1925 Pottsville Maroons season

1925 Pottsville Maroons season
Owner	J.G. Stringel
Head coach	Dick Rauch
Home stadium	Minersville Park
Results
Record	13–2 Overall 10–2 NFL
League place	2nd NFL
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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

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
–	September 20	Colwyn Darby	W 48–0	—	Minersville Park		—
1	September 27	Buffalo Bisons	W 28–0	1–0	Minersville Park	3,500	Recap
2	October 4	Providence Steam Roller	L 0–6	1–1	Minersville Park	5,000	Recap
3	October 11	Canton Bulldogs	W 28–0	2–1	Minersville Park		Recap
4	October 18	at Providence Steam Roller	W 34–0	3–1	Cycledrome	7,500	Recap
5	November 1	Columbus Tigers	W 20–0	4–1	Minersville Park	3,000	Recap
6	November 8	Akron Pros	W 21–0	5–1	Minersville Park		Recap
7	November 14	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	L 0–20	5-2	Frankford Stadium	15,000	Recap	[2]
8	November 15	Rochester Jeffersons	W 14–6	6–2	Minersville Park	[3]	Recap
9	November 22	Cleveland Bulldogs	W 24–6	7–2	Minersville Park		Recap
10	November 26	Green Bay Packers	W 31–0	8–2	Minersville Park	3,500	Recap
11	November 29	Frankford Yellow Jackets	W 49–0	9–2	Minersville Park	9,000	Recap
12	December 6	at Chicago Cardinals	W 21–7	10–2	Comiskey Park	5,000	Recap
–	December 12	Notre Dame All-Stars	W 9–7	—	Shibe Park [4]		—
–	December 20	at Atlantic City Roses	W 6–0	—			—
Note: Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.

Standings

NFL standings
view talk edit	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,
so the Chicago Cardinals were named the NFL champions.

References

1. 1925 Pottsville Maroons
2. "Maroons Go to Defeat, But Come Back," Pottsville Evening Herald, Nov. 16, 1925, p. 9.
3. "Pottsville Defeats Rochester, 14 to 6," Pottsville Evening Herald, Nov. 16, 1925, p. 9.
4. As a result of the Maroons playing in this game against collegians, the NFL suspended the team and stripped it of any claim to the league championship.