The 1925 college football season ended with the University of Alabama's recognition as a football powerhouse. The Rose Bowl was closer to a national championship than had been seen previously, providing an intersectional matchup between two unbeaten teams, the Washington (10-0-1) and the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0-0). In a thriller, Alabama won by a point, 20-19. Major conferences that existed in 1925 were the Western Conference(today's Big Ten), the Pacific Coast Conference (now the Pac-10), the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA, forerunner of the Big 12), the Southwest Conference, and the Southern Conference (whose members later formed the SEC and the ACC).
Read more about 1925 College Football Season: September, October, November, 1926 Rose Bowl, Conference Standings
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