1928 Pottsville Maroons season explained

Team:Pottsville Maroons
Year:1928
Record:4–10 Overall
2–8 NFL
League Place:8th NFL
Coach:Pete Henry
Stadium:Minersville Park

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

WeekDateOpponentResultAttendanceVenueSources
September 23"Harrisburg Collegians"W 67–02,500Minersville Park[3]
1September 30New York GiantsL 6–123,000Minersville Park[4] [5] [6]
2October 7New York YankeesW 9–7Minersville Park
October 14Millville Big BlueW 14–0Minersville Park
October 21at Canton Rogers JewelersL 6–18
3October 28at Providence Steam RollerL 6–138,000Cycledrome[7]
4November 4at Green Bay PackersL 14–26
5November 6at New York GiantsL 7–13Polo Grounds
6November 10at Frankford Yellow JacketsL 0–19Frankford Stadium
7November 11Frankford Yellow JacketsL 0–24Minersville Park
8November 18at Chicago BearsL 6–13
9November 25Green Bay PackersW 26–0Minersville Park
10November 29Providence Steam RollerL 0–710,000Minersville Park
December 2at Staten Island StapletonsL 6–15

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ptb/1928.htm 1928 Pottsville Maroons
  2. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1928nflpot.html Pro Football Archives 1928 Pottsville Maroons season
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-maroons-open-with/159377084/ "Maroons Open With Victory: Pottsville Maroons Beat Harrisburgh Collegians in Opening Fracas of Season,"
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-gnew-york-giants-b/159377602/ "New York Giants Beat Maroons: Giants Nosed Out Maroons by 12–6 Score in First of the Season Games Here,"
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-new-york-defeats-pottsvill/159375718/ "New York Defeats Pottsville in Pro Grid Opener, 12–6: Giants Hold Maroons to Lone Touchdown Scored in Second Half,"
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/republican-and-herald-the-new-york-giant/159376653/ "The New York Giants Beat the Maroons,"
  7. Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; pp. 236-237.