1925 Bradley Indians football team

The 1925 Bradley Indians football team was an American football team that represented Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now known as Bradley University) during the 1925 college football season as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). In Alfred J. Robertson's sixth season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 9–0 and shared the conference title with the Monmouth Fighting Scots. Bradley outscored its opponents 217 to 30 on the season.[1]

1925 Bradley Indians football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 IIAC)
Head coach
Captain"Doc" Ranes
Home stadiumTech field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bradley + 5 0 0 9 0 0
Monmouth (IL) + 6 0 1 7 0 2
Millikin 5 0 1 6 1 1
McKendree 5 1 0 5 3 1
Lake Forest 2 1 0 5 2 0
Knox (IL) 2 1 0 2 6 0
St. Viator 3 2 0 5 3 1
Carthage 3 2 1 4 4 1
Augustana (IL) 4 3 1 4 3 1
Western Illinois 4 3 1 4 3 1
Eureka 5 4 0 5 4 0
Hedding 1 1 0 2 2 1
Shurtleff 3 4 1 4 5 1
Eastern Illinois 1 2 0 4 3 1
Lincoln (IL) 2 4 1 2 5 1
Illinois College 2 4 3 2 5 3
Mount Morris 1 2 0 2 5 0
Wheaton (IL) 1 5 0 1 7 0
Illinois State Normal 1 6 0 1 6 0
Illinois Wesleyan 0 5 1 1 6 1
Southern Illinois 0 2 0 0 5 1
Blackburn 0 2 0 0 3 0
North-Western College 0 6 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Key players included right halfback Eddie "Red" Bland of Taylorville, Indiana.[2] Halfback "Doc" Ranes was the team captain. Three Bradley players were selected as first-team players on the 1925 All-IIAC football team: Carlson at left end; Eugene McNaught at right guard; and Al DeCremer at left halfback.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at DePauw*Greencastle, INW 10–3[4]
October 3Western State Normal (MI)*
W 6–2[5]
October 17Chicago Y*W 55–7[6]
October 23Illinois College
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 30–0[7]
October 31Augustana (IL) 
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 24–6[8]
November 6St. Viator
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 20–12[9]
November 14at Illinois WesleyanBloomington, ILW 19–0[10]
November 21Eureka
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 46–0[11]
November 26Lombard*
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 7–05,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ Milliard, Howard V. (December 1, 1925). "Bradley Eleven Makes Great Four Year Mark". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 10. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Showed Foes His Heels". The Decatur Review. December 1, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carp and Douglas On The Review's 1925 All I.I.A.C. Grid Team". The Decatur Review. December 6, 1925. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bradley Surprises DePauw With 10–3 Trump Saturday". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 28, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Bradley Defeats Kalamazoo, 6 to 2". The Decatur Review. October 4, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Milliard, Howard V. (October 19, 1925). "Bradley-Lake Forest Stand Out With Play". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Bradley Bumps Illinois College Eleven, 30 To 0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 24, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Techmen Defeat Augustana, 24–6". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. November 1, 1925. p. 24. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Bradley Winner Over St. Viator". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 7, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Bradley Passes Evergreen City". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. November 15, 1925. p. 27. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Bradley Buries Eureka 46 to 0, In Second Half". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 22, 1925. p. 33. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Bradley Erases Last Obstacle Towards Title". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. November 27, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .