1925 Canton Bulldogs season

1925 Canton Bulldogs season
Head coach	Harry Robb
Home field	League Field
Results
Record	8–4–1 Overall 4–4 NFL
League place	11th NFL

The 1925 Canton Bulldogs season was their fifth in the National Football League and their first season since 1923. The team failed to improve on their previous record against NFL opponents of 11–0–1, winning only four NFL games.^[1] They finished eleventh in the league.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
–	September 20, 1925	Massillon Blues	W 27–0
1	September 27, 1925	Rochester Jeffersons	W 14–7
2	October 4, 1925	Dayton Triangles	W 14–0
3	October 10, 1925	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	L 12–7
4	October 11, 1925	at Pottsville Maroons	L 28–0
5	October 18, 1925	Akron Pros	L 20–3
–	November 1, 1925	Steubenville-Toronto	T 3–3
6	November 8, 1925	Cleveland Bulldogs	W 6–0
7	November 22, 1925	Columbus Tigers	W 6–0
–	November 26, 1925	at Ironton Tanks	W 12–0
–	November 29, 1925	Steubenville-Toronto	W 7–6
8	December 6, 1925	at Cleveland Bulldogs	L 6–0
–	December 6, 1925	Farrell, Pennsylvania Played in Sharon, Pennsylvania	W 14–3

Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.

Standings

NFL standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Cardinals *	11	2	1	.846	230	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
Duluth Kelleys	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, resulting in the Chicago Cardinals being named the NFL champions.

References

Canton Bulldogs

Defunct Ohio League and National Football League club 1905–1927 Formerly the Canton Athletic Club and the Canton Professionals Based in Canton, Ohio

The franchise	History Players

NFL championships (2)	1922 NFL Championship 1923 NFL Championship

Ohio League championships (3)	1916 1917 1919

Rivalries	Massillon Tigers Shelby Blues Akron Pros Latrobe Athletic Association

Lore	Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal Cleveland Bulldogs Jim Thorpe – All-American Pro Football Hall of Fame

Head coaches	Blondy Wallace Jack Cusack Jim Thorpe Cap Edwards Guy Chamberlin Harry Robb Pete Henry

Seasons	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926

Canton Bulldogs seasons

1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926

Bold indicates NFL title

Italics indicates either sole possession or a share of the Ohio League title

1925 NFL season

Akron Pros	Buffalo Bisons	Canton Bulldogs	Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals	Cleveland Bulldogs	Columbus Tigers	Dayton Triangles
Detroit Panthers	Duluth Kelleys	Frankford Yellow Jackets	Green Bay Packers
Hammond Pros	Kansas City Cowboys	Milwaukee Badgers	New York Giants
Pottsville Maroons	Providence Steam Roller	Rochester Jeffersons	Rock Island Independents

1925 NFL Championship controversy

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