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1925 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record7–1–1 (6–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdwards 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

The 1925 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football team was an American football team that represented Ohio Wesleyan University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1925 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach George Gauthier, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record (6–0 against OAC opponents), won the OAC championship, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 219 to 25.

The team was undefeated in games against OAC opponents, sustaining its only loss by a single touchdown to Ohio State and playing Syracuse to a 3–3 tie. The team played its home games at Edwards Field in Delaware, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Capital*
W 41–0[1]
October 3at Ohio State*
L 3–1045,000[2]
October 10Akron
  • Edwards Field
  • Delaware, OH
W 27–0[3]
October 17Ohio Northern
  • Edwards Field
  • Delaware, OH
W 24–02,500[4]
October 24at OhioAthens, OHW 26–0[5]
October 31Wittenberg
  • Edwards Field
  • Delaware, OH
W 28–12[6]
November 7at Syracuse*
T 3–312,000[7]
November 14at Denison Granville, OHW 26–0[8]
November 21at St. XavierCincinnati, OHW 41–012,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Capital Easy For Ohio Wesleyan". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1925. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Wins Over Wesleyan After Hard Battle, 10 To 3". The Dayton Daily News. October 4, 1925. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wesleyan 27, Akron 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wesleyan Beats Ohio Northern". The Mansfield News. October 18, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wesleyan Wins Over Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. October 25, 1925. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wesleyan Is Easy Winner". The Mansifeld News. November 1, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio Wesleyan First To Tally On Syracuse Team". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1925. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio Wesleyan Cinches Big Six Championship By Beating Denison U." The Dayton Daily News. November 15, 1925. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wesleyan Walks Over St. Xavier Winning 41-0". Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1925. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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