1925 Pottsville Maroons season

1925 Pottsville Maroons season
Head coach	Dick Rauch
Home field	Minersville Park
Results
Record	13–2 Overall 10–2 NFL
League place	2nd NFL

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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
–	September 20	Colwyn Darby	W 48–0
1	September 27	Buffalo Bisons	W 28–0
2	October 4	Providence Steam Roller	L 0–6
3	October 11	Canton Bulldogs	W 28–0
4	October 18	at Providence Steam Roller	W 34–0
5	November 1	Columbus Tigers	W 20–0
6	November 8	Akron Pros	W 21–0
7	November 14	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	L 0–20
8	November 15	Rochester Jeffersons	W 14–6
9	November 22	Cleveland Bulldogs	W 24–6
10	November 26	Green Bay Packers	W 31–0
11	November 29	Frankford Yellow Jackets	W 49–0
12	December 6	at Chicago Cardinals	W 21–7
–	December 12	Notre Dame All-Stars Played at Shibe Park[2]	W 9–7
–	December 20	at Atlantic City Roses	W 6–0

• 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, resulting in the Chicago Cardinals being named the NFL champions.

References

1. 1925 Pottsville Maroons
2. A controversial ruling, as a result of the Maroons playing in this game, by the NFL suspended the team from all league privileges, including the right to play for the NFL championship.