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1925 New York Giants season
NFL team season (inaugural)
NFL team season (inaugural)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | New York Giants |
| year | 1925 |
| record | 8–4 NFL |
| (11–6 Overall) | |
| league_place | 4th NFL |
| coach | Bob Folwell |
| owner | Tim Mara |
| stadium | Polo Grounds |
| playoffs | |
| previous | *none* |
| no_prevseason | true |
| shortnavlink | Giants seasons |
the football team
(11–6 Overall)
The ** New York Football Giants season** was the franchise's inaugural campaign in the National Football League (NFL). Playing three-quarters of its league games at home in front of substantial crowds at the Polo Grounds, the team finished with a record of 8–4 against National League opponents.
Background
On August 1, 1925, Timothy Mara and Will Gibson were granted a franchise by the National Football League (NFL) for their newly organized team in New York City — the New York Football Giants. Cost of the franchise was $2,500.
Schedule
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| September 27 | *at Newark Red Jackets* | **W** 3–0 | — | Dreamland Park | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 4 | *at Ducky Pond's All-Stars* | **W** 26–0 | — | Willow Brook Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Britain, CT | 3,000+ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 11 | at [Providence Steam Roller](1925-providence-steam-roller-season) | **L** 0–14 | 0–1 | Cycledrome | 8,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192510110prv.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 17 | at [Frankford Yellow Jackets](1925-frankford-yellow-jackets-season) | **L** 3–5 | 0–2 | Frankford Stadium | 15,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192510170fyj.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 18 | [Frankford Yellow Jackets](1925-frankford-yellow-jackets-season) | **L** 0–14 | 0–3 | Polo Grounds | 27,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192510180nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 25 | [Buffalo Bisons](1925-buffalo-bisons-nfl-season) | ***postponed to Nov. 3 due to rain*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1 | [Cleveland Bulldogs](1925-cleveland-bulldogs-season) | **W** 19–0 | 1–3 | Polo Grounds | 18,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192511010nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 3 | [Buffalo Bisons](1925-buffalo-bisons-nfl-season) | **W** 7–0 | 2–3 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192511030nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 8 | [Columbus Tigers](1925-columbus-tigers-season) | **W** 19–0 | 3–3 | Polo Grounds | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192511080nyg.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 11 | [Rochester Jeffersons](1925-rochester-jeffersons-season) | **W** 13–0 | 4–3 | Polo Grounds | 10,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192511110nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 15 | [Providence Steam Roller](1925-providence-steam-roller-season) | **W** 13–12 | 5–3 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192511150nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 22 | [Kansas City Cowboys](1925-kansas-city-cowboys-season) | **W** 9–3 | 6–3 | Polo Grounds | 26,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192511220nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 26 | *at Staten Island Stapletons* | **W** 7–0 | — | Thompson Stadium | 10,000 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 29 | [Dayton Triangles](1925-dayton-triangles-season) | **W** 23–0 | 7–3 | Polo Grounds | 18,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192511290nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 6 | [Chicago Bears](1925-chicago-bears-season) | **L** 7–19 | 7–4 | Polo Grounds | 68,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192512060nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 13 | at [Chicago Bears](1925-chicago-bears-season) | **W** 9–0 | 8–4 | Cubs Park | 18,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192512130chi.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Note:** Non-NFL opponents in *italics.* Armistice Day: November 11. Thanksgiving Day: November 26. |
Game summaries
NFL contests only; summaries for games against non-league teams are unavailable.
