1925 in Sports - American Football

American Football

NFL championship

  • Chicago Cardinals win a controversial National Football League title.
  • Five new teams join the NFL: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team and the Pottsville Maroons.

College championship

  • College football national championship – Alabama Crimson Tide, Dartmouth Big Green and Michigan Wolverines (shared)
  • 3 October – Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech) plays its inaugural intercollegiate football game.

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