1925 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1925 Tulane Green Wave football team represented the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University in the sport of American football during the 1925 Southern Conference football season.

1925 Tulane Green Wave football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–0–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Clark Shaughnessy (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Single wing
Captain	Lester Lautenschlaeger
Home stadium	Second Tulane Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

1925 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Washington and Lee	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Virginia	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	0	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
NC State	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Tulane shut out 6 of its 10 opponents, with its only blemish a tie to Missouri Valley champion Missouri. For the second year in a row, Tulane set a school record for wins in a season.^[1] Most notable was the defeat of Northwestern, a game which helped herald the arrival of Southern football.^[2] The team was ranked No. 6 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in January 1926.^[3]

Peggy Flournoy was the nation's leading scorer with 128 points.^[4]

Before the season

Coach Shaughnessy never had such a wealth of material as 1925.^[5] The backfield included captain and Hall of Fame quarterback Lester Lautenschlaeger and halfback Peggy Flournoy. Though he was famous for later using the T formation,^[6] at Tulane coach Shaughnessy employed the single wing. Assistant Bierman left for the Mississippi A&M job.

1925 saw the south's widespread use of the forward pass.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	2:30 p. m.	Louisiana College*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 77–0	4,500	^[8]
October 3	2:30 p. m.	Missouri*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 6–6	8,500	^[9]
October 10	2:30 p. m.	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 26–7		^[10]
October 17		Mississippi A&M	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 25–3		^[11]
October 24		at Northwestern*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 18–7	15,000	^[12]
October 31		at Auburn	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry)	W 13–0	8,000	^[13]
November 7		Louisiana Tech*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 37–0		^[14]
November 14		Sewanee	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 14–0	15,000	^[15]
November 21		at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 16–0	21,000	^[16]
November 26		at Centenary*	Centenary Field Shreveport, LA	W 14–0	10,000	^[17]
*Non-conference game

Game summaries

 

Flournoy

Louisiana College

Louisiana College at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Louisiana 0 0 0 0 0 • Tulane 20 6 25 26 77 Date: September 26 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:30 p. m. Game attendance: 4,500

The season opened on a wet, sloppy field. Tulane beat Louisiana College of Pineville 77–0.^[18] Coach Shaughnessy only allowed his regulars to play half of the game.^[19] Lester Lautenschlaeger was probably the star of the game.^[19]

Missouri

Missouri at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 6 0 0 0 6 Tulane 0 6 0 0 6 Date: October 3 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:30 p. m. Game attendance: 8,500

The only blemish on the year was a 6–6 tie to Missouri. Missouri scored on a 30-yard pass.^[20] Peggy Flournoy plunged over for the tying touchdown.^[21]

The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Wight (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), Talbot (right tackle), Brown (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Morgan (left halfback), Flournoy (right halfback), Norman (fullback).^[20]

Ole Miss

Ole Miss at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Miss. 0 0 0 7 7 • Tulane 13 7 0 6 26 Date: October 10 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:30 p. m.

The Green Wave used the forward pass to beat coach Homer Hazel's Ole Miss Rebels 26–7.^[22]

The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Wight (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), Talbot (right tackle), G. Wilson (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Morgan (left halfback), Flournoy (right halfback), Lamprecht (fullback).^[23]

Mississippi A&M

Mississippi A&M at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Miss. A&M 3 0 0 0 3 • Tulane 0 6 13 6 25 Date: October 17 Location: New Orleans, LA

Former assistant Bernie Bierman's Mississippi Aggies took the lead 3–0 in the opening quarter with a drop kick.^[24] Harry P. Gamble blocked a couple of kicks and Tulane came back to win 25–3.^[24] After the defeat of the Aggies, some Tulane supporters felt the Wave would defeat Alabama.^[25]

The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Wight (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), P. Brown (right tackle), D. Wilson (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Flournoy (left halfback), Morgan (right halfback), Lamprecht (fullback).^[26][27]

Northwestern

Tulane at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • Tulane 6 6 6 0 18 Northwestern 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 14 Location: Stagg Field Chicago, IL

