1925 Pacific Coast Conference football season

The 1925 Pacific Coast Conference football season was the 11th season of college football played by the member schools of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and was a part of the 1925 college football season.

1925 Pacific Coast Conference football season
SportFootball
Number of teams9
ChampionWashington
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1925 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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

The 1925 Washington Huskies football team, led by head coach Enoch Bagshaw, won the conference championship with a 10–1–1 overall record (5–0 against PCC opponents). The Huskies were undefeated in the regular season but lost to national champion Alabama by a 20–19 score in the 1926 Rose Bowl. Washington's backfield star Wildcat Wilson was a consensus pick for the 1925 All-America team. Other key players included quarterback George Guttormsen and fullback Elmer Tesreau. The Huskies led the PCC in scoring with an average of 40.0 points per game.

The 1925 Stanford football team, led by head coach Pop Warner, finished in second place with a 7–2 overall record (4–1 against PCC opponents). Stanford's fullback Ernie Nevers was a consensus first-team All-American. Other key players included end Ted Shipkey and guard Fred H. Swan.

The 1925 USC Trojans football team, led by first-year head coach Howard Jones, tied for third place with an 11–2 overall record (3–2 against PCC opponents). The Trojans led the PCC in scoring defense, allowing only an average of only 4.2 points per game. Key players for USC included quarterback Morley Drury, guard Brice Taylor, center Jeff Cravath, and end Hobbs Adams.

The 1925 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team, led by head coach, Paul J. Schissler, tied with USC for third place. The Aggies compiled a 7–2 overall record (3–2 against PCC opponents). Key players included halfback Wes Schulmerich and tackles Lewis "Hip" Dickerson and Jim Dixon.

Season overview

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Results and team statistics

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Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Washington Enoch Bagshaw 10–1–1 5–0 40.0 4.9
2 Stanford Pop Warner 7–2 4–1 25.7 7.9
3 USC Howard Jones 11–2 3–2 35.1 4.2
3 Oregon Agricultural Paul J. Schissler 7–2 3–2 29.8 9.0
5 California Andy Smith 6–3 2–2 21.3 5.4
6 Washington State Albert Exendine 3–4–1 2–3 8.4 13.0
6 Idaho Robert L. Mathews 3–5 2–3 9.9 19.1
8 Montana Earl Clark 3–4–1 1–4 17.9 16.0
9 Oregon Richard Shore Smith 1–5–1 0–5 7.6 15.4

Key
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]

Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; PCC member won
Non-conference matchup; PCC member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup
PCC teams displayed in bold

September 26

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On September 26, four PCC teams opened their seasons with five non-conference games. USC played a double-header. The five games resulted in four victories and one loss. The loss was sustained by Stanford against San Francisco's strong Olympic Club team.

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
September 26 Washington Willamette Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA W 108–0 3,500 [2]
September 26 Stanford Olympic Club Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA L 0–9 11,000 [3]
September 26 USC Whittier Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 74–0 25,000 [4]
September 26 USC Caltech Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 32–0 25,000 [4]
September 26 California Santa Clara California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA W 28–0 [5]

October 2–3

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Over the weekend of October 2–3, the nine PCC teams played nine games, with Washington hosting a double-header. Only one intra-conference game was played. In eight non-conference games, the PCC compiled a record of seven wins, no losses, and one tie. The tie game was played between Oregon and the Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland.

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
October 2 Idaho College of Idaho MacLean Field, Moscow, ID W 16–14 [6][7]
October 3 Montana Washington State Dornblaser Field, Missoula, MT W 9-0 4,000-5,000 [8]
October 3 Washington USS Oklahoma Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA W 59–0 3,000 [9]
October 3 Washington West Seattle A.C. Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA W 56–0 3,000 [9]
October 3 Stanford Santa Clara Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA W 20–3 13,000 [10]
October 3 USC Pomona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 80–0 [11]
October 3 Oregon Agricultural Willamette Bell Field, Corvallis, OR W 51-0 [12]
October 3 California Nevada California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA W 54–0 [13]
October 3 Oregon Multnomah Athletic Club Hayward Field, Eugene, OR T 0-0 [14]

October 9–10

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Over the weekend of October 9–10, the PCC teams played two intra-conference games and four non-conference games. Washington State did not play a game. The non-conference games resulted in three wins and one loss. The loss was sustained by California against the same Olympic Club team that defeated Stanford two weeks earlier.

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
October 9 Oregon Agricultural Gonzaga Bell Field, Corvallis, OR W 22-0 [15]
October 10 Washington Montana Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA W 30–10 20,000 [16]
October 10 Oregon Idaho Hayward Field, Eugene, OR L 0–6 [17][18]
October 10 Stanford Occidental Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA W 28–0 [19]
October 10 USC Utah Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 28–2 18,000 [20]
October 10 California Olympic Club California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA L 0–15 50,000 [21]

October 17

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On October 17, the PCC teams played two intra-conference games and five non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in three wins, no losses, and two ties. Washington and Nebraska played to a 6–6 tie, the only blemish on Washington's undefeated regular season. Stanford established itself in second place with a road victory over USC. California and Saint Mary's also played to a 6–6 tie.

