American college football season
The 1925 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1925 college football season . In its fifth season under head coach Ossie Solem , the team compiled a 5–3 record, placed second in the MVC, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored its opponents by a total of 64 to 41.[ 1]
On October 10, 1925, the team played its home opener at the newly-constructed Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa . The stadium opened with seating for 18,000 spectators and was built at a cost of approximately $230,000.[ 2] Drake shut out Kansas State (19–0) and Nebraska (14–0) in the first two games played at the new stadium.[ 3]
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References
^ "1925 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
^ a b "Open Stadium at Drake With Crowd of 7,000" . The Des Moines Register . October 11, 1925 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b Harlan Miller (October 11, 1925). "Drake Drubs Kansas Aggies: Bulldogs Win First Battle in New Bowl" . The Des Moines Register . p. Sports 1, 2.
^ J. Walter Goldstein (October 4, 1925). "Washington Loses To Drake Eleven, 6-0" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sooners Tame Drake, 7-0, To Open Stadium" . The Daily Oklahoman . October 18, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sec Taylor (October 25, 1925). "Drake Noses Out Grinnell, 7-6: Spears Makes Touchdown on Cook's Heave" . The Sioux City Sunday Journal . p. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Drake Beats Kansas 7-0" . The Des Moines Register . November 1, 1925. p. Sports 1.
^ Elmer Appel (November 8, 1925). "Drake Humbles Nebraska 14-0: Sutherland, Spears Tally For Bulldogs" . The Des Moines Register . p. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bert McGrane (November 22, 1925). "Cyclones Down Bulldogs, 7-6: Ames Defeats Drake Eleven in Hard Game" . The Des Moines Register . pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "S.M.U. Beats Off Drake Invasion Of S.W. 21 to 8" . The Waco News-Tribune . November 27, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com .
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