1925 Miami Redskins football team

The 1925 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Chester Pittser, Miami compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against OAC opponents), shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 120 to 55.[1] Tom Sharkey was the team captain.[2]

1925 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Sharkey
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Wesleyan $ 6 0 0 7 1 1
Oberlin 5 0 1 7 0 1
Wooster 5 1 0 6 2 0
Kenyon 5 2 0 6 2 0
St. Xavier 3 1 1 5 2 1
Mount Union 4 2 1 7 2 1
Baldwin–Wallace 5 3 0 5 3 0
Ohio 3 2 0 6 2 0
Miami (OH) 3 2 0 5 3 0
Muskingum 3 3 0 4 3 1
Case 3 4 2 3 4 2
Denison 3 4 0 4 4 1
Heidelberg 3 4 0 4 4 0
Cincinnati 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wittenberg 3 5 1 3 5 1
Ohio Northern 2 4 1 3 4 1
Western Reserve 2 5 0 3 6 0
Hiram 0 5 2 0 5 3
Akron 1 6 0 1 7 0
Otterbein 0 5 1 0 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Georgetown (KY)*W 19–0[3]
October 10Wittenberg
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 30–0[4]
October 17Transylvania*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 16–0[5]
October 24at Indiana*L 7–25[6]
October 31vs. Denison
L 0–610,000[7]
November 7at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 8–6[8]
November 14Oberlin 
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 7–18[9]
November 26at CincinnatiW 33–0> 13,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Miami Football Media Guide" (PDF). Miami University. p. 54. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 96.
  3. ^ "Miami Beats Georgetown". The Richmond Item. October 4, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miami Gives Wittenberg a Surprise". Dayton Daily News. October 11, 1925. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miami Blanks Transylvania". The Richmond Item. October 18, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "I.U.'s Goal Line Never In Peril". The Muncie Star. October 4, 1925. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ M. Carl Finke (November 1, 1925). "Moore's 55-Yard Run Wins For Denison". Dayton Daily News. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miami Beats Mt. Union". Dayton Daily News. November 8, 1925. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami Drops To Oberlin". The Richmond Item. November 15, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Classic Goes To Visitors". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 27, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.