1925 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers Greenbay packers 1925 team.jpg 1925 9–5 Overall8–5 NFL 9th NFL Green BayFootball Corporation Curly Lambeau City Stadium Packers seasons 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."New Green Bay Stadium is Ready for Opener Sunday," Appleton Post-Crescent, Sept. 12, 1925, p. 13. 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 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources — September 13 Iron Mountain W 48–6 — City Stadium 4,000 — Cal [George W. Calhoun], "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. 12–13. 1 September 20 Hammond Pros W 14–0 1–0 City Stadium 3,000 Recap George W. Calhoun, "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. 12–13. 2 September 27 Chicago Bears W 14–10 2–0 City Stadium 5,389 Recap 3 October 4 at Rock Island Independents L 0–3 2–1 Douglas Park 3,500 The Green Bay Press-Gazette has the size of this crowd as 3,000. Recap "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.R.E. Jeanes, "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.G.W. Calhoun, "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. 16–17. 4 October 11 Milwaukee Badgers W 31–0 3–1 City Stadium 2,300 Recap 5 October 18 Rock Island Independents W 20–0 4–1 City Stadium 5,000 The Moline Daily Dispatch has this crowd as 7,000. Recap "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."Independents Lose at Green Bay: Cold Wind and Rains Fatal to Island Aerials," Moline Daily Dispatch, Oct. 19, 1925, p. 14.G.W. Calhoun, "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. 14–15. 6 October 25 Rochester Jeffersons W 33–13 5–1 City Stadium 2,700 Recap 7 November 1 at Milwaukee Badgers W 6–0 6–1 Athletic Park 2,300 Recap 8 November 8 at Chicago Cardinals L 6–9 6–2 Comiskey Park 3,000 Recap 9 November 15 Dayton Triangles W 7–0 7–2 City Stadium 3,000 Recap 10 November 22 at Chicago Bears L 0–21 7–3 Wrigley Field 6,898 Recap 11 November 26 at Pottsville Maroons L 0–31 7–4 Minersville Park 3,500 Recap 12 November 28 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 7–13 7–5 Frankford Stadium 10,000 Recap "Sullivan Stars as Jackets Triumph in Grueling Battle," Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 29, 1925, sports section, pp. 1–2. 13 December 6 at Providence Steam Roller W 13–10 8–5 Cycledrome 7,000 Recap Note: Game in italics is against non-NFL team. Thanksgiving Day: November 26. Standings References 35em Further reading Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021. Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part One. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1987. Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. External links Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers