NFL team season (inaugural)
The 1925 New York Giants season was the franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of 8–4 against league opponents.
Schedule
- Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.
Game summaries
NFL contests only; summaries for games against non-league teams are unavailable.
Week 4: at Providence Steam Roller
Week Four: New York Giants at Providence Steam Roller
Period | 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 11
- Game attendance: 8,000
Game information |
- Second quarter
- PRO Franny Garvey blocked punt recovery in end zone (Dutch Connor kick)
- PRO Cy Wentworth 92-yard kickoff return (Connor kick)
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Week 5, Game 1: at Frankford Yellow Jackets
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- NYG Matt Brennan 15-yard FG
- Third quarter
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Week 5, Game 2: vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets
Week Five: Frankford Yellow Jackets at New York Giants (Game 2)
Period | 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 18
- Game attendance: 27,000
Game information |
- First quarter
- FRA Les Haws 9-yard run (Behman kick)
- Second quarter
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Week 7: vs. Cleveland Bulldogs
Week Seven: Cleveland Bulldogs at New York Giants
Period | 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 1
- Game attendance: 18,000
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Joe Williams run (kick failed)
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Week 8, Game 1: vs. Buffalo Bisons
Week Eight, Game One: Buffalo Bisons at New York Giants
Period | 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 3
- Game attendance: 20,000
Game information |
- Second quarter
- NYG McBride run (McBride kick)
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Week 8, Game 2: vs. Columbus Tigers
Week Eight, Game Two: Columbus Tigers at New York Giants
Period | 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 8
- Game attendance: 4,000
Game information |
- First quarter
- NYG Hendrian 35-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick)
- Fourth quarter
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Week 9, Game 1: vs. Rochester Jeffersons
Week Nine, Game One: Rochester Jeffersons at New York Giants
Period | 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 11
- Game attendance: 10,000
Game information |
- First quarter
- NYG Lynn Bomar 27-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick)
- NYG Hendrian 35-yard FG
- Second quarter
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Week 9, Game 2: vs. Providence Steam Roller
Week Nine, Game Two: Providence Steam Roller at New York Giants
Period | 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 15
- Game 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
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Week 10: vs. Kansas City Cowboys
Week Ten: Kansas City Cowboys at New York Giants
Period | 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 22
- Game attendance: 26,000
Game information |
- First quarter
- NYG Haines 1-yard run (kick failed)
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
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Week 11: vs. Dayton Triangles
Week Eleven: Dayton Triangles at New York Giants
Period | 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 29
- Game 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
- NYG Phil White 8-yard run (kick failed)
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Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears
Week Twelve: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Period | 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 6
- Game 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)
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Week 13: at Chicago Bears
Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Cubs Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 13
- Game attendance: 18,000
Game information |
- First quarter
- Fourth quarter
- NYG White 1-yard run (kick failed)
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Standings
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.
See also
External links
- 1925 New York Giants season at Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Archives: 1925 New York Giants (NFL)
- Autographs of the players from the 1925 New York Giants
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- Founded in 1925
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New York Giants 1925 inaugural season roster |
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