1925 Ole Miss Rebels football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1925

| team = Ole Miss Rebels

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 5–5

| conf_record = 0–4

| head_coach = Homer Hazel

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Hemingway Stadium

}}

{{1925 Southern Conference football standings}}

The 1925 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southern Conference during its 1925 season. The team compiled a 5–5 record (0–4 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 87.{{cite web|title=1925 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=April 18, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1925-schedule.html}} In February 1925, Homer Hazel signed to become the head football coach at Ole Miss.{{cite news|title=Hazel Signs as Coach|newspaper=Altoona Tribune|date=February 7, 1925|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3614378/hazel_signs_as_coach/}}

Four Ole Miss players were selected by the Daily Clarion-Ledger as first-team players on its 1925 All-Mississippi football team: Mitchell Salloum at left tackle; V. K. Smith at left guard; Ap Applewhite at right end; and Sollie Cohen at fullback. Quarterback Dick Cook and left halfback Van Martin were named to the second team.{{cite news|title=All-State Selections|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=November 27, 1925|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30750978/allstate_football_team/}} Other key players included Webb Burke at center.{{cite news|title=Burke Is Captain of Ole Miss Team|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=December 9, 1925|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30751722/burke_is_captain_of_ole_miss_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 26||Jonesboro A&M|Hemingway Stadium|Oxford, MS|W 53-0||{{cite news|title=Ole Miss Swamps Jonesboro Aggies|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=September 27, 1925|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30743206/ole_miss_swamps_jonesboro_aggies/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 3|at|Texas|Memorial Stadium|Austin, TX|L 0-25||{{cite news|title=Mack Saxon Leads Longhorns to Victory Over Ole Miss|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|date=October 4, 1925|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29798198/mack_saxon_leads_longhorns_to_victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10|at|Tulane|Tulane Stadium|New Orleans, LA (rivalry)|L 7-26||{{cite news|title=Tulane Tries Aerial Attack for First Time and Ole Miss Is Loser|newspaper=The Shreveport Times|date=October 11, 1925|page=13}}

|October 17||Union (TN)|Hemingway Stadium|Oxford, MS|W 7-6||{{cite news|title=Ole Miss Takes Game From Union|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=October 18, 1925|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30743388/ole_miss_takes_game_from_union/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24|vs|Mississippi A&M||Jackson, MS (rivalry)|L 0-6|10,000|{{cite news|title=Aggies Again Victorious In Classic With Ole Miss|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=October 25, 1925|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30751456/aggies_again_victorious_in_classic_with/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 31|at|Vanderbilt|Dudley Field|Nashville, TN (rivalry)|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Vandy, Playing Slovenly, Ekes Out 7-to-0 Win|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|author=Blinkey Horn|date=November 1, 1925|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30751583/vandy_playing_slovenly_ekes_out/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7|at|Sewanee|Chamberlain Field|Chattanooga, TN|L 9-10||{{cite news|title=Ole Miss Gives Purple Tigers An Extremely Close Call|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|date=November 8, 1925|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30751309/ole_miss_gives_purple_tigers_an/}}

|November 14|at|Mississippi College|Provine Field|Clinton, MS|W 19-7||{{cite news|title=University Team Winner Over Mississippi College Final Scores Are 19 to 7|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=November 15, 1925|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30751227/university_team_winner_over_mississippi/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 21||{{cfb link|year=1925 |team=Southwestern Lynx |title=Southwestern Presbyterian}}|Hemingway Stadium|Oxford, MS|W 31-0||{{cite news|title=Ole Miss Outclasses S.P.U. and Wins by Top Heavy Score Homecoming Day Great Success|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=November 22, 1925|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30751171/ole_miss_outclasses_spu_and_wins_by/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1925 |team=Millsaps Majors |title=Millsaps}}||Jackson, MS|W 21-0|3,500|{{cite news|title=Ole Miss Wallops Millsaps To Gain Title of Second in State Championship Honors|newspaper=Daily Clarion-Ledger|date=November 27, 1925|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30751046/ole_miss_wallops_millsaps_to_gain_title/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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