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1928 Pottsville Maroons season

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1928 Pottsville Maroons season
Head coachPete Henry
Home fieldMinersville Park
Results
Record4–10 Overall
2–8 NFL
League place8th NFL

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

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Week Date Opponent Result Attendance Venue Sources
September 23 "Harrisburg Collegians" W 67–0 2,500 Minersville Park [3]
1 September 30 New York Giants L 6–12 3,000 Minersville Park [4][5][6]
2 October 7 New York Yankees W 9–7 Minersville Park
October 14 Millville Big Blue W 14–0 Minersville Park
October 21 at Canton Rogers Jewelers L 6–18
3 October 28 at Providence Steam Roller L 6–13 8,000 Cycledrome [7]
4 November 4 at Green Bay Packers L 14–26
5 November 6 at New York Giants L 7–13 Polo Grounds
6 November 10 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 0–19 Frankford Stadium
7 November 11 Frankford Yellow Jackets L 0–24 Minersville Park
8 November 18 at Chicago Bears L 6–13
9 November 25 Green Bay Packers W 26–0 Minersville Park
10 November 29 Providence Steam Roller L 0–7 10,000 Minersville Park [7]
December 2 at Staten Island Stapletons L 6–15

Standings

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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

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  1. ^ 1928 Pottsville Maroons
  2. ^ Pro Football Archives 1928 Pottsville Maroons season
  3. ^ "Maroons Open With Victory: Pottsville Maroons Beat Harrisburgh Collegians in Opening Fracas of Season," Pottsville Republican, Sept. 24, 1928, pp. 11–12.
  4. ^ "New York Giants Beat Maroons: Giants Nosed Out Maroons by 12–6 Score in First of the Season Games Here," Pottsville Republican, Oct. 1, 1928, pp. 9–10.
  5. ^ "New York Defeats Pottsville in Pro Grid Opener, 12–6: Giants Hold Maroons to Lone Touchdown Scored in Second Half," Reading Times, Oct. 1, 1928, p. 14.
  6. ^ "The New York Giants Beat the Maroons," Pottsville Evening Herald, Oct. 1, 1928, p. 7.
  7. ^ a b Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; pp. 236-237.