1925 Duluth Kelleys season
| 1925 Duluth Kelleys season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dewey Scanlon |
| Home stadium | Athletic Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–3–1 Overall 0–3 NFL |
| League place | T-16th NFL |
The 1925 Duluth Kelleys season was their third in the National Football League and final season as the Kelleys. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents of 5–1, losing three games.[1] They tied for sixteenth place in the league.[2]
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | September 13 | Minneapolis Emersons | W 15–0 | — | Athletic Park | — | |||
| – | September 20 | Ironwood | T 0–0 | — | Athletic Park | — | |||
| 1 | September 27 | Kansas City Cowboys | L 0–3 | 0–1 | Athletic Park | Recap | |||
| – | October 4 | at Ironwood | W 9–0 | — | Ironwood Ball Park | — | [3][4] | ||
| 2 | October 11 | Rock Island Independents | L 0–12 | 0–2 | Athletic Park | 4,000 [5] | Recap | [6][7] | |
| – | October 18 | Hibbing, Minnesota | W 20–0 | — | Athletic Park | — | |||
| – | October 25 | at Iron Mountain, Michigan | W 13–7 | — | — | ||||
| 3 | November 1 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 6–10 | 0–3 | Comiskey Park | Recap | |||
| Note: Games in italics were against non-NFL teams. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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,
and the Chicago Cardinals named the NFL champions.
References
- ^ 1925 Duluth Kelleys
- ^ 1925 Duluth Kelleys (NFL)
- ^ "Duluth Breaks Three Year Deadlock with Champions of Gogebic Range: Safety Gives Zenith City Initial Score," Duluth News Tribune, Oct. 5, 1925, p. 8.
- ^ "Scoreless Tie Broken, Duluth Defeating Ironwood Squad, 9 to 0: Touchdown Clinches It After Safety," Ironwood Daily Globe, Oct. 5, 1925, p. 7.
- ^ Said to be the largest pro football crowd in Duluth in years, the Rock Island Argus estimated attendance at 6,000.
- ^ Cubby Campbell, "Rock Island Trounces Duluth With Brilliant Air Attack: Invaders 'Fly' Over Goal Line in Quick Order," Duluth News Tribune, Oct. 12, 1925, p. 8.
- ^ Art Williams, "Rock Island Crushes Duluth Team, 12 to 0: Independents Flash Across Northern Sky; Foe Dazzled by Aerial and Line Assault," Rock Island Argus, Oct. 12, 1925, p. 15.
Further reading
- Chuck Frederick, Leatherheads of the North: The True Story of Ernie Nevers and the Duluth Eskimos. Duluth, MN: X-Communications, 2007.