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1925 Bradley Indians football team

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1925 Bradley Indians football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 IIAC)
Head coach
Captain"Doc" Ranes
Home stadiumTech field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bradley + 5 0 0 9 0 0
Monmouth (IL) + 6 0 1 7 0 2
Millikin 5 0 1 6 1 1
McKendree 5 1 0 5 3 1
Lake Forest 2 1 0 5 2 0
Knox (IL) 2 1 0 2 6 0
St. Viator 3 2 0 5 3 1
Carthage 3 2 1 4 4 1
Augustana (IL) 4 3 1 4 3 1
Western Illinois 4 3 1 4 3 1
Eureka 5 4 0 5 4 0
Hedding 1 1 0 2 2 1
Shurtleff 3 4 1 4 5 1
Eastern Illinois 1 2 0 4 3 1
Lincoln (IL) 2 4 1 2 5 1
Illinois College 2 4 3 2 5 3
Mount Morris 1 2 0 2 5 0
Wheaton (IL) 1 5 0 1 7 0
Illinois State Normal 1 6 0 1 6 0
Illinois Wesleyan 0 5 1 1 6 1
Southern Illinois 0 2 0 0 5 1
Blackburn 0 2 0 0 3 0
North-Western College 0 6 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1925 Bradley Indians football team was an American football team that represented Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now known as Bradley University) during the 1925 college football season as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). In Alfred J. Robertson's sixth season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 9–0 and shared the conference title with the Monmouth Fighting Scots. Bradley outscored its opponents 217 to 30 on the season.[1]

Key players included right halfback Eddie "Red" Bland of Taylorville, Indiana.[2] Halfback "Doc" Ranes was the team captain. Three Bradley players were selected as first-team players on the 1925 All-IIAC football team: Carlson at left end; Eugene McNaught at right guard; and Al DeCremer at left halfback.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at DePauw*Greencastle, INW 10–3[4]
October 3Western State Normal (MI)*
W 6–2[5]
October 17Chicago Y*W 55–7[6]
October 23Illinois College
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 30–0[7]
October 31Augustana (IL)dagger
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 24–6[8]
November 6St. Viator
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 20–12[9]
November 14at Illinois WesleyanBloomington, ILW 19–0[10]
November 21Eureka
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 46–0[11]
November 26Lombard*
  • Tech field
  • Peoria, IL
W 7–05,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ Milliard, Howard V. (December 1, 1925). "Bradley Eleven Makes Great Four Year Mark". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 10. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Showed Foes His Heels". The Decatur Review. December 1, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carp and Douglas On The Review's 1925 All I.I.A.C. Grid Team". The Decatur Review. December 6, 1925. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bradley Surprises DePauw With 10–3 Trump Saturday". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 28, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Bradley Defeats Kalamazoo, 6 to 2". The Decatur Review. October 4, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Milliard, Howard V. (October 19, 1925). "Bradley-Lake Forest Stand Out With Play". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Bradley Bumps Illinois College Eleven, 30 To 0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 24, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Techmen Defeat Augustana, 24–6". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. November 1, 1925. p. 24. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Bradley Winner Over St. Viator". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 7, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Bradley Passes Evergreen City". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. November 15, 1925. p. 27. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Bradley Buries Eureka 46 to 0, In Second Half". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 22, 1925. p. 33. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Bradley Erases Last Obstacle Towards Title". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. November 27, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.