Viking F.C. of Bayonne (Bayonne Vikings)
1897 [earlier team]
11/6 L 0-4 at Sylvans, Prospect Park Parade Grounds
1898 [earlier team]
10/1 L 0-4 at Clinton A.C., at PPPG
Bayonne Vikings
1909 [earlier team]
10/17 T 0-0 Monitors AC of Whitestone
Bayonne A.C. Vikings
1911
1912
Home Field: Old Eastern League Baseball Park Grounds, 4th & The Boulevard
10/6 ? Borough Park A.C. (H)
10/13 W 42-0 Mercury A.C. (H)
10/20 ? Mohawk A.C. (H)
10/27 ? Maroons of Brooklyn (H)
11/3 ? Erie F.B.C. of Paterson (H)
11/10 ? Hilltop A.C. (H)
11/24 ? Elm A.C. (H)
12/1 ? Astoria A.C. (H)
12/15 W 19-0 X Club of Jersey City (H)
Bayonne Viking Juniors/Colts:
10/6 ? Essex AC of Newark (H)
10/27 ? Eagle AA (H)
11/3 ? Union Juniors of Lyndhurst (H)
12/1 ? St. Paul's FBC of Brooklyn (H)
1913
1914
1915 (Hudson County Champions)
10/3 T 0-0 at Imperial AC, at Imperial Field, Elm Park, New Brighton, Staten Island
11/13 W 9-7 at Franklin AA, at East Orange [pos. Viking 2nds?]
11/26 ? Union A.A., at Washburn Park, Jersey City
Bayonne Viking Juniors:
11/13 L 6-19 Seneca FC (H)
1916 (~4-2-1) Coach- Bert Longstreet [known as: Viking Junior Football Club]
Home Field: 48th Street Grounds
10/1 W 6-0 Imperials A.C. (H)
11/5 W 7-2 Greenville Nationals (H)
11/7 L 0-7 U.S.S. New York (H)
11/12 W 14-7 Columbias of Jersey City (H)
11/ T 0-0 Greenville Nationals
. W Indians of Port Richmond
. L Valley A.C. of Newark
11/30 ? at Plainfield
12/10 ? Greenville (H)
1917
. L 0-28 West Side F.B.C. of Jersey City
1918
1919 (~0-3-1) Coach- Bill Longstreet
Home Field: Standard Oil Park (Standard Park)
11/9 L 0-7 at Ridgewood A.A., at Ivanhoe Park, Glendale, Queens
11/16 L 0-9 at West Side F.C., Jersey City [0-7?
11/23 no game West Sides (H) at Standard Park
11/23 no game Fifty-50 F.B.C. (H)
11/23 T 7-7 Brighton team (Staten Island)
11/27 L 0-6 Iroquois (H) (feature of double header) ["Viking Colts"]
Viking Juniors:
11/27 T 0-0 Iroquois Juniors, at Standard Oil Park [prelim. to Colts' game]
1920
12/12 ? at Indians, Sisco Park, Port Richmond
1921 [not sure about these two being Bayonne]
. L 0-6 Stapleton Stape Juniors
11/20 ? Stapes Juniors [Benefit]
1922 (~0-4-0)
Home Field: none (tried to get Standard Oil Park; were denied)
10/8 L 0-47 at Stapleton F.B.C. (Stapes), East Shore Oval
10/22 ? at Atlantic F.B.C., at Elizabeth
11/5 L 0-31 at College Point, Ahrco Field
11/12 L 0-24 at Orange A.A.
12/17 postp. Old Time Vikings, at City Park Oval [snow]
12/24 L 6-7 Vikings Old Timers, at City Park Oval
1923 (2-4-2) (2-4-3?) Coaches- Fred Fritts & Bill Stalling
10/7 W 13-6 at Manresa Club, Grant City (Staten Island)
10/14 W 6-0 at St. Peter's Club, at Curtis Field, Staten Island
10/21 L 0-19 at College Point Triangles, Ahrco Field
10/28 T 0-0 at North Shore Indians (Redskins) of Port Richmond, at Elk (Sisco) Park
11/4 L 0-13 at New Rochelle K of C
11/11 L 0-6 at West Side Club, Jersey City H.S. Athletic Field, Florence & Montgomery
11/18 L 0-13 at North Shore Indians, Elk (Sisco) Park
12/2 T 0-0 at Saxons, City Hall Park, Jersey City
12/9 canc. at Stapleton (Stapes), at East Shore Oval
. T 0-0 Warlows of Whitestone [not sure of this one, from 1924 S.I. Advance]
1924 (2-8-0)
9/28 postp. at Maresa Caseys of Grant City (SI)
9/28 L 0-3 at Staats Post, Merritt-Charman Park, Rosebank, Staten Island
10/5 L 0-19 at Maresa Caseys of Grant City (SI)
10/12 L 0-6 at Mohawks of Paterson
10/19 no game at Newark Redjackets, Dreamland Park
10/19 L 0-25 at New Rochelle Caseys
. L College Point ?
