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.1925 Duluth Kelleys They tied for sixteenth place in the league.1925 Duluth Kelleys (NFL)
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 — "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. 2 October 11 Rock Island Independents L 0–12 0–2 Athletic Park 4,000 Said to be the largest pro football crowd in Duluth in years, the Rock Island Argus estimated attendance at 6,000. Recap 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. – 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.
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Further reading
Chuck Frederick, Leatherheads of the North: The True Story of Ernie Nevers and the Duluth Eskimos. Duluth, MN: X-Communications, 2007.