1928 Providence Steam Roller season

1928 Providence Steam Roller season
Head coachJimmy Conzelman
Results
Record8–1–2
League place1st NFL

The 1928 Providence Steam Roller season was their fourth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 8–5–1, losing only one game.[1] As the team with the best win percentage, Providence Steam Rollers won the 1928 NFL championship. The Steam Rollers are the last currently defunct NFL franchise to win a championship.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Attendance Venue Sources
1 September 30 New York Yankees W 20–7 1–0 5,000 Cycledrome [2]
2 October 7 Frankford Yellow Jackets L 6–10 1–1 8,000 Cycledrome [2]
3 October 14 Dayton Triangles W 28–0 2–1 7,000 Cycledrome [2]
4 October 21 at New York Yankees W 12–6 3–1 8,000 Yankee Stadium [2]
5 October 28 Pottsville Maroons W 13–6 4–1 8,000 Cycledrome [2]
6 November 4 Detroit Wolverines W 7–0 5–1 8,500 Cycledrome [2]
7 November 17 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 6–6 5–1–1 15,000 Frankford Stadium [2]
8 November 18 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 6–0 6–1–1 12,000 Cycledrome [2]
9 November 25 New York Giants W 16–0 7–1–1 13,000 Cycledrome [2]
10 November 29 at Pottsville Maroons W 7–0 8–1–1 10,000 Minersville Park [2]
11 December 2 Green Bay Packers T 7–7 8–1–2 10,500 Cycledrome [2]

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 Providence Steam Rollers
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; pp. 236-237.
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