In the 18–7 triumph over Northwestern, Flournoy scored three touchdowns and skied his punts.^[24] Northwestern's score came in the second period.^[28]

The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Wight (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), Talbot (right tackle), Wilson (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Flournoy (left halfback), Morgan (right halfback), Lamprecht (fullback).^[29][30]

Auburn

Auburn at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 • Tulane 0 0 7 6 13 Date: October 30 Location: Montgomery, Alabama

On a field thick with muddy, Alabama clay in Montgomery, the Green Wave won over the Auburn Tigers 13–0,^[31] scoring all points in the second half.^[32]

Louisiana Tech

Flournoy scored 31 of Tulane's 37 points in the win over Louisiana Polytechnic^[33] despite Tulane using mostly reserves.

The starting lineup was Gamble (left end), Browne (left tackle), Levy (left guard), H. Wilson (center), Blackledge (right guard), Wight (right tackle), D. Wilson (right end), Lautenschlaeger (quarterback), Menville (left halfback), Flournoy (right halfback), Lamprecht (fullback).^[34]

Sewanee

Sewanee at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Sewanee 0 0 0 0 0 • Tulane 0 0 14 0 14 Date: November 14 Location: New Orleans, LA Game attendance: 15,000

Tulane defeated the Sewanee Tigers 14–0. All scores took place in the third quarter.^[35] A 32-yard pass from Lautenschlaeger to Brown set up the first score.^[36] On the second, Flournoy got loose for a 68-yard run off tackle.^[33]

LSU

Tulane at LSU

1 2 3 4 Total • Tulane 0 0 7 9 16 LSU 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 21 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Game attendance: 21,000 Referee: Ed Finlay

After a scoreless first half, Tulane beat the rival LSU Tigers by a 16–0 score.^[33] A pass from Lautenschlaeger to Menville got the first touchdown.^[37] The final points were scored by Irish Levy dropping the LSU quarterback for a safety.^[38][16]

Centenary

Something of an anticlimax after the LSU game, Tulane beat Centenary 14–0 to cap an undefeated season.^[38]

Postseason

Tulane shared the SoCon title with Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide, which went on to win the Rose Bowl. Tulane's administration declined a Rose Bowl invitation, in order to keep their student-athletes in class.^[39]

 

Lester Lautenschlaeger

One account reads "In the South they call "Peggy" Flournoy of Tulane University, the greatest all-round gridder in that section."^[40] Flournoy led the nation in scoring in scoring with 128 points,^[4] and was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award by the Veteran Athletic's Association.^[41] He was selected by Billy Evans and Norman E. Brown as a first-team halfback on their 1925 College Football All-America Teams.^[42][43] He was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and the All-America Board.^[44][45] Flournoy and Irish Levy were All-Southern. Levy was never taken out of a game for an injury during his playing career.^[46] Lautenschlaeger made Billy Evans' Southern Honor Roll.

Flournoy's school record of 128 points was not broken until 2007 by Matt Forte.

Personnel

Line

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
27	Roy Blackledge	guard
12	Pat Browne	tackle			Spring Hill College
7	Harry P. Gamble	end		New Orleans	Warren Easton High		165	21
23	Irish Levy	guard		New Orleans				21
19	Virgil Robinson	guard
22	Hoss Talbot	tackle
31	Benny Wight	tackle
6	Doc Wilson	end
24	Harvey Wilson	end

Backfield

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
15	Peggy Flournoy	halfback			Rugby Academy	6'1"	165	21
11	Ellis Henican	back		New Orleans
1	Lester Lautenschlaeger	quarterback		New Orleans
10	Fred Lamprecht	fullback
3	Cajin Lorio	back
21	Johnny Menville	halfback		New Orleans	Jesuit High
17	Eddie Morgan	halfback
25	David Norman	fullback

Unlisted

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
2	Thomas Killeen
5	Walter Moss
13	Alfred Stoessel
14	Earl Evans
16	Reginald Watson
18	Bill Duren
26	Rosenhouse
28	Carre
32	Pascal Palermo

^[18]

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