1925 Butler Bulldogs football team

The 1925 Butler Bulldogs football team that represented Butler University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Harlan Page, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 5–2–2 and shut out five of nine opponents. Butler played home games at Irwin Field in Indianapolis.

1925 Butler Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–2
Head coach
CaptainLouis Reichel
Home stadiumIrwin Field
Seasons
 1924
1926 
1925 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois State  610
Dayton  720
Marquette  720
Notre Dame  721
Haskell  931
Western State Normal  621
Loyola (IL)  620
Central Michigan  413
Adrian  630
Butler  522
Michigan Mines  210
Detroit City College  431
Detroit  540
Assumption (ON)  331
Kent State  113
Michigan State  350
Muncie Normal  250
John Carroll  261
Saint Louis  261
Valparaiso  160

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Earlham
W 28–0[1]
October 3DePauw
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
T 6–6[2]
October 10at IllinoisL 13–1640,000[3]
October 17Franklin (IN)dagger
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 23–0[4]
October 24Wabash
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
T 0–0[5]
October 31Rose PolytechnicIndianapolis, INW 38–0[6]
November 7at MinnesotaL 7–3320,000[7]
November 14Dayton
  • Irwin Field
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 10–7[8]
November 21at Centenary
W 9–05,000[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. "Earlham Loses 28-0: Quakers Put Up Stiff Battle At All Times". The Richmond Item. September 27, 1925. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Butler and DePauw Battle To 6-6 Tie in Mud". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1925. p. III-1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Nebraska Upsets Illinois Eleven, 14-0: Grange Held Helpless By Cornhuskers". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1925. p. II-1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Baptists Blanked By Blue, 23-0, In Home-Coming Fray". The Indianapolis Star. October 18, 1925. p. 41 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "No Scoring in Butler-Wabash Scrap, But Scouring Follows". The Indianapolis Star. October 25, 1925. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bulldogs Use Reserves To Beat Rose Poly, 38-0". The Indianapolis Star. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gophers Show Strength Saturday in Defeating North Dakota". The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press. October 4, 1925. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Butler 10, Dayton 7: Last-Minute Field Goal Gives Butler Margin of Victory". The Indianapolis Star. November 15, 1925. p. III-1.
  9. "Home College Eleven Loses To 'Bulldogs'". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1925. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Butler Football Records" (PDF). Butler University. 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.