1925 Providence Steam Roller season

The 1925 Providence Steam Roller season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–5–1 record against NFL teams,[1][2] finishing tenth in the league.

1925 Providence Steam Roller season
Head coachArchie Golembeski
Home fieldCyclodome
Results
Record7–5–1 Overall
6–5–1 NFL
League place10th in NFL

Schedule edit

Week Date Opponent Result
September 20 West Point Field Artillery W 127–0
1 October 3 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 0–7
2 October 4 at Pottsville Maroons W 6–0
3 October 11 New York Giants W 14–0
4 October 18 Pottsville Maroons L 0–34
5 November 1 Rochester Jeffersons W 17–0
6 November 8 Buffalo Bisons W 10–0
7 November 15 at New York Giants L 12–13
8 November 22 at Frankford Yellow Jackets W 20–7
9 November 29 Cleveland Bulldogs T 7–7
10 December 6 Green Bay Packers L 10–13
11 December 9 Chicago Bears
Played at Braves Field
W 9–6
12 December 13 Frankford Yellow Jackets L 6–14
  • Game in italics is against a non-NFL team.

Standings edit

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.

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