1927 Providence Steam Roller season
Appearance
1927 Providence Steam Roller season | |
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Head coach | Jimmy Conzelman |
Results | |
Record | 8–5–1 |
League place | 5th in NFL |
The 1927 Providence Steam Roller season was their third in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 5–7–1, winning eight games.[1] They finished fifth in the league.
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Venue | Sources |
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1 | September 25 | New York Giants | L 0–8 | 7,500 | Cycledrome | [2] |
2 | October 2 | Buffalo Bisons | W 5–0 | 3,500 | Cycledrome | [2] |
3 | October 16 | Pottsville Maroons | L 3–6 | 7,500 | Cycledrome | [2] |
4 | October 23 | Dayton Triangles | W 7–0 | 6,500 | Cycledrome | [2] |
5 | October 29 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 20–7 | 5,000 | Frankford Stadium | [2] |
6 | October 30 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 14–0 | 9,000 | Cycledrome | [2] |
7 | November 6 | at Chicago Bears | T 0–0 | 15,000 | Wrigley Field | [2] |
8 | November 8 | at New York Giants | L 0–25 | 38,000 | Polo Grounds | [2] |
9 | November 13 | Duluth Eskimos | W 13–7 | 7,500 | Cycledrome | [2] |
10 | November 20 | Cleveland Bulldogs | L 0–22 | 12,000 | Cycledrome | [2] |
11 | November 24 | at Pottsville Maroons | L 0–6 | 4,000 | Minersville Park | [2] |
12 | November 27 | New York Yankees | W 14–7 | 10,000 | Cycledrome | [2] |
13 | December 3 | at New York Yankees | W 9–0 | 5,000 | Archbold Stadium | [2] |
14 | December 4 | Pottsville Maroons | W 20–0 | 1,500 | Cycledrome | [2] |
Standings
[edit]NFL standings | |||||||||
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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.