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
October 17 USC Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA L 9–13 70,000 [22]
October 17 Washington State Idaho Rogers Field, Pullman, WA L 6–7 10,000 [23]
October 17 Nebraska Washington Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE T 6–6 15,000 [24]
October 17 Oregon Agricultural Whitman Multnomah Field, Portland, OR W 62-0 [25]
October 17 California Saint Mary's California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA W 6–0 70,000 [26]
October 17 Montana Gonzaga Clark Park, Butte, MT T 14–14 2,000 [27]
October 17 Oregon Pacific (OR) Hayward Field, Eugene, OR W 13-0 [28]

October 24

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On October 24, the PCC teams played two intra-conference games and four non-conference games. Washington State did not play a game. The non-conference games resulted in three wins and one loss. Stanford defeated Oregon Agricultural to further establish itself in second place in the conference. The non-conference loss was sustained by Idaho in a road game against Gonzaga.

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
October 24 Stanford Oregon Agricultural Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA W 26–10 29,000 [29]
October 24 Oregon California Multnomah Field, Portland, OR L 0–28 20,000 [30]
October 24 Washington Whitman Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA W 64–2 2,000 [31]
October 24 USC Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 56–0 17,000 [32]
October 24 Gonzaga Idaho Gonzaga Stadium, Spokane, WA L 3–12 [33]
October 24 Montana Montana Mines Dornblaser Field, Missoula, MT W 57–0 [34]

October 30–31

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Over the weekend of October 30–31, PCC teams played four intra-conference games and one non-conference game.

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
October 30 Idaho USC MacLean Field, Moscow, ID L 7–51 5,000 [35]
October 31 Washington State Washington Rogers Field, Pullman, WA L0–23 2,500 [36]
October 31 Stanford Oregon Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA W 35–13 11,000 [37]
October 31 Oregon Agricultural Montana Bell Field, Corvallis, OR W 27-7 [38]
October 31 Pomona California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 27–0 20,000 [39]

November 7

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On November 7, PCC teams played three intra-conference games and two-non-conference games. Oregon did not play a game. Washington defeated Stanford in a game that decided the conference championship. The two non-conference games resulted in victories.

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
November 7 Washington Stanford Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA W 13–0 40,000 [40]
November 7 California Washington State California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA W 35–7 30,000 [41]
November 7 Idaho Montana MacLean Field, Moscow, ID L 14–20 [42]
November 7 USC Santa Clara Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 29–9 > 20,000 [43]
November 7 Oregon Agricultural Pacific (OR) Bell Field, Corvallis, OR W 56-0 [44]

November 14

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On November 14, PCC teams played three intra-conference games and one non-conference game. Idaho and Washington State did not play games. In the non-conference game Stanford defeated the Southern Branch of the University of California (later renamed UCLA).

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
November 14 California Washington California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA L 0–7 72,000 [45]
November 14 USC Montana Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 27–7 25,000 [46]
November 14 Oregon Oregon Agricultural Hayward Field, Eugene, OR L 13-24 [47]
November 14 Stanford Southern Branch Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA W 82–0 [48]

November 21

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On November 21, the conference teams played two intra-conference games and three non-conference games. Montana and Oregon did not play games. In the annual Big Game, Stanford defeated California, 26–14, before a crowd of 74,000, the largest crowd to attend a PCC game in 1925. The non-conference games resulted in two victories and one tie. USC defeated Big Ten opponent Iowa, 18–0. Washington State and Gonzaga played to a scoreless tie.

Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
November 21 Stanford California Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA W 26–14 74,000 [49]
November 21 Idaho Oregon Agricultural Public School Field, Boise, ID W 16-7 [50]
November 21 USC Iowa Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 18–0 66,000 [51]
November 21 Puget Sound Washington Tacoma, WA W 80–7 2,000
November 21 Gonzaga Washington State Gonzaga Stadium, Spokane, WA T 0–0 6,000 [52]

November 26–28

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Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
November 26 Washington Oregon Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA W 15–14 23,000 [53]
November 26 Creighton Idaho Creighton Stadium, Omaha, NE L 19–34 [54]
November 28 USC Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA L 12–17 12,000 [55]
November 28 Montana Montana State Dornblaser Field, Missoula, MT W 28–7 [56]

December 5

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Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
December 5 USC Oregon Agricultural Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 28–0 25,000 [57]

December 12

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Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
December 12 USC Saint Mary's (CA) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA W 12–0 25,000 [58]

Post-season games

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Date Home team Visiting team Site Result Attendance Source
December 26 Honolulu Town Team Washington State Moiliili Field, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii W 24-7 10,000 [59]
January 1, 1926 Hawaii Washington State Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii L 11-20 10,000 [60]
January 1, 1926 Washington Alabama Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 19–20 55,000

All-Pacific Coast players

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The following players were selected by the United Press as first-team players on the 1925 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

All-Americans

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Two PCC players were consensus first-team selections to the 1925 College Football All-America Team:

Other PCC players receiving first-team honors from at least one official selector included:

References

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