The 1925 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled an 8–0–1 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 244 to 6. The team was recognized as the black college national champion. The team played its home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.
| 1925 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football | |
|---|---|
Black college national co-champion SIAC champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–0–1 (– SIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Bowl |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | 24th Infantry / Fort Benning |
| T 0–0 | ||||
| October 10 | Morris Brown | Tuskegee, AL | W 19–0 | [1] | |||
| October 17 | Atlanta |
| W 20–0 | 5,000 | [2] | ||
| October 24 | at Morehouse | Atlanta, GA | W 27–6 | ||||
| October 30 | Florida A&M | Tuskegee, AL | W 40–0 | ||||
| November 7 | at Alabama State | W 14–0 | 4,500 | [3] | |||
| November 14 | Fisk | Tuskegee, AL | W 28–0 | ||||
| November 21 | New Orleans College |
| W 41–0 | 3,000 | [4] | ||
| November 26 | Talladega |
| W 55–0 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Brown University Of Atlanta Defeated By Tuskegee Team". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "5,000 See Tuskegee Down Atlanta Univ". The New York Age. October 24, 1925. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "4500 See Tuskegee Shut State Normal Out -- 14 To 0". The New York Age. November 14, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuskegee Tigers Take 7th Straight Victory". The New York Age. November 28, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.