1925 Springfield Red and White football team

The 1925 Springfield Red and White football team was an American football team that represented Springfield College during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach John L. Rothacher, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 52, and played its home games at Pratt Field in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1][2] Boston Braves outfielder Leslie Mann served as an assistant coach.[3]

1925 Springfield Red and White football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	6–1–1
Head coach	John L. Rothacher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Pratt Field

1925 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth			–					8	–	0	–	0
Fordham			–					9	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					7	–	1	–	1
Springfield			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					7	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	2	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					4	–	4	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					3	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					1	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					0	–	7	–	0

Key players included halfback "Tex" Maddox, quarterback Bob Berry, fullback Mahnken, end Crawley. Center Elliot was the team captain.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Cooper Union	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 50–0
October 10	Rensselaer Polytechnic	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 24–0
October 17	Vermont	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 6–0	[5]
October 24	at New Hampshire	Memorial Field Durham, NH	T 10–10	[6]
October 31	Boston University	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 20–0	[7]
November 7	at Amherst	Amherst, MA	L 0–16	[8]
November 21	Providence	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 17–13	[9]
November 26	Massachusetts	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 18–13	[10]

References

1. "1925 - Springfield". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
2. "Springfield Team Has Drill in Snowstorm". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Leslie Mann Helping To Coach Springfield". The Boston Globe. October 1, 1925. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Springfield Eleven The Next Opponent". The Vermont Cynic. October 10, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Green and Gold Holds Springfield To 6-0: Vermont Defense Prevents Red and White Touchdowns -- Maddox Kicks Two Goals". The Vermont Cynic. October 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "New Hampshire Ties With Springfield, 10-10". The Portsmouth Herald. October 26, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Springfield Beats Boston University on Home Gridiron". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1925. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Amherst Eleven Beats Springfield's Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1932. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Springfield Gets Scare in Winning: Providence College Makes Sensational Comeback in Last Quarter". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1925. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Maddox' Run Beats Aggies At Finish". The Boston Globe. November 27, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.