1927 New York Yankees (NFL) season

1927 New York Yankees (NFL) season
Head coach Ralph Scott
Results
Record 7–8–1
Division place 6th NFL
Playoff finish No playoffs until 1932
Timeline
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1926 1928

The 1927 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 7–8–1,[1] and finished sixth in the league.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 no game
2 no game
3 October 2, 1927 at Dayton Triangles W 6–3
4 October 9, 1927 at Cleveland Bulldogs W 13–7
4 October 12, 1927 at Buffalo Bisons W 19–8
5 October 16, 1927 at Chicago Bears L 12–0
6 October 23, 1927 at Green Bay Packers L 13–0
7 October 30, 1927 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–6
8 November 6, 1927 at Cleveland Bulldogs L 15–0
9 November 8, 1927 Chicago Bears W 26–6
9 November 11, 1927 at Pottsville Maroons W 19–12
9 November 13, 1927 Chicago Cardinals W 20–6
10 no game
11 November 24, 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs L 30–19
11 November 27, 1927 at Providence Steam Roller L 14–7
12 December 3, 1927 Providence Steam Roller L 9–0
12 December 4, 1927 at New York Giants L 14–0
13 December 10, 1927 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 6–6
13 December 11, 1927 New York Giants L 13–0

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 New York Yankees