1925 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1925 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–2–1 1–1–1 Clarence Spears 1st Herman Ascher Memorial Stadium The 1925 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the 1925 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Clarence Spears, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 176 to 91.1925 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1925-schedule.html Guard Len Walsh was named All-Big Ten first team. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 180 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Total attendance for the season was 193,707, which averaged out to 27,672 per game. The season high for attendance was against Notre Dame. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 160 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule October 3 w y North Dakota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 25–6 20,000 Gophers Show Strength Saturday in Defeating North Dakota The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press October 4, 1925 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29808582/gophers_show_strength_saturday_in/ Newspapers.com October 10 w y 1925 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 34–6 18,000 Minnesota Wins from Grinnell,34-6 The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press October 11, 1925 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29808710/minnesota_wins_from_grinnell_346/ Newspapers.com October 17 w y Wabash Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 32–6 18,000 Wabash Is Repulsed: Minnesota Defeats "Little Giants" by 32 to 6 Score The South Bend Tribune October 18, 1925 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29808813/wabash_is_repulsed_minnesota_defeats/ Newspapers.com October 24 l y Notre Dame Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 7–19 52,000 Notre Dame Rally in Final Period Beats Gophers, 19-7 Chicago Tribune James Crusinberry October 25, 1925 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29809219/notre_dame_rally_in_final_period_beats/ Newspapers.com October 31 t Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry 12–12 40,000 Gopher-Badger Struggle Ends in 12-12 Tie The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune November 1, 1925 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29804059/gopherbadger_struggle_ends_in_1212_tie/ Newspapers.com November 7 w y Butler Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 33–7 20,000 Gopher Gridders Trample Butler Team, 33-7 The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune George A. Barton November 8, 1925 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29809381/gopher_gridders_trample_butler_team/ Newspapers.com November 14 w y Iowa Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry 33–0 45,000 Minnesota Crushes Iowa by Score of 33-0 The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune November 15, 1925 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29806592/minnesota_crushes_iowa_by_score_of_330/ Newspapers.com November 21 l y Michigan Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug 0–35 47,000 Michigan Defeats Minnesota, 35-0 And Wins Big Ten Football Title Detroit Free Press Harry Bullion November 22, 1925 19, 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29809519/michigan_defeats_minnesota_350_and/ Game summaries Michigan Minnesota at Michigan Minnesota Michigan 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 14 November 21, 1925 Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI 47,000 Nichols (Oberlin) Minnesota concluded its 1925 season with a 35–0 loss to Michigan. The game was played at Ferry Field before a sellout, homecoming crowd of 47,000 on a warm Indian summer afternoon. Minnesota came into the game with a 5–1–1 record and a highly touted offense featuring Herb Joesting that was averaging 25 points per game.Michigan Year by Year College Football Data Warehouse http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/minnesota/yearly_results.php?year=1925 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120510033819/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/minnesota/yearly_results.php?year=1925 2012-05-10Michigan Worried by Gophers' Attack: Wolverines Are Expected to Go Into Game Today on the Defensive The New York Times November 21, 1925 More than 3,000 Minnesotans and the 100-piece Minnesota band traveled to Ann Arbor on five special trains.3,000 Start for Ann Arbor The New York Times November 21, 1925 The Associated Press wrote that Michigan won the game with "a driving line attack and a bewildering aerial game."Michigan Swamps Minnesota, 35 to 0: Driving Line Attack and Bewildering Aerial Bombardment Overpower Gophers The New York Times November 22, 1925 Michigan's first touchdown drive was led by Benny Friedman's passing. He completed a pass to sophomore Bennie Oosterbaan for a 23-yard gain and followed with a pass to William Flora for an 11-yard gain. Fullback Bo Molenda then ran 24 yards for the touchdown, and Friedman kicked the extra point. Michigan's second touchdown drive started with a 25-yard gain on a pass from Friedman to Oosterbaan. Sophomore halfback Louis Gilbert then ran 20 yards, and Molenda ran for the touchdown from the one-yard line. Friedman kicked the extra point, and Michigan led, 14–0, at halftime. In the third quarter, Friedman threw a touchdown pass to Oosterbaan, and Friedman kicked his third extra point. In the fourth quarter, Minnesota opened up its passing game in an attempt to overcome Michigan's 21–0 lead. Halfway through the quarter, Louis Gilbert intercepted a pass and returned it 60 yards down the right side for a touchdown. In addition to the interception return, Gilbert also returned a punt 35 yards in the second quarter, handled the punting for Michigan, and was credited by the Chicago Daily Tribune with "sensational open field running." Michigan's final touchdown was set up by another turnover, as Carl Stamman intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards to the Minnesota nine-yard line. Friedman threw a pass to Oosterbaan for the touchdown. Friedman completed seven of 16 pass attempts for 130 yards and converted all five extra point kicks to give Michigan a 35–0 victory. On defense, Michigan did not allow Minnesota to complete a pass and held the Gophers to four first downs, two in each half, and 45 net rushing yards. Minnesota ran an offense featuring the "Spear shift," named for the team's head coach Clarence Spears. The shift failed to gain against Michigan's line, leading the Chicago Daily Tribune to write:"The famous Minnesota shift was a bloomer. The Gophers shifted and shifted and kept on shifting like a lot of hop toads and every time they shifted, the Michigan line shifted with them and knocked them flat as soon as the ball was snapped. To the Michigan team that shift was about as puzzling as a dog's bark."James Crusinberry Michigan Ruins Gophers' Title Hopes, 35 to 0: Victory Gives Them Claim on Title Chicago Daily Tribune November 22, 1925 A1 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/449641882.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+22%2C+1925&author=JAMES+CRUSINBERRY&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune+(1923-1963)&edition=&startpage=A1&desc=MICHIGAN+RUINS+GOPHERS%27+TITLE+HOPES%2C+35+TO+0 https://archive.today/20130131193055/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/449641882.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+22,+1925&author=JAMES+CRUSINBERRY&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune+(1923-1963)&edition=&startpage=A1&desc=MICHIGAN+RUINS+GOPHERS'+TITLE+HOPES,+35+TO+0 dead January 31, 2013 References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football