213:. The 1925 team finished the season with a 7-1 record, allowing only three points to be scored by opponents during the entire season. In the one game that the Wolverines gave up three points, they scored only two and lost 3-2 against Northwestern. Because of injuries to others on Michigan's line, Hawkins played five games at right tackle, three at left tackle, and also some at guard. After the 1925 season, sports writer
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Tad Jones; Knute Rockne; Glenn Warner (December 4, 1925). "Red Grange Placed on Second All-American Team: Coaches Keep Star Off First: Rockne, Jones and Warner Claim He Has Two Main Weak Points; Friedman Is
Captain; Two Michigan Men Honored; Pacific Coast Stars in the Backfield". The Davenport
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Hawkins graduated in 1926 with a degree in mechanical engineering and had a successful career in the automobile industry. In 1927, he married Ruth A. Goodwin, and they had two sons, Cordy and Harry. He was honored by the
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