1929 Boston Bulldogs season

1929 Boston Bulldogs season
Head coachDick Rauch
Home fieldBraves Field, Minersville Park, Mitchell Field
Results
Record4–4
League place4th NFL

The 1929 Boston Bulldogs season was their fifth and final season in the league and their only season after changing their name from the Pottsville Maroons. The team improved on their previous output of 2–8, winning four games.[1] They finished fourth in the league.
Based at Braves Field, the Bulldogs nonetheless hosted their two-game swan song back in their old stomping grounds, defeating both the Buffalo Bison on October 27 at Minersville Park and the Newark Tornadoes on October 29 at Pottsville's Mitchell Field.[2]

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 October 6 at Orange Tornadoes L 0–7 0–1 Knights of Columbus Stadium Recap
2 October 13 Dayton Triangles W 41–0 1–1 Braves Field Recap
3 October 20 Orange Tornadoes L 13–19 1–2 Braves Field Recap
4 October 27 Buffalo Bisons W 14–6 2–2 Minersville Park Recap
5 October 29 Orange Tornadoes W 6–0 3–2 Mitchell Field Recap
6 November 10 at Staten Island Stapletons L 6–14 3–3 Thompson Stadium Recap
7 November 17 Buffalo Bisons W 12–7 4–3 Braves Field Recap
8 November 24 at Providence Steam Roller L 6–20 4–5 Cycledrome Recap

Standings

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 12 0 1 1.000 198 22 W2
New York Giants 13 1 1 .929 312 86 W4
Frankford Yellow Jackets 10 4 5 .714 129 128 W1
Chicago Cardinals 6 6 1 .500 154 83 W1
Boston Bulldogs 4 4 0 .500 98 73 L1
Staten Island Stapletons 3 4 3 .429 89 65 L2
Providence Steam Roller 4 6 2 .400 107 117 L1
Orange Tornadoes 3 5 4 .375 35 80 L1
Chicago Bears 4 9 2 .308 119 227 L1
Buffalo Bisons 1 7 1 .125 48 142 W1
Minneapolis Red Jackets 1 9 0 .100 48 185 L7
Dayton Triangles 0 6 0 .000 7 136 L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ 1929 Boston Bulldogs
  2. ^ The Pro Football Archives (http://www.profootballarchives.com/1929nflbos.html), retrieved on April 4, 2011.
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