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1927 Pottsville Maroons season

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1927 Pottsville Maroons season
Head coachDick Rauch
Home fieldMinersville Park
Results
Record7–8 Overall
5–8 NFL
League place8th NFL

The 1927 Pottsville Maroons season was their third in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous league output of 10–2–2, winning only five games.[1] They finished eighth in the league standings.[2]

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
– September 25 Shenandoah Red Jackets W 14–0 Minersville Park
1 September 25 Buffalo Bisons W 22–0 1–0 Minersville Park Recap [3][4][5][6]
2 October 2 at Chicago Cardinals L 19–7 1–1 Normal Park 2,000 Recap
3 October 9 New York Giants L 19–0 1–2 Minersville Park 5,000 Recap
4 October 16 at Providence Steam Roller W 6–3 2-2 Cycledrome 7,500 Recap
5 October 23 Duluth Eskimos L 27–0 2–3 Minersville Park Recap
6 October 30 at New York Giants L 16–0 2–4 Polo Grounds 20,000 Recap
7 November 5 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 10–0 2–5 Frankford Stadium 6,000 Recap
8 November 6 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 9–0 3–5 Minersville Park Recap
9 November 11 New York Yankees L 19–12 3–6 Minersville Park Recap
10 November 13 at Chicago Bears L 30–12 3–7 Wrigley Field 8,000 Recap
11 November 20 Duluth Eskimos W 6–0 4–7 Minersville Park Recap
12 November 24 Providence Steam Roller W 6–0 5–7 Minersville Park 4,000 Recap
– November 27 Coaldale Big Green W 58–0 Minersville Park
13 December 4 at Providence Steam Roller L 20–0 5–8 Cycledrome 1,500 Recap

Game summaries

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Week 1: Buffalo Bisons

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The Pottsville Maroons got the 1927 season off to a resounding start with an easy 22–0 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bisons. All points were scored in the first half, with the home team later reckoned to have "outplayed the Buffalo crew in every department."[5] Pottsville's "flashy little quarterback" Dinty Moore was responsible for two of the team's touchdowns — a 10-yard run off-tackle early in the game and as the recipient of a long pass from halfback Frank Kirkleski off of a fumble recovery as the 15 minute opening frame was drawing to a close.[5] A 40-yard field goal by Barney Wentz and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Kirkleskie to Vivian Hultman capped the scoring for the home team.[5] Buffalo's best chance to score came in the fourth quarter off of a blocked punt that went out of bounds at the Pottsville 5-yard line, but the defense held for four downs and the Bisons were forced to surrender the ball.[5]

Standings

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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

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  1. ^ 1927 Pottsville Maroons
  2. ^ Pro Football Archives 1927 Pottsville Maroons season
  3. ^ "Bison Pro Club in Debut Today at Pottsville: Coach Batterson Will Start Formidable Lineup Against Famous Maroons," Buffalo Courier Express, Sept. 25, 1927, p. 26.
  4. ^ "Bison Team Bows to Maroons, 22–0: Pottsville Scores Pair of Touchdowns on Passes; Other On Tackle Spins," Buffalo News, Sept. 26, 1927, p. 23.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Pottsville Maroons Open League Season and Beat Buffalo Bisons 22 to 0," Pottsville Republican, Sept. 26, 1927, p. 9.
  6. ^ "The Maroons Shut Out the Buffalo Team," Pottsville Evening Herald, Sept. 26, 1927, p. 6.
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