1925 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1925 Tulane Green Wave football Tulane Green Wave football team (1925).jpg 285 Southern Conference SoCon 9–0–1 5–0 Clark Shaughnessy 10th Single wing Lester Lautenschlaeger Second Tulane Stadium SoCon co-champion 20sTulaneuniform.png The 1925 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1925 Southern Conference football season. In its tenth year under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane compiled a 9–0–1 record (5–0 in conference games), tied for the SoCon championship, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 246 to 32. The team's only setback was a tie with Missouri Valley champion Missouri.1925 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 8, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulane/1925-schedule.html For the second year in a row, Tulane set a school record for wins in a season.http://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/2016/6/13/sports-m-footbl-archive-081910aaf-html.aspx Year-By-Year Summaries (1920s) - TulaneGreenWave.com - Tulane Athletics Most notable was the defeat of Northwestern, a game which helped herald the arrival of Southern football.http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv25/CFHSNv25n3e.pdf Archived copy 2017-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20161012094158/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv25/CFHSNv25n3e.pdf 2016-10-12 dead Tulane was ranked No. 6 nationally in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.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 Peggy Flournoy was the nation's leading scorer with 128 points.Charles "Peggy" Flournoy Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame August 30, 2014 http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/football/charles-peggy-flournoy/?back=inductee Before the season Coach Shaughnessy never had such a wealth of material as 1925.http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll13/id/155/rec/2 Tulane University Football Program; Tulane Green Wave vs. Louisiana College :: Tulane University Football Programs 2017-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20170113125305/http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll13/id/155/rec/2 2017-01-13 dead The backfield included captain and Hall of Fame quarterback Lester Lautenschlaeger and halfback Peggy Flournoy. Though he was famous for later using the T formation,https://books.google.com/books?id=3Mw4nQMvDWoC&pg=PA258 New Orleans: A Pictorial History Leonard Victor Huber 1 January 1971 Pelican Publishing 9781455609314 Google Books at Tulane coach Shaughnessy employed the single wing. Assistant Bierman left for the Mississippi A&M job. 1925 saw the south's widespread use of the forward pass.https://books.google.com/books?id=_RqQQHqQdAAC&pg=PA101 Shaping College Football 9780815608868 Schmidt Raymond 18 June 2007 Syracuse University Press Schedule September 26 2:30 p. m. w y 1925 Louisiana College Wildcats Louisiana College Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 77–0 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-louisiana-cats-badly-beaten-by/136617306/ The Shreveport Times Louisiana Cats badly beaten by Tulane warriors September 27, 1925 December 10, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 2:30 p. m. t y Missouri Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 6–6 8,500 Missouri Champions Held to Draw Game By Tulane Greenbacks The Shreveport Times October 4, 1925 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29827606/missouri_champions_held_to_draw_game_by/ December 10, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 2:30 p. m. w Ole Miss Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 26–7 Tulane Tries Aerial Attack for First Time and Ole Miss Is Loser The Shreveport Times October 11, 1925 13 October 17 w Mississippi A&M Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 25–3 Tulane triumphs over Mississippi Aggies, 25 to 3 The Shreveport Times October 18, 1925 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30756991/tulane_triumphs_over_mississippi/ December 10, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 w y y Northwestern Stagg Field Chicago, IL 18–7 15,000 Tulane eleven too strong for Northwestern Chicago Tribune French Lane October 25, 1925 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29801062/tulane_eleven_too_strong_for/ December 10, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 w y Auburn Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL rivalry 13–0 8,000 Auburn Loses Hard Battle To Tulane: Green Wave Pounds Down Strong Defense of Tiger The Montgomery Advertiser November 1, 1925 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30745875/auburn_loses_hard_battle_to_tulane/ Newspapers.com November 7 w y Louisiana Tech Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 37–0 Bulldogs of Ruston Make Game Fight But Greenwave Too Strong https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81478824/the-times/ The Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 8, 1925 9 July 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 14 w Sewanee Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 14–0 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8105702/the_anniston_star/ The Anniston Star 8 November 15, 1925 January 1, 2017 Newspapers.com Tulane Green Romps To Win Over Sewanee November 21 w y LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 16–0 21,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8105694/the_indexjournal/ The Index-Journal 6 Louisiana Fights Big Green Team November 22, 1925 January 1, 2017 Newspapers.com November 26 w y y Centenary Centenary Field Shreveport, LA 14–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17596245/tulane-beats-centenary-in-front-of-1000/ The Shreveport Times 10,000 fans see Greenies win from Gentlemen November 27, 1925 July 28, 2021 Newspapers.com Game summaries thumb|left|140px|Flournoy Louisiana College Louisiana College at Tulane Louisiana Tulane 0 0 0 0 20 6 25 26 September 26 New Orleans, LA 4,500 2:30 p. m. The season opened on a wet, sloppy field. Tulane beat Louisiana College of Pineville 77–0.http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll13/id/161/rec/5 Tulane University Football Program; Tulane Green Wave vs. Missouri Tigers :: Tulane University Football Programs 2016-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701183013/http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll13/id/161/rec/5 2016-07-01 dead Coach Shaughnessy only allowed his regulars to play half of the game. Lester Lautenschlaeger was probably the star of the game.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5449673/the_monroe_newsstar/ 8 September 28, 1925 June 1, 2016 Newspapers.com The Monroe News-Star Tulane Piles Up Record Score Missouri Missouri at Tulane Missouri Tulane 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 October 3 New Orleans, LA 8,500 2:30 p. m. The only blemish on the year was a 6–6 tie to Missouri. Missouri scored on a 30-yard pass. Peggy Flournoy plunged over for the tying touchdown.Jambalaya 1926 199 The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Wight (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), Talbot (right tackle), Brown (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Morgan (left halfback), Flournoy (right halfback), Norman (fullback).Woodruff 1928 78–79 Ole Miss Ole Miss at Tulane Miss. Tulane 0 0 0 7 13 7 0 6 October 10 New Orleans, LA 2:30 p. m. The Green Wave used the forward pass to beat coach Homer Hazel's Ole Miss Rebels 26–7.Jambalaya 1926 200 The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Wight (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), Talbot (right tackle), G. Wilson (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Morgan (left halfback), Flournoy (right halfback), Lamprecht (fullback).Woodruff 1928 82 Mississippi A&M Mississippi A&M at Tulane Miss. A&M Tulane 3 0 0 0 0 6 13 6 October 17 New Orleans, LA Former assistant Bernie Bierman's Mississippi Aggies took the lead 3–0 in the opening quarter with a drop kick. Harry P. Gamble blocked a couple of kicks and Tulane came back to win 25–3. After the defeat of the Aggies, some Tulane supporters felt the Wave would defeat Alabama.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3537769/the_monroe_newsstar/ 6 June 1, 2016 November 7, 1925 The Monroe News-Star Tulane Gridders Striking Hard Pace; Flournoy Wins Praise of Sports Writers The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Wight (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), P. Brown (right tackle), D. Wilson (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Flournoy (left halfback), Morgan (right halfback), Lamprecht (fullback).Woodruff 1928 92http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16313coll13/searchterm/1925-10-17!1925/field/all!all/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/date/ad/asc Tulane University Football Programs Northwestern Tulane at Northwestern Tulane Northwestern 6 6 6 0 0 7 0 0 November 14 Stagg FieldChicago, IL In the 18–7 triumph over Northwestern, Flournoy scored three touchdowns and skied his punts.Jambalaya 1926 201 Northwestern's score came in the second period.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8105672/the_billings_gazette/ 9 The Billings Gazette January 1, 2017 Tulane University Beats Northwestern Newspapers.com October 25, 1925 The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Wight (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), Talbot (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Flournoy (left halfback), Morgan (right halfback), Lamprecht (fullback).Woodruff 1928 97Tulane Eleven Too Strong for Northwestern Chicago Tribune French Lane October 25, 1925 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29801062/tulane_eleven_too_strong_for/ Newspapers.com Auburn Auburn at Tulane Auburn Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 October 30 Montgomery, Alabama On a field thick with muddy, Alabama clay in Montgomery, the Green Wave won over the Auburn Tigers 13–0,Jambalaya 1926 202 scoring all points in the second half.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8105716/the_indexjournal/ The Index Journal January 1, 2017 Newspapers.com Big Green Eleven Downs Plainsmen November 1, 1925 Louisiana Tech Flournoy scored 31 of Tulane's 37 points in the win over Louisiana Polytechnic despite Tulane using mostly reserves. The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Browne (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), Wight (right tackle), D. Wilson (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Menville (left halfback), Flournoy (right halfback), Lamprecht (fullback).http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll13/id/159/rec/6 Tulane University Football Program; Tulane Green Wave vs. Louisiana Polytech :: Tulane University Football Programs 2017-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20170113165533/http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll13/id/159/rec/6 2017-01-13 dead Sewanee Sewanee at Tulane Sewanee Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 November 14 New Orleans, LA 15,000 Tulane defeated the Sewanee Tigers 14–0. All scores took place in the third quarter.