1928 Providence Steam Roller season
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.
| 1928 Providence Steam Roller season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Conzelman |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–1–2 |
| League place | 1st NFL |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30 | New York Yankees | W 20–7 | 1–0 |
| 2 | October 7 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 6–10 | 1–1 |
| 3 | October 14 | Dayton Triangles | W 28–0 | 2–1 |
| 4 | October 21 | at New York Yankees | W 12–6 | 3–1 |
| 5 | October 28 | Pottsville Maroons | W 13–6 | 4–1 |
| 6 | November 4 | Detroit Wolverines | W 7–0 | 5–1 |
| 7 | November 17 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | T 6–6 | 5–1–1 |
| 8 | November 18 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 6–0 | 6–1–1 |
| 9 | November 25 | New York Giants | W 16–0 | 7–1–1 |
| 10 | November 29 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 7–0 | 8–1–1 |
| 11 | December 2 | Green Bay Packers | T 7–7 | 8–1–2 |
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
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