1925 Akron Pros season
| 1925 Akron Pros season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Scotty Bierce |
| Home field | League Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–2–2 |
| Division place | 6th NFL |
| Playoff finish | No playoffs until 1932 |
The 1925 Akron Pros season marked their sixth year in the National Football League (NFL) and last season before renaming as the Indians. The team improved on their previous output of 2–6 by winning four games.[1] They finished sixth in the league.
Schedule
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27 | Cleveland Bulldogs | W 7–0 | 1–0 | General Field | 1,500 [2] | Recap | [3] |
| 2 | October 4 | Kansas City Cowboys | W 14–7 | 2–0 | General Field | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 11 | at Buffalo Bisons | T 0–0 | 2–0–1 | Bison Stadium | 3,500 | Recap | |
| 4 | October 18 | at Canton Bulldogs | W 20–3 | 3–0–1 | Lakeside Park | 5,000 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 25 | at Detroit Panthers | T 0–0 | 3–0–2 | Navin Field | 5,400 | Recap | |
| 6 | November 1 | Dayton Triangles | W 17–3 | 4–0–2 | General Field | 2,500 | Recap | |
| 7 | November 7 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 7–17 | 4–1–2 | Frankford Stadium | 12,000 | Recap | |
| 8 | November 8 | at Pottsville Maroons | L 0–21 | 4–2–2 | Minersville Park | Recap |
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.
References
[edit]- ^ 1925 Akron Pros
- ^ Per Akron Beacon Journal; Pro Football Reference has the attendance as 2,000.
- ^ James W. Schlemmer, "Pros Start Season with 7–0 Win Over Cleveland Eleven: Captain Berry Intercepts Pass and Races 35 Yards for Game's Only Touchdown — Contest Played in Heavy Deluge," Akron Beacon Journal, Sept. 28, 1925, p. 20.
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