1925 Washington Huskies football team

The 1925 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington as a member of the Northwest Conference and the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1925 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Enoch Bagshaw, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 10–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 480 to 59. Washington had a record of 5–0 in Northwest Conference play, sharing the conference title with Oregon Agricultural, and 5–0 against PCC opponents, winning the conference championship.^[1] The Huskies were invited to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to Alabama. The team was ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.^[2]

1925 Washington Huskies football
Northwest Conference co-champion PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Alabama
Conference	Northwest Conference, Pacific Coast Conference
Record	10–1–1 (5–0 Northwest, 5–0 PCC)
Head coach	Enoch Bagshaw (5th season)
Captain	Elmer Tesreau
Home stadium	University of Washington Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

1925 Northwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oregon Agricultural +	7	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Washington +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Gonzaga	2	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
Whitman	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Idaho	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Montana	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Washington State	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Pacific (OR)	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Oregon	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
Willamette	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

1925 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Washington $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Stanford	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
USC	3	–	2	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Oregon Agricultural	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
California	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Washington State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Montana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Oregon	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Fullback Elmer Tesreau was the team captain. Halfback George “Wildcat” Wilson was selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1925 All-America team.^[3] Other key players on the team included quarterback George Guttormsen, tackle Walden Erickson, guard Egbert Brix, center Douglas Bonamy, and ends Judson Cutting and Clifford Marker.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Willamette	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA	W 108–0	3,500	[4]
October 3	USS Oklahoma*	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA	W 59–0	3,000	[5]
October 3	West Seattle Athletic Club*	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA	W 56–0	3,000	[5]
October 10	Montana	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA	W 30–10	20,000	[6]
October 17	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	T 6–6	15,000	[7]
October 24	Whitman	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA	W 64–2	2,000	[8]
October 31	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA (rivalry)	W 23–0	2,500	[9]
November 7	Stanford	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA	W 13–0	40,000	[10]
November 14	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 7–0	72,000	[11]
November 21	at Puget Sound*	Tacoma, WA	W 80–7	2,000
November 26	Oregon	University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 15–14	23,000	[12]
January 1, 1926	vs. Alabama*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 19–20	45,000	[13]
*Non-conference game