
| Overall Record: 7-1 | Conference Record: 5-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place | |
| Coach: Fielding Yost | |
| Captain: Robert Brown | |
| All-Americans: Robert Brown , Thomas Edwards , Harry Hawkins , Benny Friedman , Bennie G. Oosterbaan | |
| All-Conference: Bennie Oosterbaan, Thomas Edwards, Benny Friedman, Harry Hawkins, Bob Brown | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Ray Baer | |
| Trainer: Charles Hoyt | |
| Assistant coaches: Elton Wieman, Jack Blott, Harry Kipke, Franklin Cappon, Ray Fisher, Edwin Mather | |
| Manager: Glenn Donaldson, Roswell Burrows (ass't), Carlos D. Kelly (ass't), James K. Boyer (ass't), John S. Denton (ass't) | |
| Opponent | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 10/03 | H | W | 39-0 | 30,000 |
| Indiana | 10/10 | H | W | 63-0 | 36,000 |
| Wisconsin | 10/17 | A | W | 21-0 | 44,000 |
| Illinois | 10/24 | A | W | 3-0 | 67,000 |
| Navy | 10/31 | H | W | 54-0 | 47,000 |
| Northwestern | 11/07 | 1 | L | 2-3 | 40,000 |
| Ohio State | 11/14 | H | W | 10-0 | 47,000 |
| Minnesota (HC) | 11/21 | H | W | 35-0 | 47,000 |
| Total Points | 227-3 | 358,000 | |||
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| 1 - Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois | |||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Bennie Oosterbaan (7) Charles Grube | |
| left tackle |
Dick Babcock (3) Harry Hawkins (3) Thomas Edwards (2) | |
| left guard |
John Lovette (6) Ray Baer Norman Gabel | |
| center |
Robert Brown (7) Carl Thisted | |
| right guard |
Thomas Edwards (3) Syd Dewey (2) John Lovette (2) Ray Baer | |
| right tackle |
Harry Hawkins (5) Dick Babcock (2) James Oade | |
| right end | William Flora (8) | |
| quarterback |
Benny Friedman (8)
| |
| fullback | John Molenda (8) | |
| left halfback |
Louis Gilbert (6) Frederic Fuller Bruce Gregory | |
| right halfback |
Bruce Gregory (5) Louis Gilbert Wally Weber William Herrnstein |
View full 1925 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1925 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- manager Glenn Donaldson, Wally Weber, Sam Babcock, Norman Gabel, Carl Stamman, James Oade, ass't coach Elton Wieman, Trainer Charles Hoyt
- Third Row
- William Flora, Bruce Gregory, Carl Thisted, R. George Babcock, Syd Dewey, John Molenda, Frederic Fuller, Charles Grube, Bennie Oosterbaan
- Second Row
- Harry Hawkins, John Lovette, Benny Friedman, Coach Fielding Yost, Captain Robert Brown, Ray Baer, Tom Edwards
- Front Row
- Bill Puckelwartz, James R. Miller, Fred Parker, Louis Gilbert, William Herrnstein
1925 Full Squad Photo
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