The 1925 Dixie Classic was the second held out of three in total. It featured the

SMU Mustangs The SMU Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas, United States. The Mustangs were founded in 1911 and joined the Southwest Conference, competing against Baylor, Rice, Texas, Texa ...

and the

West Virginia Wesleyan West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private college in Buckhannon, West Virginia. It has an enrollment of about 1,400 students from 35 U.S. states and 26 countries. The school was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist E ...

Bobcats.

Background

SMU had a 19-game unbeaten streak prior to this game, starting with a tie against TCU on December 7, 1922. This was SMU's first ever bowl game. Most notably, both schools had been formed by predecessor bodies to what is now the

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...

. This was West Virginia Wesleyan's only bowl game.

Game summary

SMU's George Watters blocked a Wesleyan punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown, in a game dominated by defense. But Wesleyan would narrow the lead to three leading to the fourth quarter. In what was described as a "luck pass", Wesleyan QB DeLong threw a long pass which was deflected by Logan Stollenweck into the hands of WVW receiver Gale Bullman, who ran 66 yards for a touchdown, though the extra point was blocked. SMU drove in the last part of the game and tried a 30-yard field goal in the final minute, but it missed, ending SMU's 18-game unbeaten streak.

References

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