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8105702/the_anniston_star/ The Anniston Star 8 November 15, 1925 January 1, 2017 Newspapers.com Tulane Green Romps To Win Over Sewanee A 32-yard pass from Lautenschlaeger to Brown set up the first score.Woodruff 1928 116 On the second, Flournoy got loose for a 68-yard run off tackle.Jambalaya 1926 203 LSU Tulane at LSU Tulane LSU 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 November 21 Baton Rouge, LA 21,000 Ed Finlay After a scoreless first half, Tulane beat the rival LSU Tigers by a 16–0 score. A pass from Lautenschlaeger to Menville got the first touchdown.Woodruff 1928 118 The final points were scored by Irish Levy dropping the LSU quarterback for a safety.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8105694/the_indexjournal/ The Index-Journal 6 Louisiana Fights Big Green Team November 22, 1925 January 1, 2017 Newspapers.com Centenary Something of an anticlimax after the LSU game, Tulane beat Centenary 14–0 to cap an undefeated season.Jambalaya 1926 204 Postseason Tulane shared the SoCon title with Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide, which went on to win the Rose Bowl. Tulane's administration declined a Rose Bowl invitation, in order to keep their student-athletes in class.http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/history.html Tulane Football History TulaneGreenWave.com 2012-12-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160331114707/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/history.html 2016-03-31 thumb|130px|Lester Lautenschlaeger One account reads "In the South they call "Peggy" Flournoy of Tulane University, the greatest all-round gridder in that section."https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5449607/reading_times/ June 1, 2016 Newspapers.com Reading Times December 6, 1925 "Peggy" Flournoy Rates High in Southern Grid Circles 17 Flournoy led the nation in scoring in scoring with 128 points, and was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award by the Veteran Athletic's Association.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5449555/the_morning_herald/ 13 December 19, 1925 June 1, 2016 Newspapers.com The Morning Herald Player To Be Honor Guest He was selected by Billy Evans and Norman E. Brown as a first-team halfback on their 1925 College Football All-America Teams.Evans, Billy Here's Billy Evans' All-Americans The Fitchburg Sentinel 1925-12-05Brown, Norman E. Here Are Brown's All-American Selections: All Sections of Country On Writer's All-American Galveston County Daily News 1925-12-07 He was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and the All-America Board.Associated Press Announces All-American Teams Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 1925-12-14Tad Jones Knute Rockne Glenn Warner amp Red Grange Placed on Second All-American Team: Coaches Keep Star Off First: Rockne, Jones and Warner Claim He Has Two Main Weak Points; Friedman Is Captain; Two Michigan Men Honored; Pacific Coast Stars in the Backfield The Davenport Democrat 1925-12-04 Flournoy and Irish Levy were All-Southern. Levy was never taken out of a game for an injury during his playing career.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2002604// Claim Tulane's Star Guard Best On Southern Gridiron November 30, 1925 19 March 16, 2015 Newspapers.com Lautenschlaeger made Billy Evans' Southern Honor Roll. Flournoy's school record of 128 points was not broken until 2007 by Matt Forte. Personnel Depth chart The following chart provides a visual depiction of Tulane's lineup during the 1925 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses. The chart mimics a single wing on offense. LE Harry Gamble (5)    LG Irish Levy (5)    C Harvey Wilson (5)   RG Roy Blackledge (5)   LT Benny Wight (4) Pat Brown (1)   RT Hoss Talbot (3) Pat Brown (1)Benny Wight (1) RE Doc Wilson (5)   QB Lester Lautenschlaeger (5) RHB Eddie Morgan (3)Peggy Flournoy (2) FB George Lamprecht (4)David Norman (1) LHB Peggy Flournoy (2)Eddie Morgan (2)Johnny Menville (1) Line Tulane Green Wave Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age27Roy Blackledgeguard12Pat Brownetackle Spring Hill College7Harry P. Gambleend New OrleansWarren Easton High 1652123Irish Levyguard New Orleans 2119Virgil Robinsonguard22Hoss Talbottackle31Benny Wighttackle6Doc Wilsonend24Harvey Wilsonend Backfield Tulane Green Wave Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age15Peggy Flournoyhalfback Rugby Academy6'1"1652111Ellis Henicanback New Orleans1Lester Lautenschlaegerquarterback New Orleans10Fred Lamprechtfullback3Cajin Lorioback21Johnny Menvillehalfback New OrleansJesuit High17Eddie Morganhalfback25David Normanfullback Unlisted Tulane Green Wave Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age2Thomas Killeen5Walter Moss13Alfred Stoessel14Earl Evans16Reginald Watson18Bill Duren26Rosenhouse28Carre32Pascal Palermo References Bibliography https://archive.org/stream/jambalayayearboo31edit#page/ Jambalaya 1926 Jambalaya 1926 A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 Woodruff Fuzzy 3 1928 Tulane Category:Tulane Green Wave football seasons Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Tulane Green Wave football