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1925 Alabama

10–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Alabama, 1925
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1925, game by game: won vs. Union (Tennessee) 53–0; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 50–7; won at LSU 42–0; won vs. Sewanee 27–0; won at Georgia Tech 7–0; won vs. Mississippi State 6–0; won vs. Kentucky 31–0; won vs. Florida 34–0; won vs. Georgia 27–0; won vs. Washington 20–19+53Won 53–0 vs. Union (Tennessee)+53Union (Tennesse…Won 50–7 vs. Birmingham-Southern+43Birmingham-Sout…Won 42–0 at LSU+42LSUWon 27–0 vs. Sewanee+27SewaneeWon 7–0 at Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechWon 6–0 vs. Mississippi State+6Mississippi Sta…Won 31–0 vs. Kentucky+31KentuckyWon 34–0 vs. Florida+34FloridaWon 27–0 vs. Georgia+27GeorgiaWon 20–19 vs. Washington+1Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsUnion (Tennessee)W 53–⁠093%
Oct 2vsBirmingham-SouthernW 50–⁠789%
Oct 10atLSUW 42–⁠066%
Oct 17vsSewaneeW 27–⁠076%
Oct 24atGeorgia TechW 7–⁠048%
Oct 31vsMississippi StateW 6–⁠083%
Nov 7vsKentuckyW 31–⁠081%
Nov 14vsFloridaW 34–⁠070%
Nov 26vsGeorgiaW 27–⁠074%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsWashingtonRose BowlW 20–⁠1959%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 20–⁠19 in the Rose Bowl; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1925.

National championsa title the school claims

Southern Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Tulane

Record
10–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
297–⁠26
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1748 +132 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.0 No. 9 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bruce Jones
Offense
Single-wing

1925 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Washington and Lee5–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠26–⁠3
Florida3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠27–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
Sewanee1–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
VMI1–⁠55–⁠5
LSU0–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠45–⁠5
Maryland0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠41–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.