11/2 L 0-31 at Bridgeport-New Haven, at Bridgeport (former New Haven Blues) 0-32?
11/9 posp. at Elmhurst Caseys, at College Point
11/16 L 0-18 at Elmhurst K of C, at College Point
11/22 L 0-13 at Newark Redjackets, at Dreamland Park
11/23 W 21-7 Unions of Paterson [all I know is "3 TDs to 0"]
11/27 W 6-0 Lansings, at City Park (for City Championship)
12/7 L 0-8 at West Sides of Jersey City (for County Championship)
Viking Juniors:
11/16 L 0-27 Uniteds, at City Park
1925 (4-3-1) Coach Farrell
Home Park: City Park
10/4 ? Staten Island Athletics
10/11 W 26-0 Indians of Port Richmond (AKA Staten Island A's) (H) 2,000
10/18 T 0-0 at New Rochelle Caseys
10/25 postp. at Elizabeth Collegians, at Waranoco Park [rain]
11/1 W 12-0 at West Side Club, Jersey City High School Field
11/3 L 6-12 at Elizabeth Collegians, Waranoco Park
11/8 canc. at Jamaica Cardinals [rain]
11/15 L 0-6 at Hollyoke (Mission Club) of Brooklyn, at 86th St. & 14th Ave.
11/22 L 0-13 at Newark F.C. (Redjackets?), at Dreamland Park
11/26 W 12-0 Lansings of Jersey City, at Jersey City Ballpark (for City Championship)
11/29 W 6-0 at West Sides, J.C. HS Field 4,000
. L College Point ?
Viking Cubs:
10/18 ? United club, at City Park
11/15 W 12-8 Uniteds, at City Park
1926 (9-1-0) Coach- Dutch Diehl
Home Field: City Park Oval
9/26 no game Union F.C. of Paterson, at Doherty Silk Sox Oval, Clifton
9/26 W 9-0 McMonigle Blue Devils of (Coney Island) N.Y. (H)
10/3 W 10-0 Union F.C. of Paterson, Clifton
10/10 W 7-3 at Mohawks of Paterson
10/17 W 13-6 Teaneck Red Devils (H)
10/31 canc. at Orange A.C. Tornadoes [rain]
11/7 W 23-0 at West Side Club, at Jersey City High School Field
11/14 W 6-3 at Elizabeth Collegians, at Waranoco Park
11/21 W 20-0 at Brooklyn Bulldogs, Dexter Park
11/25 W 6-0 Lansings of Bayonne, at Soco Park 3,500
11/28 W 13-7 at Orange A.C. Tornadoes [game called early due to darkness]
. L College Point ?
•Leo Battle was known as the “Red Grange of Bayonne”.
1927 (5-4-2) Coach- Arthur E. Boutot
Home field: Jersey City International League Baseball Park
9/25 no game at Paterson
9/25 W 13-0 College Point (H) [at Jersey City HS Athletic Field due to baseball] 9/30?
10/2 W 25-6 Monongahela Indians of N.Y. (H)
10/9 no game at New Haven Bulldogs
10/16 no game at Hartford Blues
10/16 T 0-0 McMonigle's Brooklyn Blue Devils of Coney Island (H) 1,000
10/23 no game Hartford Blues
10/23 no game at McMonigle's Blue Devils
10/23 W 12-6 Southern Collegians (H)
10/25 ? Atlantic City Roses
10/ L 0-6 McMonigle's Blue Devils of Coney Island (H)
10/30 L 0-14 at Orange A.C. Tornadoes 5-6,000
11/6 T 0-0 at Elizabeth Collegians, Waranoco Park 10,000
11/13 W 6-0 at West Side Club, Jersey City HS Field 3,000 [County title]
11/20 L 6-19 at Orange A.C. Tornadoes 6,000
11/24 W 18-0 Lansings, at Jersey City HS Field 2,000
11/27 L 0-6 All-Collegiates of Pennsylvania (H)
12/4 canceled at Stapleton Stapes [pos. 12/11]
12/4 postp. at West Side A.A. of Jersey City (H) [snow-out]
12/11 canc. West Side A.A. [prob. canc.?].
Viking Juniors/Colts:
10/2 L 0-6 Pioneers, at City Park
10/16 L 0-21 Bayonne Collegians, City Park
11/11 W 33-0 Bulldogs [Stape Jrs. called Colts]
11/15 L 6-13 Almont
1928 (5-3-0)
Home Field: Jersey City International Baseball Park
9/30 W 12-0 Long Island Pros (H)
10/7 W 9-0 Flushing Triangles (H)
10/21 L 0-6 at Orange A.C. Tornadoes 6,000
10/28 W 18-6 Rochester Giants (H)
11/4 L 0-13 at Orange A.C. Tornadoes 5,000
11/11 W 12-0 West Sides
11/25 L 6-12 at Elizabeth Collegians, Waranoco Park
11/28 canc. Lansings
12/7 canc. Fort Slocum
12/16 W 14-0 at Hassett A.C., Babcock & Willis Park 12/14?
