1925 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football team

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.

1925 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football
OAC champion
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	7–1–1 (6–0 OAC)
Head coach	George Gauthier (5th season)
Home stadium	Edwards Field
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

1925 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Capital*	Edwards Field Delaware, OH	W 41–0		^[1]
October 3	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 3–10	45,000	^[2]
October 10	Akron	Edwards Field Delaware, OH	W 27–0		^[3]
October 17	Ohio Northern	Edwards Field Delaware, OH	W 24–0	2,500	^[4]
October 24	at Ohio	Athens, OH	W 26–0		^[5]
October 31	Wittenberg	Edwards Field Delaware, OH	W 28–12		^[6]
November 7	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	T 3–3	12,000	^[7]
November 14	at Denison	Granville, OH	W 26–0		^[8]
November 21	at St. Xavier	Cincinnati, OH	W 41–0	12,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game

References

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.