1925 Buffalo Bisons (NFL) season
National Football League team season
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The 1925 Buffalo Bisons season was their sixth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents of 6â5, winning one game.[1] They finished fifteenth in the league.[2]
| 1925 Buffalo Bisons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Walt Koppisch |
| Home stadium | Bison Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2â6â2 Overall 1â6â2 NFL |
| Division place | 15th NFL |
This was the first season since 1917 that star player Tommy Hughitt did not take the field for Buffalo; he had retired at the end of the previous season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| â | September 20 | at North Tonawanda Frontiers | W 35â0 | â | Felton Field | â | [3][4][5] | ||
| 1 | September 26 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 7â27 | 0â1 | Frankford Stadium | 15,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 27 | at Pottsville Maroons | L 0â28 | 0â2 | Minersville Park | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 4 | Rochester Jeffersons | T 0â0 | 0â2â1 | Bison Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 11 | Akron Pros | T 0â0 | 0â2â2 | Bison Stadium | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 18 | Columbus Tigers | W 17â6 | 1â2â2 | Bison Stadium | 4,500 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 1 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 3â12 | 1â3â2 | Bison Stadium | 8,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 3 | at New York Giants | L 0â7 | 1â4â2 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 8 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 0â10 | 1â5â2 | Cycledrome | 2,200 | Recap | [6] | |
| 9 | November 15 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 6â23 | 1â6â2 | Comiskey Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Game in italics against non-NFL team. | |||||||||
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 | ||
| Akron Pros | 4 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 65 | 51 | L2 | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 122 | 67 | W1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Duluth Kelleys | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 25 | L3 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 6 | 1 | .000 | 26 | 111 | L5 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 191 | L6 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 7 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 84 | L7 | ||
| 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,
and the Chicago Cardinals named the NFL champions.