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1925 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season


NFL team season

FieldValue
teamGreen Bay Packers
logoGreenbay packers 1925 team.jpg
year1925
record9–5 Overall
8–5 NFL
league_place9th NFL
ownerGreen Bay
Football Corporation
coachCurly Lambeau
stadiumCity Stadium
playoffs
shortnavlinkPackers seasons

8–5 NFL Football Corporation The 1925 Green Bay Packers season was their seventh season overall and their fifth season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–5 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a ninth-place finish. The season marked the first year the Packers played at City Stadium.

Background

Work began on a new football stadium in July 1925, located in Green Bay at Joannes Park, just north of old Hagemeister Park, where the Packers played through 1924. Construction of the facility, featuring grandstands on both sides of the field and bleachers in the end zones, was completed in just eight weeks — just in time for a September 13 tune up game against the professional team from Iron Mountain, Michigan, located in that state's Upper Peninsula.

The new "City Stadium" was touted as having roomy seating and wide aisles for fan convenience, with "every seat in the park" said to offer "a splendid view of the gridiron." About half the city of Iron Mountain made the trek to Green Bay for the game, one reporter noted with only slight exaggeration, and the visitors received a hearty round of applause for their serpentine dance on the field at halftime. The debut contest proved to be a mismatch, however, with the Michiganders thoroughly drubbed by a score of 48 to 6, with the "Big Bay Blues" making effective use of the forward pass to move the ball up the field.

Schedule

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September 13Iron MountainW 48–6City Stadium4,000
September 20Hammond ProsW 14–01–0City Stadium3,000Recap
September 27Chicago BearsW 14–102–0City Stadium5,389Recap
October 4at Rock Island IndependentsL 0–32–1Douglas Park3,500Recap
October 11Milwaukee BadgersW 31–03–1City Stadium2,300Recap
October 18Rock Island IndependentsW 20–04–1City Stadium5,000Recap
October 25Rochester JeffersonsW 33–135–1City Stadium2,700Recap
November 1at Milwaukee BadgersW 6–06–1Athletic Park2,300Recap
November 8at Chicago CardinalsL 6–96–2Comiskey Park3,000Recap
November 15Dayton TrianglesW 7–07–2City Stadium3,000Recap
November 22at Chicago BearsL 0–217–3Wrigley Field6,898Recap
November 26at Pottsville MaroonsL 0–317–4Minersville Park3,500Recap
November 28at Frankford Yellow JacketsL 7–137–5Frankford Stadium10,000Recap
December 6at Providence Steam RollerW 13–108–5Cycledrome7,000Recap
Note: Game in italics is against non-NFL team. Thanksgiving Day: November 26.

Standings

References

References

  1. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-crescent-new-green-bay-stadium/170476148/ "New Green Bay Stadium is Ready for Opener Sunday,"] ''Appleton Post-Crescent,'' Sept. 12, 1925, p. 13.
  2. Cal [George W. Calhoun], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-packers-smother/170477247/ "Packers Smother Iron Mountain by 48 to 6 Score: Big Bay Blues Air Attack is Too Much for Invading Gridders in Opening Game,"] ''Green Bay Press-Gazette,'' Sept. 14, 1925, pp. 12–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-iron-mountain-lo/170477070/ 13].
  3. George W. Calhoun, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-packers-trim-ham/170828333/ "Packers Trim Hammond 14–0 in Pro League Game: Lewellen and Basin Score for Big Bay Blues; Vegara Plays Wonderful Football,"] ''Green Bay Press Gazette,'' Sept. 21, 1925, pp. 12–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-packers-win-from/170828501/ 13].
  4. The ''Green Bay Press-Gazette'' has the size of this crowd as 3,000.
  5. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-independents-upset-green/170655682/ "Independents Upset Green Bay Packers by 3 to 0: Ursella's Drop Kick Gives Islanders Win Over League Leaders,"] ''Davenport Daily Times,'' Oct. 5, 1925, p. 18.
  6. R.E. Jeanes, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-independents-beat/170655880/ "Independents Beat Green Bay Packers, 3–0: Ursella's Drop-Kick Gives Rock Island Close Victory Over Fast Wisconsin Team,"] ''Rock Island Argus,'' Oct. 5, 1925, p. 19.
  7. G.W. Calhoun, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-packers-beaten-b/170656135/ "Packers Beaten by Rock Island Independents, Score 3–0: Rube Ursella's Field Goal from 20-Yard Line Defeats Green Bay Professionals,"] ''Green Bay Press-Gazette,'' Oct. 5, 1925, pp. 16–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-rube-ursellas-t/170656421/ 17].
  8. The ''Moline Daily Dispatch'' has this crowd as 7,000.
  9. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-independents-trimmed-by/170674404/ "Independents Trimmed by Green Bay Pros, 20 to 0: Rock Island Weakens in Second Half and Packers Get Revenge,"] ''Davenport Daily Times,'' Oct. 19, 1925, p. 14.
  10. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch-independents-lose-at-green/170673797/ "Independents Lose at Green Bay: Cold Wind and Rains Fatal to Island Aerials,"] ''Moline Daily Dispatch,'' Oct. 19, 1925, p. 14.
  11. G.W. Calhoun, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-packers-take-rev/170674593/ "Packers Take Revenge on Rock Island; Win 20 to 0: Big Bay Blues Get Going in Second Half; Cross Goal of Independents Three Times,"] ''Green Bay Press Gazette,'' Oct. 19, 1925, pp. 14–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-rock-island-lose/170674829/ 15].
  12. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-sullivan-stars/170480033/ "Sullivan Stars as Jackets Triumph in Grueling Battle,"] ''Philadelphia Inquirer,'' Nov. 29, 1925, sports section, pp. 1–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-sullivan-stars/170480256/ 2].
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