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NFL team season (inaugural)
The 1925 New York Football Giants season 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.
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Venue
Recap
Sources
–
September 27
at Newark Red Jackets
W 3–0
Dreamland Park (Newark, NJ )
[ 1]
–
October 4
at All-New Britain
W 26–0
3,000+
Willow Brook Park (New Britain, CT )
[ 2]
1
October 11
at Providence Steam Roller
L 0–14
8,000
Cycledrome
Recap
2
October 17
at Frankford Yellow Jackets
L 3–5
15,000
Frankford Stadium
Recap
3
October 18
Frankford Yellow Jackets
L 0–14
27,000
Polo Grounds
Recap
4
November 1
Cleveland Bulldogs
W 19–0
18,000
Polo Grounds
Recap
5
November 3
Buffalo Bisons
W 7–0
20,000
Polo Grounds
Recap
6
November 8
Columbus Tigers
W 19–0
< 4,000 [ 3]
Polo Grounds
Recap
[ 4]
7
November 11
Rochester Jeffersons
W 13–0
10,000
Polo Grounds
Recap
8
November 15
Providence Steam Roller
W 13–12
20,000
Polo Grounds
Recap
9
November 22
Kansas City Cowboys
W 9–3
26,000
Polo Grounds
Recap
–
November 26
Staten Island Stapletons W 7–0
Albany, New York
10
November 29
Dayton Triangles
W 23–0
18,000
Polo Grounds
Recap
11
December 6
Chicago Bears
L 7–19
68,000
Polo Grounds
Recap
12
December 13
at Chicago Bears
W 9–0
18,000
Cubs Park
Recap
Games in italics are against non-NFL teams. NFL contests only; summaries for games against non-league teams are unavailable.
Game 1: at Providence Steam Roller [ edit ]
Week Four: New York Giants at Providence Steam Roller
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
0
0 0 0
Steam Roller 0
14
0 0 14
at Cycledrome , Providence, Rhode Island
Date : October 11Game attendance : 8,000
Game information
Second quarter
Game 2: at Frankford Yellow Jackets [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter
Game 3: vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets [ edit ]
Week Five: Frankford Yellow Jackets at New York Giants (Game 2)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7
7
0 0 14
Giants
0
0
0 0 0
at Polo Grounds , New York, New York
Date : October 18Game attendance : 27,000
Game information
First quarter Second quarter
Game 4: vs. Cleveland Bulldogs [ edit ]
Week Seven: Cleveland Bulldogs at New York Giants
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
0
0 0 0
Giants 6
7
0 6 19
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 1Game attendance : 18,000
Game information
First quarter Second quarter Fourth quarter
Game 5: vs. Buffalo Bisons [ edit ]
Week Eight, Game One: Buffalo Bisons at New York Giants
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bisons
0
0
0 0 0
Giants 0
7
0 0 7
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 3Game attendance : 20,000
Game information
Second quarter NYG McBride run (McBride kick)
Game 6: vs. Columbus Tigers [ edit ] 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.[ 4] 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.[ 4] 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.[ 4] [ 4] 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.[ 4]
Week Eight, Game Two: Columbus Tigers at New York Giants
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Tigers
0
0
0 0 0
Giants 7
0
0 12 19
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 8Game attendance : 4,000
Game information
First quarter NYG Hendrian 35-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick) Fourth quarter
Game 7: vs. Rochester Jeffersons [ edit ]
Week Nine, Game One: Rochester Jeffersons at New York Giants
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Jeffersons
0
0
0 0 0
Giants 10
3
0 0 13
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 11Game attendance : 10,000
Game information
First quarter NYG Lynn Bomar 27-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick)
NYG Hendrian 35-yard FG Second quarter
Game 8: vs. Providence Steam Roller [ edit ]
Week Nine, Game Two: Providence Steam Roller at New York Giants
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Steam Roller
0
3
0 9 12
Giants 7
0
6 0 13
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 15Game attendance : 20,000
Game information
First quarter NYG Bomar 24-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick) Second quarter 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 [ edit ]
Week Ten: Kansas City Cowboys at New York Giants
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
3
0 0 3
Giants 6
0
3 0 9
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 22Game attendance : 26,000
Game information
First quarter NYG Haines 1-yard run (kick failed) Second quarter Third quarter
Game 10: vs. Dayton Triangles [ edit ]
Week Eleven: Dayton Triangles at New York Giants
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Triangles
0
0
0 0 0
Giants 7
10
6 0 23
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 29Game attendance : 18,000
Game information
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
Game 11: vs. Chicago Bears [ edit ]
Week Twelve: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears 12
0
0 7 19
Giants
0
7
0 0 7
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : December 6Game attendance : 68,000 (plus approx. 8,000 gate crashers )
Game information
First quarter Second quarter NYG White run (McBride kick) Fourth quarter CHB Red Grange 35-yard interception return (Sternaman kick)
Game 12: at Chicago Bears [ edit ]
Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants 3
0
0 6 9
Bears
0
0
0 0 0
at Cubs Park , Chicago, Illinois
Date : December 13Game attendance : 18,000
Game information
First quarter Fourth quarter NYG White 1-yard run (kick failed)
Ad for the January 1, 1926, Giants exhibition game against "Tim Callahan's All-Stars," a Florida college all-star team. 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.
^ "Benkert Stars in Newark Game," New Brunswick Daily Home News, Sept. 28, 1925, p. 12.^ "New York Giants Swamp Local Team: New Britain Shows 100 Per Cent Better Although Defeated," New Britain Herald, Oct. 5, 1925, p. 8.^ The New York Daily News has the attendance of this rain-drenched game as 3,000.
^ a b c d e f Jack Farrell, "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.
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