1925 Providence Steam Roller season
National Football League team season
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The 1925 Providence Steam Roller season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6â5â1 record against NFL teams,[1][2] finishing tenth in the league.
| 1925 Providence Steam Roller season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | E.D. Copping |
| Head coach | Archie Golembeski |
| Home stadium | Cyclodome |
| Results | |
| Record | 7â5â1 Overall 6â5â1 NFL |
| League place | 10th in NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| â | September 20 | West Point Field Artillery | W 127â0 | â | Cycledrome | â | [3] | ||
| â | September 27 | New London Submarine Base | (scheduled) | â | Cycledrome | â | |||
| 1 | October 3 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0â7 | 0â1 | Frankford Stadium | 12,000 | Recap | [4] | |
| 2 | October 4 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 6â0 | 1â1 | Minersville Park | 5,000 | Recap | [4] | |
| 3 | October 11 | New York Giants | W 14â0 | 2â1 | Cycledrome | 7,500 | Recap | [4] | |
| 4 | October 18 | Pottsville Maroons | L 0â34 | 2â2 | Cycledrome | 10,000 | Recap | [4] | |
| 5 | November 1 | Rochester Jeffersons | W 17â0 | 3â2 | Cycledrome | Recap | [4] | ||
| 6 | November 8 | Buffalo Bisons | W 10â0 | 4â2 | Cycledrome | 2,200 | Recap | [4] | |
| 7 | November 15 | at New York Giants | L 12â13 | 4â3 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 [5] | Recap | [4] | |
| 8 | November 22 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 20â7 | 5â3 | Cycledrome | 14,000 | Recap | [4] | |
| 9 | November 29 | Cleveland Bulldogs | T 7â7 | 5â3â1 | Cycledrome | 12,000 [6] | Recap | [4] | |
| 10 | December 6 | Green Bay Packers | L 10â13 | 5â4â1 | Cycledrome | 7,000 | Recap | [4] | |
| 11 | December 9 | Chicago Bears | W 9â6 | 6â4â1 | Braves Field | 15,000 | Recap | [4] | |
| 12 | December 13 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 6â14 | 6â5â1 | Cycledrome | Recap | [4] | ||
| Note: 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 | ||
| 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.