The 1925 New York Football Giants season was the franchise's inaugural campaign in the 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.
On August 1, 1925, Timothy Mara and Will Gibson were granted a franchise by the National Football League (NFL) for their newly organized team in New York City — the New York Football Giants. Cost of the franchise was $2,500.
Schedule
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
Sources
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September 27
at Newark Red Jackets
W 3–0
—
Dreamland Park
—
–
October 4
at Ducky Pond's All-Stars
W 26–0
—
Willow Brook Park New Britain, CT
3,000+
—
1
October 11
at Providence Steam Roller
L 0–14
0–1
Cycledrome
8,000
Recap
2
October 17
at Frankford Yellow Jackets
L 3–5
0–2
Frankford Stadium
15,000
Recap
3
October 18
Frankford Yellow Jackets
L 0–14
0–3
Polo Grounds
27,000
Recap
–
October 25
Buffalo Bisons
postponed to Nov. 3 due to rain
4
November 1
Cleveland Bulldogs
W 19–0
1–3
Polo Grounds
18,000
Recap
5
November 3
Buffalo Bisons
W 7–0
2–3
Polo Grounds
20,000
Recap
6
November 8
Columbus Tigers
W 19–0
3–3
Polo Grounds
<4,000
Recap
7
November 11
Rochester Jeffersons
W 13–0
4–3
Polo Grounds
10,000
Recap
8
November 15
Providence Steam Roller
W 13–12
5–3
Polo Grounds
20,000
Recap
9
November 22
Kansas City Cowboys
W 9–3
6–3
Polo Grounds
26,000
Recap
–
November 26
at Staten Island Stapletons
W 7–0
—
Thompson Stadium
10,000
—
10
November 29
Dayton Triangles
W 23–0
7–3
Polo Grounds
18,000
Recap
11
December 6
Chicago Bears
L 7–19
7–4
Polo Grounds
68,000
Recap
12
December 13
at Chicago Bears
W 9–0
8–4
Cubs Park
18,000
Recap
Note: Non-NFL opponents in italics. Armistice Day: November 11. Thanksgiving Day: November 26.
Game summaries
NFL contests only; summaries for games against non-league teams are unavailable.
Game 1: at Providence Steam Roller
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 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)
Game 2: at Frankford Yellow Jackets
Week Five: New York Giants at Frankford Yellow Jackets (Game 1)
Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Giants
0
3
0
0
3
Yellow Jackets
2
0
3
0
5
at Frankford Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: October 17
Game attendance: 15,000
Game information
First quarter
FRA Guy Chamberlin blocked Jim Thorpe punt in end zone for a safety
Second quarter
NYG Matt Brennan 15-yard FG
Third quarter
FRA Bull Behman 40-yard FG
Game 3: vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets
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 18
Game attendance: 27,000
Game information
First quarter
FRA Les Haws 9-yard run (Behman kick)
Second quarter
FRA Tex Hamer 6-yard run (Behman kick)
Game 4: vs. Cleveland Bulldogs
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 1
Game attendance: 18,000
Game information
First quarter
NYG Hinkey Haines run (kick failed)
Second quarter
NYG Haines 28-yard pass from Jack McBride (Dutch Hendrian kick)
Fourth quarter
NYG Joe Williams run (kick failed)
Game 5: vs. Buffalo Bisons
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 3
Game attendance: 20,000
Game information
Second quarter
NYG McBride run (McBride kick)
Game 6: vs. Columbus Tigers
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. Although marking the third consecutive National League victory for the expansion Giants, the win came at substantial cost when star halfback 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. The Giants drew blood in the opening frame when 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. Columbus missed a 20 yard field goal attempt and later threw a pick from the 10-yard line, thus squandering their two best chances at scoring. The Football Giants added two touchdowns in the fourth, one a 20 yard run by 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.
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 8
Game attendance: 4,000
Game information
First quarter
NYG Hendrian 35-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick)
Fourth quarter
NYG Bill Rooney run (kick failed)
NYG Doc Alexander 50-yard interception return
Game 7: vs. Rochester Jeffersons
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 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
NYG Hendrian 25-yard FG
Game 8: vs. Providence Steam Roller
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 15
Game attendance: 20,000
Game information
First quarter
NYG Bomar 24-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick)
Second quarter
PRO Jim Laird 35-yard FG
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
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 22
Game attendance: 26,000
Game information
First quarter
NYG Haines 1-yard run (kick failed)
Second quarter
KC Al Bloodgood 30-yard FG
Third quarter
NYG Hendrian 25-yard FG
Game 10: vs. Dayton Triangles
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 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)
Game 11: vs. Chicago Bears
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 6
Game attendance: 68,000 (plus approx. 8,000 gate crashers)
Game information
First quarter
CHB Joey Sternaman run (kick failed)
CHB Sternaman run (kick failed)
Second quarter
NYG White run (McBride kick)
Fourth quarter
CHB Red Grange 35-yard interception return (Sternaman kick)
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.
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