1925 Michigan State Spartans football team

1925 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	3–5
Head coach	Ralph H. Young

The 1925 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1925 college football season. In their third year under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Aggies compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by their opponents 106 to 105.^[1]

Game notes

Michigan

Michigan State at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	0	0	0	0	0
• Michigan	13	0	26	0	39

Date: October 3, 1925
Location: Ferry Field • Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 30,000
Referee: H. B. Hackett (West Point)

On October 3, 1925, the Aggies lost to Michigan by a 39 to 0 score before a crowd of 30,000 persons for a Ferry Field record.^[2] The game was the 20th meeting in the Michigan – Michigan State football rivalry. Michigan had won nine straight games, eight by shutouts, dating back to 1916.^[3] Michigan scored twice in the first quarter. The first touchdown came on a 65-yard run by Benny Friedman.^[2]^[4] Later in the quarter, Friedman completed a pass to Charles Grube for a 20-yard gain and then completed another pass to Bruce Gregory for a 30-yard gain and a touchdown. After a scoreless second quarter, Michigan led 13–0 at halftime.^[5] In the third quarter, Michigan scored three touchdowns. The first came on a pass from sophomore halfback Louis Gilbert to fellow sophomore Bennie Oosterbaan for a 40-yard gain and a touchdown. On the next drive, George Babcock ran 68 yards for a touchdown after "scooping up a fumble on the dead run."^[2]^[6] Gilbert kicked the extra point, and Michigan led, 27–0. Later in the quarter, Friedman intercepted a pass and then completed a pass to Oosterbaan for a 24-yard gain and a touchdown.^[5] The New York Times noted that Oosterbaan "sparkled in his play" and that both of his touchdowns came on "clever catches and smart running."^[2] Gilbert kicked two extra points, and Frederic Fuller kicked one.^[2]^[5]

References

↑ "Michigan State Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 "30,000 See Michigan Take Opener, 39–0: Friedman Stars as Wolverines Beat Michigan State Before Record Crowd". The New York Times. October 4, 1925.
↑ "Michigan vs Michigan St.". College Football Data Warehouse.
↑ The account of the game in the Chicago Daily Tribune stated that Friedman's touchdown run was for 50 yards.
1 2 3 "YOSTMEN STRIKE THROUGH AIR TO NIP STATE, 39–0: EASY FOR MICHIGAN". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 4, 1925. p. A3.
↑ The account of the game in the Chicago Daily Tribune indicates that Babcock's touchdown came on a 40-yard interception return.

Michigan State Spartans football

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