1925 Austin Kangaroos football team

The 1925 Austin Kangaroos football team was an American football team that represented Austin College as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) during the 1925 college football season. Led by Pete Cawthon in his third season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–3 in TIAA play.[1] The team's captain was Adam Cone. Eddie Dyer and Dell Morgan were assistant coaches. Henry Frnka played halfback.[2]

1925 Austin Kangaroos football
ConferenceTexas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (2–3 TIAA)
Head coach
CaptainAdam Cone
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern (TX) $ 4 0 1 5 3 1
Simmons (TX) 6 1 0 7 2 0
Howard Payne 4 1 1 5 3 1
Trinity (TX) 4 2 0 9 3 0
North Texas State Teachers 4 2 0 6 4 0
Abilene Christian 2 1 1 2 5 2
Austin 2 3 0 4 4 1
Sam Houston State 1 2 0 5 4 0
East Texas State 2 4 0 2 8 0
West Texas State 1 3 0 4 4 0
St. Edward's 1 3 1 3 4 1
Southwest Texas State 1 6 0 2 6 0
Daniel Baker 0 4 2 2 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25East Central*Sherman, TXW 9–0
October 2East Texas StateSherman, TXW 28–0
October 9at Texas Tech*T 3–3
October 16Daniel BakerSherman, TXW 23–0
October 22vs. Southwestern (TX)Temple, TXL 3–9
October 30Trinity (TX)Sherman, TXL 0–162,500
November 11at Howard PayneBrownwood, TXL 0–19
November 18at Henderson-Brown*Arkadelphia, ARW 7–0
November 26at TCU*L 0–213,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Pirates Capture TIAA Grid Race; Win 4 and Tie One". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 29, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ Temple Jr., D. E., ed. (1926). "Athletics". The Chromoscope. The Senior Class of Austin College: 169–179. Retrieved April 26, 2019 – via The Portal to Texas History.
  3. ^ "TCU Outplays Kangaroos". The Austin American. November 27, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.