1925 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1925 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jesse Hawley, the team compiled an 8–0 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 340 to 29.[1] The team was designated as 1925 national champions by the Dickinson System and were awarded the Rissman Trophy after its creation the next year.[2] They were also retroactively named champions by Parke H. Davis in the 1934 edition of Spalding's Foot Ball Guide.[3]

1925 Dartmouth Indians football
National champion (Dickinson, Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
CaptainNathan Parker
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Dartmouth  800
Fordham  910
No. 4 Colgate  702
No. 10 Pittsburgh  810
Syracuse  811
No. 11 Lafayette  711
Springfield  611
Princeton  511
Holy Cross  820
Penn  720
Army  720
Boston College  620
Cornell  620
NYU  621
Villanova  621
Washington & Jefferson  621
Carnegie Tech  521
Yale  521
Bucknell  731
Columbia  631
Muhlenberg  631
Temple  522
Harvard  431
Franklin & Marshall  540
Brown  541
Penn State  441
Buffalo  341
St. John's  340
Lehigh  351
Vermont  360
CCNY  250
Providence  270
Rutgers  270
Boston University  150
Manhattan  161
Tufts  160
Drexel  170
Rankings from Dickinson System

Dartmouth's 1925 season was part of a 22-game unbeaten streak that began in November 1923 and continued until October 1926.[4]

Andy Oberlander passed for 14 touchdowns and ran for 12. Dartmouth defeated Harvard, 32–9, its best victory to date over the Crimson.[5] In a 62–13 victory over Cornell, Oberlander had 477 yards in total offense, including six touchdown passes,[6] a Dartmouth record which still stands. He was responsible for some 500 yards of total offense.[7] Cornell coach Gil Dobie responded "We won the game 13–0, passing is not football."[8] The season closed with a 33–7 victory over defending Big Ten champion Chicago. Oberlander threw three touchdowns.[9]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26NorwichW 59–0[10]
October 3Hobart
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 34–0[11]
October 10Vermont
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 50–0[12]
October 17Maine
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 56–0[13]
October 24at HarvardW 32–953,000[14]
October 31at BrownW 14–0[15]
November 7Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 62–1315,000[16]
November 14at ChicagoW 33–734,000[17]

Roster

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The primary players at each position were:[18]

Line

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PlayerPos.HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAgeClass
Josh DavisCExeter (NH)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)183 lb (83 kg)1927
Carl DiehlLG Chicago, ILParker (IL)6 ft 0+14 in (1.835 m)205 lb (93 kg)211926
Charles HardyLTExeter (NH)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)193 lb (88 kg)1927
Nathan ParkerRTAllegheny Township, PABellevue (PA)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)192 lb (87 kg)171926
Henry SageREEaston, PA5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)162 lb (73 kg)211927
Arthur SmithRGMinneapolis, MNWest (MN)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)1926
George TullyLEOrange, NJEast Orange (NJ)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)211926

Source:[19]

Backfield

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PlayerPos.HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAgeClass
Newman HortonFBPeekskill, NYDrum Hill (NY)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)186 lb (84 kg)1927
Myles LaneLHBMelrose, MAMelrose (MA)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)175 lb (79 kg)221928
Bob MacPhailQBSomerville, MAExeter (NH)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)181 lb (82 kg)1928
Andy OberlanderRHBEverett, MAEverett (MA)5 ft 11+12 in (1.816 m)197 lb (89 kg)201926

Source:[19]

References

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  1. ^ "1925 Dartmouth Big Green Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dickison Football Rating System: Dartmouth Declared National Champion". The Pantagraph. January 8, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth Football 1880-1939". Dartmouth College. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Football Games 1920s". dartmouth.edu.
  6. ^ "Dartmouth Shoots Down Cornell, 62-13, with Aerials". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1925.
  7. ^ Bernie McCarty. "Oberlander's 500-yard game" (PDF). p. 17.
  8. ^ "Evolution of the Game: The Introduction of the Forward Pass" (PDF). National Football Foundation's Football Letter. 3 (56): 30. October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "How Swede it was: 1924 football". thedartmouth.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Dartmouth Swamps Norwich in Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1925. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dartmouth Trims Hobart". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1925. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dartmouth 50, Vermont 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1925. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Dartmouth Beats Maine Eleven, 56-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1925. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Harvard Crushed by Dartmouth Green's Third Straight Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1925. pp. 25, 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Brown Stubborn In Dartmouth Battle". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1925. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Oberlander Star as Dartmouth Swamps Cornell". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Harvey Woodruff (November 15, 1925). "Maroons Buried By Green Avalanche". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ The Aegis. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College. 1926. p. 317. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  19. ^ a b The Aegis. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College. 1926. pp. 329–337. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.