1928 Pottsville Maroons season

National Football League team season

1928 Pottsville Maroons season

Head coach| Pete Henry
Home stadium| Minersville Park
Results
Record| 4–10 Overall
2–8 NFL
League place| 8th NFL

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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

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–  | 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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| 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  | W2
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.

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Pottsville Maroons – Boston Bulldogs

* Defunct Independent, Anthracite League and National Football League club 1898–1929
* Based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
* Formerly named the Pottsville Eleven
* Became the Boston Bulldogs for the 1929 NFL season

Franchise|

* Pottsville Maroons
* Boston Bulldogs
* Maroons players
* Bulldogs players

Stadiums|

* Minersville Park
* Braves Field

Culture|

* John O'Hara
* Yuengling
* Coal mining

Lore|

* 1925 NFL Championship controversy
* 1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal
* Cardinals Football Curse
* Perry Jackson
* Arnie Shockley

Head Coaches|

* Dick Rauch (1925–27, 1929)
* Wilbur "Pete" Henry (1928)

NFL Championships (0)|

* 1925 (Disputed by NFL)

Anthracite League Championships (1)|

* 1924

Seasons|

* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

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Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs seasons

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