Viking Juniors:
10/6 W 13-7 Keg's Association, at City Park
1929 (6-3-2) (Ind.) Coach: Dow Roof
Home Fields: City Park Field (9/29) · Jersey City High School Field/Jersey City Athletic Field
a.k.a. “the Roofmen”
9/29 W 26-0 East Side Professional Tigers (H) City Park Field 5,000
10/6 W 62-0 Fort Totten (H) J.C. H.S. Field 1,000
10/13 T 0-0 at Wessington A.C. of Passaic, Passaic High School Field 1,500
10/20 T 0-0 Elizabeth Collegiates (H) 2,500
10/27 L 12-26 at Orange A.C. Tornadoes (NFL) 3-5,000 (“State Championship”)
11/3 canc. Cliffside Roamers (H) [rain out]
11/5 W 24-0 Elizabeth Blues (“Bettytowners”) (H) [George Laurence 55 yard TD run in 3rd breaks 0-0 tie]
11/10 canc. Jamaica Cardinals (H)
11/10 W 25-0 Ridgewood Ramblers (Long Island) (H)
11/17 L 0-30 at Staten Island Stapes (NFL) (exhibition), Thompson Field 3,000
11/24 canc. Saranac A.C. of Brooklyn (H) [rain out]
11/28 W 19-0 Elizabeth Collegiates (H) [1st game: light Senior Championship: Pioneers 7-0 St. Vincent's]
12/1 W 27-0 Saranac A.C. (H)
12/8 L 0-6 at Wessington F.C., Passaic High School Stadium [“State independent Football Championship”]
1930 (Ind.) (1-2-2) Coach: Charley Van Horn
Home Field: Jersey City Baseball Park
10/ T 0-0 Brooklyn Collegians Brooklyn Bulldogs?
10/10 L 0-8 West Sides (Hagueville) (H) (night) 1,000
10/19 W 7-0 at Orange Tornadoes (Ind), K of C Stadium 2,000
. no game Staten Island Stapes [no agreement reached]
11/2 T 0-0 at Jamaica F.B.C., Peter's Field, Hollis 2,000
11/9 L 0-13 at Newark Tornadoes (NFL), at the Newark Velodrome
12/7 canc. at Orange Tornadoes (Ind., ex-Newark Tornadoes)) [weather]
[Note: Injury-related reasons season was intermintent]
Bayonne Viking-Bulldogs (Vikdogs) [Merger with Brooklyn Bulldogs]
1931 (Ind.) (6-3-4) Coaches: Dow Roof & Ted Plumridge
a.k.a. “Seakings”,. “Third Warders”
9/20 T 0-0 Staten Island Stapeltons (NFL)(H),at West Side Park,Jersey City 3,000
9/26 L 0-13 at Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL) 2,000
9/27 W 7-6 Overbrook White Jackets of Philadelphia (H), at Jersey City
10/4 L 0-6 Cleveland Panthers (H) 2,000
10/12 W 18-0 Newark Tornadoes/Independents (H)
10/18 T 0-0 at West Side Club, at Jersey City HS Field
10/24 W 13-12 at Frankford Legion (American Legion Post 211), Community Memorial (Frankford Memorial) Stadium 7,000
10/25 W 12-0 Frankford Legion, at West New York Playgrounds (13th & Jackson)
11/1 T 0-0 at Passaic Red Devils 5,000
11/3 no game Southern Collegians (H)
11/8 W 25-0 at Heberton Cyclones, at Thompson Field, Stapleton, Staten Island
11/15 n.g. at Pere Marquette (Boston) [scheduled, not played]
11/15 W 9-6 at Orange AC Tornadoes, K of C Stadium (“State Championship”) [Beryl Follet 28 yd, FG for win]
11/22 T 0-0 West Sides (H) [Dave Myers at QB] (Jersey City HS Field)
11/29 canc. Clifton Heights
11/29 L 0-32 at Staten Island Stapletons (NFL) 3,000
1932
No Team
Bayonne Vikings
1933 (2-7-2) [Interstate Football League] (2-4-2)
. L 0-9 Providence Huskies [non-league]
9/17 L 0-20 Staten Island Stapes (H) 1,800 (H- City Park Stadium) [non=lg.]
9/24 W 6-0 at Clifton Wessingtons 3,000
10/1 L 0-6 Paterson Giants (H- City Park Stadium) 3,000
10/15 T 0-0 Passaic Red Devils (H)
10/21 postp. at Frankford Legion
10/22 L 0-12 at Orange A.C. Tornadoes 7,000 (K of C Stadium) [non-league]
10/29 T 0-0 Reading Keys (H) 4,000
11/5 L 0-19 at Reading Keys, at Lauer's Park
11/12 L 7-13 at Clifton Wessingtons 4,000
11/19 W 2-0f at Paterson Giants [forfeit, Paterson wouldn't play] att: 300
11/26 L 13-20 at Frankford Legion, Frankford Legion Field, Philadelphia 3,500
12/17 postp. Bayonne Pioneers (City Park Stadium) [Benefit]
12/24 no game Bayonne Pioneers (City Park Stadium) [Benefit]
1934
No Team
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