1925 Buffalo Bisons (NFL) 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 6-5, winning four games. They finished fifteenth in the league.
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.
1925 NFL season
The 1925 NFL season was the 6th regular season of the National Football League. Five new teams entered the league: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Pottsville Maroons, Providence Steam Roller, and a new Canton Bulldogs team...
Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (NFL)
Buffalo, New York had a turbulent, early-era National Football League team that operated under three different names and several different owners between the 1910s and 1920s...
season was their sixth in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents
1924 Buffalo Bisons (NFL) season
The 1924 Buffalo Bisons season was their fifth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-4-3, losing five games. They finished ninth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
of 6-5, winning four games. They finished fifteenth in the league.
This was the first season since 1917 that star player Tommy Hughitt
Tommy Hughitt
Ernest Fredrick Hughitt , was a National Football League utility player and coach. He was also an All-American quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1913....
did not take the field for Buffalo; he had retired at the end of the previous season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | September 20, 1925 | at Tonawanda Frontiers | W 35-0 |
| 1 | September 26, 1925 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926... |
L 27-7 |
| 2 | September 27, 1925 | at Pottsville Maroons Pottsville Maroons The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1920, they went on to play in the National Football League for four seasons, from 1925–1928... |
L 28-0 |
| 3 | October 4, 1925 | Rochester Jeffersons Rochester Jeffersons The Rochester Jeffersons from Rochester, New York played in the National Football League from 1920 to 1925.Formed as an amateur outfit by a rag-tag group of Rochester-area teenagers after the turn of the century , the team became known as the Jeffersons in reference to the locale of their playing... |
T 0-0 |
| 4 | October 11, 1925 | Akron Pros Akron Pros The Akron Pros were a professional football team located played in Akron, Ohio from 1908–1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, however name was changed to the Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter member of the American Professional... |
T 0-0 |
| 5 | October 18, 1925 | Columbus Tigers | W 17-6 |
| 6 | November 1, 1925 | Frankford Yellow Jackets Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926... |
L 12-3 |
| 7 | November 3, 1925 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 7-0 |
| 8 | November 8, 1925 | at Providence Steam Roller Providence Steam Roller The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship... |
L 10-0 |
| 9 | November 15, 1925 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 23-6 |
- Game in italics was against a non-NFL team.
Standings
| NFL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Cardinals 1925 Chicago Cardinals season The 1925 Chicago Cardinals season resulted in the Cardinals winning their first NFL Championship.The end of the Cardinals season was centered around two historic, but controversial, situations. The first was a team scandal with the Milwaukee Badgers... |
11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 230 | 65 | W-2 |
| Pottsville Maroons 1925 Pottsville Maroons season 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.... |
10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 270 | 45 | W-5 |
| Detroit Panthers 1925 Detroit Panthers season The 1925 Detroit Panthers season was their third in the league and first season as the Panthers. The team improved on their previous output of 1-5-1, winning eight games. They finished third in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
8 | 2 | 2 | .800 | 129 | 39 | W-1 |
| Frankford Yellow Jackets 1925 Frankford Yellow Jackets season The 1925 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their second in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous output of 11-2-1, winning thirteen league games to finish the season in sixth place... |
10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 190 | 169 | L-2 |
| New York Giants 1925 New York Giants season The 1925 New York Giants season was the first season for the club in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of 8–4 against league opponents.-Schedule:* Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.-Standings:-External links:... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 122 | 67 | W-1 |
| Akron Pros 1925 Akron Pros season The 1925 Akron Pros season was their sixth in the league and last season before becoming the Indians. The team improved on their previous output of 2-6, winning six games. They finished fourth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 65 | 51 | L-2 |
| Chicago Bears 1925 Chicago Bears season The 1925 Chicago Bears season was their sixth regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-5-3 record under head coach George Halas earning them a seventh place finish in the team standings, their worst showing to that date... |
9 | 5 | 3 | .643 | 158 | 96 | W-3 |
| Rock Island Independents 1925 Rock Island Independents season The 1925 Rock Island Independents season was their sixth and final season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous league record of 5-2-2, losing three NFL games. They finished eighth in the league.-Schedule:... |
5 | 3 | 3 | .625 | 99 | 58 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1925 Green Bay Packers season The 1925 Green Bay Packers season was their fifth season in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-5 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a ninth place finish... |
8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 151 | 110 | W-1 |
| Providence Steam Roller 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, finishing tenth in the league.-Schedule:*Game in italics is against a non-NFL team.-Standings:... |
6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 111 | 101 | L-1 |
| Canton Bulldogs 1925 Canton Bulldogs season The 1925 Canton Bulldogs season was their fifth in the National Football League and their first season since 1923. The team failed to improve on their previous record against NFL opponents of 11-0-1, winning only four NFL games. They finished eleventh in the league.-Schedule:* Games in italics are... |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 50 | 73 | L-1 |
| Cleveland Bulldogs 1925 Cleveland Bulldogs season The 1925 Cleveland Bulldogs season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous record against NFL opponents of 7-1-1, winning only five league games. They finished twelfth in the league.-Schedule:... |
5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 75 | 135 | L-1 |
| Kansas City Cowboys 1925 Kansas City Cowboys season The 1925 Kansas City Cowboys season was their second in the league and first as the Cowboys. The team improved on their previous output of 2-7, losing only five games. They finished thirteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 5 | 1 | .286 | 65 | 97 | W-1 |
| Hammond Pros 1925 Hammond Pros season The 1925 Hammond Pros season was their sixth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents of 2-2-1, winning only one game. They finished fourteenth in the league.-Schedule:... |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 23 | 87 | L-3 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 6 | 2 | .143 | 33 | 113 | L-4 |
| Rochester Jeffersons 1925 Rochester Jeffersons season The 1925 Rochester Jeffersons season was their sixth and final season in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous record against league opponants of 0–7, losing only six games and logging a tie... |
0 | 6 | 1 | .000 | 26 | 111 | L-5 |
| Dayton Triangles 1925 Dayton Triangles season The 1925 Dayton Triangles season was their sixth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-6, losing seven games. They tied for sixteenth place in the league.-Schedule:* Game in italics is against a non-NFL team.... |
0 | 7 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 84 | L-7 |
| Duluth Kelleys 1925 Duluth Kelleys season The 1925 Duluth Kelleys season was their third in the National Football League and final season as the Kelleys. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents of 5-1, losing three games. They tied for sixteenth place in the league.... |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 25 | L-3 |
| Milwaukee Badgers 1925 Milwaukee Badgers season The 1925 Milwaukee Badgers season was their fourth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous league record of 5-8, losing all their games. They tied for sixteenth place in the league.... |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 191 | L-6 |
| Columbus Tigers 1925 Columbus Tigers season The 1925 Columbus Tigers season was their sixth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league teams of 4-4, losing nine games. They tied for sixteenth place in the league.-Schedule:... |
0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 124 | L-9 |