1927 Providence Steam Roller season
National Football League team season
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The 1927 Providence Steam Roller season was their third in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 5â7â1, winning eight games.[1] They finished fifth in the league.
| 1927 Providence Steam Roller season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Conzelman |
| Results | |
| Record | 8â5â1 |
| League place | 5th in NFL |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25 | New York Giants | L 0â8 | 0â1 | Cycledrome | 7,500 | Recap | [2] |
| 2 | October 2 | Buffalo Bisons | W 5â0 | 1â1 | Cycledrome | 3,500 | Recap | [2] |
| 3 | October 16 | Pottsville Maroons | L 3â6 | 1â2 | Cycledrome | 7,500 | Recap | [2] |
| 4 | October 23 | Dayton Triangles | W 7â0 | 2â2 | Cycledrome | 6,500 | Recap | [2] |
| 5 | October 29 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 20â7 | 3â2 | Frankford Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | [2] |
| 6 | October 30 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 14â0 | 4â2 | Cycledrome | 9,000 | Recap | [2] |
| 7 | November 6 | at Chicago Bears | T 0â0 | 4â2â1 | Wrigley Field | 15,000 | Recap | [2] |
| 8 | November 8 | at New York Giants | L 0â25 | 4â3â1 | Polo Grounds | 38,000 | Recap | [2] |
| 9 | November 13 | Duluth Eskimos | W 13â7 | 5â3â1 | Cycledrome | 7,500 | Recap | [2] |
| 10 | November 20 | Cleveland Bulldogs | L 0â22 | 5â4â1 | Cycledrome | 12,000 | Recap | [2] |
| 11 | November 24 | at Pottsville Maroons | L 0â6 | 5â5â1 | Minersville Park | 4,000 | Recap | [2] |
| 12 | November 27 | New York Yankees | W 14â7 | 6â5â1 | Cycledrome | 10,000 | Recap | [2] |
| 13 | December 3 | at New York Yankees | W 9â0 | 7â5â1 | Archbold Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | [2] |
| 14 | December 4 | Pottsville Maroons | W 20â0 | 8â5â1 | Cycledrome | 1,500 | Recap | [2] |
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.