1928 Pottsville Maroons season

1928 Pottsvilee Maroons season
Head coach Pete Henry
Home field Minersville Park
Results
Record 4–10 Overall
2–8 NFL
Division place 8th NFL
Playoff finish No playoffs until 1932
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1927 1929

The 1928 Pottsville Maroons season was their fourth in the league and their last before changing their name to the Boston Bulldogs. The team failed to improve on their previous league output of 5–8, winning only two games.[1] They finished eighth in the league.[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
– September 23, 1928 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania W 67–0
1 September 30, 1928 New York Giants L 12–6
2 October 7, 1928 New York Yankees W 9–7
– October 14, 1928 Millville Big Blue W 14–0
– October 21, 1928 at Canton Rogers Jewelers L 18–6
3 October 28, 1928 at Providence Steam Roller L 13–6
4 November 4, 1928 Green Bay Packers L 26–14
5 November 6, 1928 at New York Giants L 13–7
6 November 10, 1928 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 19–0
7 November 11, 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets L 24–0
8 November 18, 1928 at Chicago Bears L 13–6
9 November 25, 1928 Green Bay Packers W 26–0
10 November 29, 1928 Providence Steam Roller L 7–0
– December 2, 1928 at Staten Island Stapletons L 15–6

Standings

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Providence Steam Roller 8 1 2 .889 128 42 T1
Frankford Yellow Jackets 11 3 2 .786 175 84 L1
Detroit Wolverines 7 2 1 .778 189 76 W4
Green Bay Packers 6 4 3 .600 120 92 W1
Chicago Bears 7 5 1 .583 182 85 L2
New York Giants 4 7 2 .364 79 136 L5
New York Yankees 4 8 1 .333 103 179 W1
Pottsville Maroons 2 8 0 .200 74 134 L1
Chicago Cardinals 1 5 0 .167 7 107 L4
Dayton Triangles 0 7 0 .000 9 131 L7

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

References

  1. ↑ 1928 Pottsville Maroons
  2. ↑ Pro Football Archives 1928 Pottsville Maroons season