1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season

1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season
Head coach Herb Joesting
Home field Nicollet Park
Results
Record 1–9
Division place 11th NFL
Playoff finish No playoffs until 1932
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1924 1930

The 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season was their fifth in the league and first as the Red Jackets. The team improved on their previous output of 0–6, winning one game.[1] They finished 11th in the league. Prior to this season, the Red Jackets were the Minneapolis Marines.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 22, 1929 Chicago Bears L 19–6
2 October 6, 1929 Chicago Bears L 7–6
3 October 13, 1929 Chicago Cardinals W 14–7
4 October 20, 1929 at Green Bay Packers L 24–0
5 October 27, 1929 at Chicago Bears L 27–0
6 November 3, 1929 Green Bay Packers L 16–6
7 November 10, 1929 at Chicago Cardinals L 8–0
8 November 17, 1929 at Providence Steam Roller L 19–16
9 November 23, 1929 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 24–0
10 November 24, 1929 at Staten Island Stapletons L 34–0

Standings

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 12 0 1 1.000 198 22 W2
New York Giants 13 1 1 .929 312 86 W4
Frankford Yellow Jackets 9 4 5 .692 129 128 W1
Chicago Cardinals 6 6 1 .500 154 83 W1
Boston Bulldogs 4 4 0 .500 98 73 L1
Staten Island Stapletons 3 4 3 .429 89 65 L2
Orange Tornadoes 3 4 4 .429 35 80 L1
Providence Steam Roller 4 6 2 .400 107 117 L1
Chicago Bears 4 9 2 .308 119 227 L1
Buffalo Bisons 1 7 1 .125 48 142 W1
Minneapolis Red Jackets 1 9 0 .100 48 185 L7
Dayton Triangles 0 6 0 .000 7 136 L6

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

References

  1. ↑ 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets