1925 Dartmouth Indians football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1925 Dartmouth Indians football Dartmouth indians football team 1925.jpg 250 Independent 8–0 Jesse Hawley 3rd Nathan Parker Memorial Field National champion (Dickinson, Davis) 90px The 1925 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jesse Hawley, the team compiled an 8–0 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 340 to 29.1925 Dartmouth Big Green Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 12, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/dartmouth/1925-schedule.html The team was designated as 1925 national champions by the Dickinson System and were awarded the Rissman Trophy after its creation the next year.Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion The Pantagraph January 8, 1926 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98589869/dickison-football-rating-system/ Newspapers.com They were also retroactively named champions by Parke H. Davis in the 1934 edition of Spalding's Foot Ball Guide.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 8, 2016 PDF August 6, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220806220105/https://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf dead Dartmouth's 1925 season was part of a 22-game unbeaten streak that began in November 1923 and continued until October 1926.Dartmouth Football 1880-1939 Dartmouth College April 7, 2020 https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/2018/8/8/fb-season-by-season-1881-1939.aspx?id=945#1924 Andy Oberlander passed for 14 touchdowns and ran for 12. Dartmouth defeated Harvard, 32–9, its best victory to date over the Crimson.https://libarchive.dartmouth.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/photofiles/id/79573/rec/23 Football Games 1920s dartmouth.edu In a 62–13 victory over Cornell, Oberlander had 477 yards in total offense, including six touchdown passes,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1925/11/08/page/33/article/dartmouth-shoots-down-cornell-62-13-with-aerials Chicago Tribune Dartmouth Shoots Down Cornell, 62-13, with Aerials November 8, 1925 a Dartmouth record which still stands. He was responsible for some 500 yards of total offense.https://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv03/CFHSNv03n4h.pdf Bernie McCarty Oberlander's 500-yard game 17 Cornell coach Gil Dobie responded "We won the game 13–0, passing is not football."National Football Foundation's Football Letter http://www.footballfoundation.org/Portals/7/nff/file_file/No.%2056,%20Vol.%203%20-%20October.pdf 3 56 October 2014 Evolution of the Game: The Introduction of the Forward Pass 30 January 21, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930102158/http://www.footballfoundation.org/Portals/7/nff/file_file/No.%2056,%20Vol.%203%20-%20October.pdf September 30, 2015 dead The season closed with a 33–7 victory over defending Big Ten champion Chicago. Oberlander threw three touchdowns.http://thedartmouth.com/1998/02/24/how-swede-it-was-1924-football/ How Swede it was: 1924 football thedartmouth.com January 21, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117091924/http://thedartmouth.com/1998/02/24/how-swede-it-was-1924-football/ November 17, 2015 dead Schedule September 26 w 1925 Norwich Cadets Norwich Memorial Field Hanover, NH 59–0 Dartmouth Swamps Norwich in Opener The Hartford Courant September 27, 1925 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30549882/dartmouth_swamps_norwich_in_opener/ Newspapers.com October 3 w 1925 Hobart Statesmen Hobart Memorial Field Hanover, NH 34–0 Dartmouth Trims Hobart The Cincinnati Enquirer October 4, 1925 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30549941/dartmouth_trims_hobart/ Newspapers.com October 10 w Vermont Memorial Field Hanover, NH 50–0 Dartmouth 50, Vermont 0 The Cincinnati Enquirer October 11, 1925 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30550005/dartmouth_50_vermont_0/ Newspapers.com October 17 w Maine Memorial Field Hanover, NH 56–0 Dartmouth Beats Maine Eleven, 56-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 18, 1925 4S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30550061/dartmouth_beats_maine_eleven_560/ Newspapers.com October 24 w y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA rivalry 32–9 53,000 Harvard Crushed by Dartmouth Green's Third Straight Win The Philadelphia Inquirer October 25, 1925 25, 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30549358/harvard_crushed_by_dartmouth_greens/ Newspapers.com October 31 w y Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI 14–0 Brown Stubborn In Dartmouth Battle The Hartford Courant November 1, 1925 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30550154/brown_stubborn_in_dartmouth_battle/ Newspapers.com November 7 w Cornell Memorial Field Hanover, NH rivalry 62–13 15,000 Oberlander Star as Dartmouth Swamps Cornell The Atlanta Constitution November 8, 1925 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30550253/oberlander_star_as_dartmouth_swamps/ Newspapers.com November 14 w y Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL 33–7 34,000 Maroons Buried By Green Avalanche Chicago Tribune Harvey Woodruff November 15, 1925 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29812338/maroons_buried_by_green_avalanche/ Newspapers.com Roster The primary players at each position were:https://archive.org/details/aegis1926dart/page/316/mode/2up The Aegis 1926 317 Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire Wayback Machine May 18, 2022 Line Dartmouth Big Green Player Pos. Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age ClassJosh Davis C Exeter (NH) 5 ft 10 in m on 183 lb kg on 1927Carl Diehl LG Chicago, IL Parker (IL) 6 ft 0+1/4 in m on 205 lb kg on 21 1926Charles Hardy LT Exeter (NH) 6 ft 2 in m on 193 lb kg on 1927Nathan Parker RT Allegheny Township, PA Bellevue (PA) 6 ft 0 in m on 192 lb kg on 17 1926 Henry Sage RE Easton, PA 5 ft 8 in m on 162 lb kg on 21 1927 Arthur Smith RG Minneapolis, MN West (MN) 6 ft 0 in m on 190 lb kg on 1926George Tully LE Orange, NJ East Orange (NJ) 5 ft 10 in m on 175 lb kg on 21 1926 Source:https://archive.org/details/aegis1926dart/page/328/mode/2up The Aegis 1926 329–337 Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire Wayback Machine May 18, 2022 Backfield Dartmouth Big Green Player Pos. Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age ClassNewman Horton FB Peekskill, NY Drum Hill (NY) 5 ft 10 in m on 186 lb kg on 1927Myles Lane LHB Melrose, MA Melrose (MA) 5 ft 11 in m on 175 lb kg on 22 1928Bob MacPhail QB Somerville, MA Exeter (NH) 6 ft 0 in m on 181 lb kg on 1928Andy Oberlander RHB Everett, MA Everett (MA) 5 ft 11+1/2 in m on 197 lb kg on 20 1926 Source: References Dartmouth Category:Dartmouth Big Green football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Dartmouth Indians football