The 1925 Bowling Green Normals football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Warren Steller, the team compiled a 3–1–3 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents), and won the NOL championship.[1] The team opened the season 0–1–3 but won the final three games of the season.[2] The team played its home games at College Field in Bowling Green, Ohio.[3]
| 1925 Bowling Green Normals football | |
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NOL champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Ohio League |
| Record | 3–1–3 (2–0–1 NOL) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Harry Crawford |
| Home stadium | College Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Findlay | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bluffton | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defiance | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul E. Landis, Robert Younkins, and Franklin Skibbie were assistant coaches. Harry Crawford was the team captain.[3]
Bowling Green refused to play a post-season game with Toledo after university officials, including coach Steller, witnessed unsportsmanlike conduct in an Armistice Day game between Toledo and Findlay.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 3 | at Otterbein* | Westerville, OH | T 0–0 | |||
| October 10 | Michigan State Normal* |
| L 0–14 | |||
| October 16 | Capital* |
| T 0–0 | |||
| October 24 | at Findlay | Findlay, OH | T 0–0 | |||
| October 31 | at Defiance | Defiance, OH | W 2–0 | |||
| November 7 | Bluffton |
| W 6–0 | |||
| November 20 | Ashland* |
| W 26–14 | [5] | ||
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Roster
edit- Claude Berry, halfback, Bowling Green, OH, 155 pounds
- Ralph Castner, tackle, Bowling Green, OH, 227 pounds
- George Crawford, Graysville, OH, 140 pounds
- Harry Crawford, end, Pemberville, OH, 141 pounds
- George Evans, tackle, Bloomdale, OH, 171 pounds
- Edward Fries, quarterback, Bowling Green, OH, 135 pounds
- Willie Gahn, halfback
- Vaughn Gill, fullback, Delta, OH, 152 pounds
- Ora Knecht, guard, Edgerton, OH, 234 pounds
- Homer Moscoe, Potsdam, NY, 148 pounds
- Olds, center
- Ostrander, end
- Wilbur Swartz, guard, Cygnet, OH, 168 pounds
References
edit- ^ "Bowling Green Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Turn Back The Clock: The First Decade Of BG Football". Bowling Green State Falcons. June 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Program for Bowling Green Homecoming game". Bowling Green State College. November 7, 1925.
- ^ "untitled". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 20, 1925. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green 26, Ashland 14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 21, 1925. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.