| 1925 Pottsville Maroons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dick Rauch |
| Home field | Minersville Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–2 Overall 10–2 NFL |
| League place | 2nd NFL |
The 1925 Pottsville Maroons season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished a 10–2 league record and a 13–2 overall record.[1] The team initially won the 1925 NFL championship, however a controversial suspension cost them the title, forcing the team to finish in second place.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | September 20 | Colwyn Darby | W 48–0 |
| 1 | September 27 | Buffalo Bisons | W 28–0 |
| 2 | October 4 | Providence Steam Roller | L 0–6 |
| 3 | October 11 | Canton Bulldogs | W 28–0 |
| 4 | October 18 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 34–0 |
| 5 | November 1 | Columbus Tigers | W 20–0 |
| 6 | November 8 | Akron Pros | W 21–0 |
| 7 | November 14 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0–20 |
| 8 | November 15 | Rochester Jeffersons | W 14–6 |
| 9 | November 22 | Cleveland Bulldogs | W 24–6 |
| 10 | November 26 | Green Bay Packers | W 31–0 |
| 11 | November 29 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 49–0 |
| 12 | December 6 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 21–7 |
| – | December 12 | Notre Dame All-Stars Played at Shibe Park[2] |
W 9–7 |
| – | December 20 | at Atlantic City Roses | W 6–0 |
- Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Chicago Cardinals * | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 229 | 65 | W2 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons * | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 270 | 45 | W5 | ||
| Detroit Panthers | 8 | 2 | 2 | .800 | 129 | 39 | W1 | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 122 | 67 | W1 | ||
| Akron Pros | 4 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 65 | 51 | L2 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 190 | 169 | W2 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 3 | .643 | 158 | 96 | W3 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 5 | 3 | 3 | .625 | 99 | 58 | L1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 151 | 110 | W1 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 111 | 101 | L1 | ||
| Canton Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 50 | 73 | L1 | ||
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 75 | 135 | L1 | ||
| Kansas City Cowboys | 2 | 5 | 1 | .286 | 65 | 97 | W1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 23 | 87 | L3 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 6 | 2 | .143 | 33 | 113 | L4 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 6 | 1 | .000 | 26 | 111 | L5 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 7 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 84 | L7 | ||
| Duluth Kelleys | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 25 | L3 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 191 | L6 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 124 | L9 | ||
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
* The Pottsville Maroons were suspended from the league in December, resulting in the Chicago Cardinals being named the NFL champions.
References
- ↑ 1925 Pottsville Maroons
- ↑ A controversial ruling, as a result of the Maroons playing in this game, by the NFL suspended the team from all league privileges, including the right to play for the NFL championship.
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