1927 Duluth Eskimos season

Head coach

Ernie Nevers

Results

Record

1-8-0

Division place

11th NFL

Playoff finish

No playoffs until 1932

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
1926		Last

The 1927 Duluth Eskimos season was the Eskimos' final season in the NFL. Coached by Ernie Nevers, the Eskimos finished with a 1–8 record. The team scored 68 points and allowed 134.^[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Result	Score	Opponent
Oct 9	L	0–20	at Green Bay Packers
Oct 23	W	27–0	at Pottsville Maroons
Oct 30	L	20–21	at Cleveland Bulldogs
Nov 6	L	0–21	at New York Giants
Nov 13	L	7–13	at Providence Steam Roller
Nov 20	L	0–6	at Pottsville Maroons
Nov 26	L	0–6	at Frankford Yellow Jackets
Dec 3	L	0–20	at Cleveland Bulldogs
Dec 11	L	14–27	at Chicago Bears

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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.

Roster

Marion Ashmore T
Bunny Belden WB
Pots Clark WB
Fritz Cronin E
Walt Kiesling G
Chick Lang G
Jimmy Manion G
Jack McCarthy T
John "Blood" McNally HB
Bill McNellis WB
Russ Method WB
Clem Neacy E
Ernie Nevers FB
Cobb Rooney BB
Joe Rooney E
Bill Rooney C
Shanley T
Bill Stein C
Ray Suess G

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References

Defunct National Football League franchises

Charter teams	Chicago Tigers (20) Cleveland Tigers / Indians (20–21) Muncie Flyers (20–21) Rochester Jeffersons (20–25) Rock Island Independents (20–25) Akron Pros / Indians (20–26) Canton Bulldogs (20–26) Columbus Panhandles / Tigers (20–26) Hammond Pros (20–26) Detroit Heralds / Tigers / Panthers / Wolverines (20–28) Buffalo All-Americans / Bisons / Rangers (20–29) Dayton Triangles (20–29)

1920s	Cincinnati Celts (21) New York Brickley Giants (21) Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen (21) Washington Senators (21) Evansville Crimson Giants (21–22) Louisville Breckenridges / Colonels (21–23, 26) Minneapolis Marines / Red Jackets (21–24, 29–30) Oorang Indians (22–23) Toledo Maroons (22–23) Racine Legion / Tornadoes (22–24, 26) Milwaukee Badgers (22–26) St. Louis All-Stars (23) Cleveland Indians / Bulldogs (23–27) Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos (23–27) Kenosha Maroons (24) Kansas City Blues / Cowboys (24–26) Frankford Yellow Jackets (24–31) Pottsville Maroons / Boston Bulldogs (25–29) Providence Steam Roller (25–31) Brooklyn Lions (26) Hartford Blues (26) Los Angeles Buccaneers (26) New York Yankees (27–28) Orange / Newark Tornadoes (29–30) Staten Island Stapletons (29–32)

1930s–50s	Brooklyn Dodgers / Tigers (30–44) Cleveland Indians (31) Cincinnati Reds (33–34) St. Louis Gunners (34) Boston Yanks (44–48) Baltimore Colts (50) New York Bulldogs / Yanks (49–51) Dallas Texans (52)

Duluth Kelleys-Eskimos

Defunct National Football League club 1923-1927 Based in Duluth, Minnesota

Franchise	History Orange/Newark Tornadoes

Stadium	Athletic Park

Lore	Duluth Hardware Kellys Leatherheads 10% Owners of the Minnesota Vikings Ties to the Washington Redskins

Pro football Hall of Famers	Walt Kiesling John McNally Ernie Nevers

Rivalries	Minneapolis Marines Racine Legion Milwaukee Badgers

Head coaches	Joey Sternaman Dewey Scanlon Ernie Nevers

Owners	Ole Haugsrud

League affiliations	National Football League (1923-1927)

Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos seasons

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

1927 NFL season

Buffalo	Chicago Bears	Chicago Cardinals	Cleveland
Dayton	Duluth	Frankford	Green Bay
New York Giants	New York Yankees	Pottsville	Providence