1927 Cleveland Bulldogs season

1927 Cleveland Bulldogs season
Head coach Roy Andrews
Results
Record 8–4–1
Division place 4th NFL
Playoff finish No playoffs until 1932
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1925 N/A

The 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs season was their fourth season in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning eight games.[1] They finished fourth in the league. The team relocated to Detroit, Michigan after the season, playing one season as the Detroit Wolverines in 1928.[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 25, 1927 at Green Bay Packers L 12–7
2 October 2, 1927 New York Giants T 0–0
3 October 9, 1927 New York Yankees L 13–7
4 October 16, 1927 at New York Giants W 6–0
5 October 23, 1927 at Chicago Bears L 14–12
6 October 30, 1927 Duluth Eskimos W 21–20
7 November 6, 1927 New York Yankees W 15–0
8 November 12, 1927 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 22–0
9 November 13, 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 37–0
10 November 20, 1927 at Providence Steam Roller W 22–0
11 November 24, 1927 at New York Yankees W 30–19
12 November 27, 1927 at Chicago Cardinals W 32–7
13 December 3, 1927 Duluth Eskimos W 20–0

Standings

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 1 1 .917 197 20 W9
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 113 43 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 2 .750 149 98 W2
Cleveland Bulldogs 8 4 1 .667 209 107 W5
Providence Steam Roller 8 5 1 .615 105 88 W3
New York Yankees 7 8 1 .467 142 174 L4
Frankford Yellow Jackets 6 9 3 .400 152 166 L1
Pottsville Maroons 5 8 0 .385 80 163 L1
Chicago Cardinals 3 7 1 .300 69 134 L1
Dayton Triangles 1 6 1 .143 15 57 L4
Duluth Eskimos 1 8 0 .111 68 134 L7
Buffalo Bisons 0 5 0 .000 8 123 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs
  2. ↑ OhioHistoryCentral.org