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Duke Blue Devils

Duke University
Durham, NC
Founded: 1838
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity: 33,941
Colors: Duke Blue & White
Coach: James P. Pat Herron
Conference: Independent-

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1888 <-- 1924 <- 1925 -> 1926 --> 2024

1925 Season Highlights

James P. Pat Herron enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Duke.

1925 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Guilford	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. North Carolina State	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. North Carolina	0	41	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ William & Mary	0	41	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Richmond	10	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Wake Forest	3	21	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Elon	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Wofford	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Davidson	0	26	L

1925 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	58
Scoring Average	6.4
Points Allowed	142
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	16-8
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-2

1925 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1925 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-1-2	210	65					Ewing Y. Freeland
Connecticut	3-5-1	39	76					Summer Dole
New Mexico	2-4-1	52	77					Roy W. Johnson
Pittsburgh	8-1	151	34					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Syracuse	8-1-1	202	27					Charles W.P. Pete Reynolds
Army	7-2	185	71					John J. McEwan
Notre Dame	7-2-1	200	64					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Arizona State	6-2	154	59					Aaron M. McCreary
Boston College	6-2	152	53					Frank W. Cavanaugh
Massachusetts	6-2	165	75					Harold Gore
Wake Forest	6-2-1	185	40					Henry M. Hank Garrity
Western Michigan	6-2-1	125	47					Earl Martineau
Navy	5-2-1	134	81					John E. Jack Owsley
New Mexico State	5-3-1	151	75					Robert R. Brown
San Diego State	5-3-1	98	59					C.E. Peterson
Temple	5-2-2	104	39					Henry J. Miller
Texas El Paso	5-0-1	113	26					George B. Powell
Troy	5-3	76	120					Otis Bynum
Arkansas State	4-3-1	65	118					Herbert Schwartz
Central Michigan	4-1-3	96	20					Lester Barnard
Duke	4-5	58	142					James P. Pat Herron
Penn State	4-4-1	67	66					Hugo F. Bezdek
Arizona	3-3-1	70	88					James F. Pop McKale
Buffalo	3-4-1	18	121					Russ Carrick
Michigan State	3-5	105	106					Ralph H. Young
Middle Tennessee State	3-4-2	107	128					Guy Stephenson
Western Kentucky	3-5-1	52	91					E.A. Diddle
Ball State	2-5	58	132					Paul Billy Williams
Rutgers	2-7	38	146					John H. Wallace
San Jose State	2-5	66	144					E.R. Knolln
Georgia Southern	1-2	6	12					E. G. Cromartie
Jacksonville State	1-6	12	162					Earl Wren
Kent State	1-1-3	13	24					Merle E. Wagoner
Memphis	0-7-1	44	239					Zach Curlin
Southern Mississippi	0-6	19	195					William Herschel Bobo

1925 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1925 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.