1925 LSU Tigers football team

The 1925 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Mike Donahue, LSU compiled a 5–3–1 record (0–2–1 against conference opponents).[1] LSU's first official homecoming game occurred in 1925.[2]

1925 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (0–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJonathan E. Steele
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1925 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 –0 –09 –0 –1
North Carolina 4 –0 –17 –1 –1
Washington and Lee 5 –1 –05 –5 –0
Virginia 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Georgia Tech 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Florida 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Auburn 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
VPI 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Vanderbilt 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Tennessee 2 –2 –15 –2 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –07 –3 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Sewanee 1 –4 –04 –4 –1
Mississippi A&M 1 –4 –03 –4 –1
VMI 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
LSU 0 –2 –15 –3 –1
NC State 0 –4 –13 –5 –1
Ole Miss 0 –4 –05 –5 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
Maryland 0 –4 –02 –5 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Louisiana Normal*
W 27–0
October 3Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 38–6[3]
October 10Alabamadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–428,000[4][5][6]
October 17LSU freshmen*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 6–0
October 24at Tennessee
T 0–0[7]
October 31vs. Arkansas*
L 0–128,000[8]
November 7Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 6–0[9]
November 13at Loyola (LA)*
W 13–0[10]
November 21Tulane
L 0–16[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. "Reference at www.lsusports.net".
  3. "L.S.U. Tiger shows great driving power in Southwestern test". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1925. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Crimson Tide overwhelms Donahues, 42–0". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1927. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Snee, Jimmy (October 11, 1925). "Alabama smothers helpless Louisiana Staters by 42 to 0". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. p. 6.1.
  6. "Alabama sweeps over Tigers 42–0". The Advocate. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 11, 1925. p. 1.
  7. "Tennessee and L.S.U. in Scoreless Deadlock". Nashville Tennessean. October 25, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Razorbacks Defeat Tigers At Fair". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1925. pp. 1, 15.
  9. "Hail New Monarchs of Air -- Doc's Texas Longhorns: Steers Whip Owls, 27 to 6". Sunday American-Statesman. October 25, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "State Tigers Keep Goal Line Uncrossed Against Wolves; Register Thirteen Points". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Louisiana Fights Big Green Team". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved January 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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