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