1927 Pottsville Maroons season
National Football League team season
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The 1927 Pottsville Maroons season was their third in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous league output of 10â2â2, winning only five games.[1] They finished eighth in the league standings.[2]
| 1927 Pottsville Maroons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dick Rauch |
| Home stadium | Minersville Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 7â8 Overall 5â8 NFL |
| League place | 8th NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| â | September 25 | Shenandoah Red Jackets | W 14â0 | Minersville Park | |||||
| 1 | September 25 | Buffalo Bisons | W 22â0 | 1â0 | Minersville Park | Recap | [3][4][5][6] | ||
| 2 | October 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 19â7 | 1â1 | Normal Park | 2,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 9 | New York Giants | L 19â0 | 1â2 | Minersville Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 16 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 6â3 | 2-2 | Cycledrome | 7,500 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 23 | Duluth Eskimos | L 27â0 | 2â3 | Minersville Park | Recap | |||
| 6 | October 30 | at New York Giants | L 16â0 | 2â4 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 5 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 10â0 | 2â5 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 6 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 9â0 | 3â5 | Minersville Park | Recap | |||
| 9 | November 11 | New York Yankees | L 19â12 | 3â6 | Minersville Park | Recap | |||
| 10 | November 13 | at Chicago Bears | L 30â12 | 3â7 | Wrigley Field | 8,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 20 | Duluth Eskimos | W 6â0 | 4â7 | Minersville Park | Recap | |||
| 12 | November 24 | Providence Steam Roller | W 6â0 | 5â7 | Minersville Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| â | November 27 | Coaldale Big Green | W 58â0 | Minersville Park | |||||
| 13 | December 4 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 20â0 | 5â8 | Cycledrome | 1,500 | Recap | ||
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 24. | |||||||||
Game summaries
Week 1: Buffalo Bisons
The Pottsville Maroons got the 1927 season off to a resounding start with an easy 22â0 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bisons. All points were scored in the first half, with the home team later reckoned to have "outplayed the Buffalo crew in every department."[5] Pottsville's "flashy little quarterback," Dinty Moore was responsible for two of the team's touchdowns â a 10-yard run off-tackle early in the game and as the recipient of a long pass from halfback Frank Kirkleski off of a fumble recovery as the 15 minute opening frame was drawing to a close.[5] A 40-yard field goal by Barney Wentz and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Kirkleskie to Vivian Hultman capped the scoring for the home team.[5] Buffalo's best chance to score came in the fourth quarter off of a blocked punt that went out of bounds at the Pottsville 5-yard line, but the defense held for four downs and the Bisons were forced to surrender the ball.[5]
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