Game 1: at Providence Steam Roller
;Second quarter
- PRO Franny Garvey blocked punt recovery in end zone (Dutch Connor kick)
- PRO Cy Wentworth 92-yard kickoff return (Connor kick)
Game 2: at Frankford Yellow Jackets
;First quarter
- FRA Guy Chamberlin blocked Jim Thorpe punt in end zone for a safety ;Second quarter
- NYG Matt Brennan 15-yard FG ;Third quarter
- FRA Bull Behman 40-yard FG
Game 3: vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets
;First quarter
- FRA Les Haws 9-yard run (Behman kick) ;Second quarter
- FRA Tex Hamer 6-yard run (Behman kick)
Game 4: vs. Cleveland Bulldogs
;First quarter
- NYG Hinkey Haines run (kick failed) ;Second quarter
- NYG Haines 28-yard pass from Jack McBride (Dutch Hendrian kick) ;Fourth quarter
- NYG Joe Williams run (kick failed)
Game 5: vs. Buffalo Bisons
;Second quarter
- NYG McBride run (McBride kick)
Game 6: vs. Columbus Tigers
The November 8 game against the Columbus Tigers was played in a driving rain which fell continuously throughout the contest, keeping the attendance down to fewer than 4,000 spectators. Although marking the third consecutive National League victory for the expansion Giants, the win came at substantial cost when star halfback Hinkey Haines suffered a broken nose shortly after kickoff, with fears being aired that his injury was so severe that he could be lost for the rest of the season. The Giants drew blood in the opening frame when Jack McBride hit Dutch Hendrian with a 10 yard pass from the Columbus 40, with Hendrian taking the ball the final 30 yards on a gallop through the thick Polo Grounds mud. Columbus missed a 20 yard field goal attempt and later threw a pick from the 10-yard line, thus squandering their two best chances at scoring. The Football Giants added two touchdowns in the fourth, one a 20 yard run by Bill Rooney and the other an interception returned 50 yards for a touchdown by Doc Alexander to finish the 19–0 shutout of the Tigers.
;First quarter
- NYG Hendrian 35-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick) ;Fourth quarter
- NYG Bill Rooney run (kick failed)
- NYG Doc Alexander 50-yard interception return
Game 7: vs. Rochester Jeffersons
;First quarter
- NYG Lynn Bomar 27-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick)
- NYG Hendrian 35-yard FG ;Second quarter
- NYG Hendrian 25-yard FG
Game 8: vs. Providence Steam Roller
;First quarter
- NYG Bomar 24-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick) ;Second quarter
- PRO Jim Laird 35-yard FG ;Third quarter
- NYG McBride run (kick failed) ;Fourth quarter
- PRO Laird run (Laird kick)
- PRO Ball downed in end zone by Haines for a safety
Game 9: vs. Kansas City Cowboys
;First quarter
- NYG Haines 1-yard run (kick failed) ;Second quarter
- KC Al Bloodgood 30-yard FG ;Third quarter
- NYG Hendrian 25-yard FG
Game 10: vs. Dayton Triangles
;First quarter
- NYG Bomar 45-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick) ;Second quarter
- NYG Hendrian 34 pass from McBride (McBride kick)
- NYG McBride 30-yard FG ;Third quarter
- NYG Phil White 8-yard run (kick failed)
Game 11: vs. Chicago Bears
;First quarter
- CHB Joey Sternaman run (kick failed)
- CHB Sternaman run (kick failed) ;Second quarter
- NYG White run (McBride kick) ;Fourth quarter
- CHB Red Grange 35-yard interception return (Sternaman kick)
Game 12: at Chicago Bears
;First quarter
- NYG McBride 40-yard FG ;Fourth quarter
- NYG White 1-yard run (kick failed)
Standings
References
References
- Joseph T. Labrum (ed.), ''The National Football League Rules and Record Manual: 1958, 39th Season.'' Bala-Cynwyd, PA: National Football League, 1958; p. 66.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-benkert/159437752/ "Benkert Stars in Newark Game,"] ''New Brunswick Daily Home News,'' Sept. 28, 1925, p. 12.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-britain-herald-new-york-giants-swamp/159438132/ "New York Giants Swamp Local Team: New Britain Shows 100 Per Cent Better Although Defeated,"] ''New Britain Herald,'' Oct. 5, 1925, p. 8.
- Richard Whittingham, ''Illustrated History of the New York Giants.'' Chicago: Triumph Books, 2005; p. 3.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-heavy-rains-call-off-gi/175801921/ "Heavy Rains Call Off Giants–Buffalo Grid Game,"] ''Allentown Morning Call,'' Oct. 25, 1925, p. 22.
- The ''New York Daily News'' has the attendance of this rain-drenched game as 3,000.
- Jack Farrell, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-new-york-giants-beat-columbus/159431269/ "New York Giants Beat Columbus Tigers in Mud, 19–0: Hinkey Haines, Star Halfback, Out for Season,"] ''New York Daily News,'' Nov. 9, 1925, p. 26.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-new-york-giants-defeat/170531588/ "New York Giants Defeat Stapleton: National Leaguers Defeat Collegians by 7–0 Score in Good Game,"] ''Allentown Morning Call,'' Nov. 27, 1925, p. 25.
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