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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 [[Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|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 {{cfb link|year=1925|team=Monmouth Fighting Scots|title=Monmouth Fighting Scots}}. Bradley outscored their opponents 217 to 30 on the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Milliard |first=Howard V. |title=Bradley Eleven Makes Great Four Year Mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55674825/the-decatur-daily-review/ |newspaper=[[The Decatur Daily Review]] |location=[[Decatur, Illinois]] |date=December 1, 1925 |page=10 |access-date=July 19, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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 [[Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|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 {{cfb link|year=1925|team=Monmouth Fighting Scots|title=Monmouth Fighting Scots}}. Bradley outscored their opponents 217 to 30 on the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Milliard |first=Howard V. |title=Bradley Eleven Makes Great Four Year Mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55674825/the-decatur-daily-review/ |newspaper=[[The Decatur Daily Review]] |location=[[Decatur, Illinois]] |date=December 1, 1925 |page=10 |access-date=July 19, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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Key players included right halfback Eddie "Red" Bland of [[Taylorville, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Showed Foes His Heels|newspaper=The Decatur Review|date=December 1, 1925|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56499015/showed-foes-his-heels/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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==Schedule== |
==Schedule== |
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IIAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (5–0 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Tech field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 their opponents 217 to 30 on the season.[1]
Key players included right halfback Eddie "Red" Bland of Taylorville, Indiana.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at DePauw* | Greencastle, IN | W 10–3 | [3] | |
| October 3 | Western State (MI)* |
| W 6–2 | [4] | |
| October 17 | Chicago Y* | W 55–7 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | Illinois College |
| W 30–0 | [6] | |
| October 31 | Augustana (IL) |
| W 24–6 | [7] | |
| November 6 | St. Viator |
| W 20–12 | [8] | |
| November 14 | at Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, IL | W 19–0 | [9] | |
| November 21 | Eureka |
| W 46–0 | [10] | |
| November 26 | Lombard* |
| W 7–0 | 5,000 | [11] |
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References
- ^ 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
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- ^ "Showed Foes His Heels". The Decatur Review. December 1, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bradley Surprises DePauw With 10-3 Trump Saturday". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 28, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bradley Defeats Kalamazoo, 6 to 2". The Decatur Review. October 4, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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 .
- ^ "Bradley Bumps Illinois College Eleven, 30 To 0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 24, 1925. p. 19. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Techmen Defeat Augustana, 24-6". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 1, 1925. p. 24. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bradley Winner Over St. Viator". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 7, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bradley Passes Evergreen City". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 15, 1925. p. 27. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "Bradley Erases Last Obstacle Towards Title". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 27, 1925. p. 20. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .