1927 Pottsville Maroons season
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The 1927
1927 NFL season
The 1927 NFL season was the 8th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, the league decided to eliminate the financially weaker teams. As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead...

 Pottsville Maroons
Pottsville Maroons
The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1920, they went on to play in the National Football League for four seasons, from 1925–1928...

 season
was their third in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The team failed to improve on their previous league output
1926 Pottsville Maroons season
The 1926 Pottsville Maroons season was their second in the National Football League. The team matched their previous league record of 10-2, They finished third in the league standings.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

 of 10-2-2, winning only five games. They finished eighth in the league standings.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
- September 25, 1927 Shenandoah Red Jackets W 14-0
1 September 25, 1927 Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (NFL)
Buffalo, New York had a turbulent, early-era National Football League team that operated under three different names and several different owners between the 1910s and 1920s...

W 22-0
2 October 2, 1927 at Chicago Cardinals L 19-7
3 October 9, 1927 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 19-0
4 October 16, 1927 at Providence Steam Roller
Providence Steam Roller
The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship...

W 6-3
5 October 23, 1927 Duluth Eskimos L 27-0
6 October 30, 1927 at New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 16-0
7 November 5, 1927 at Frankford Yellow Jackets
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926...

L 10-0
8 November 6, 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926...

W 9-0
9 November 11, 1927 New York Yankees
New York Yankees (NFL)
The New York Yankees were a short-lived professional American football team from 1926 to 1928. The team was a member of the first American Football League in 1926, and later the National Football League from 1927-1928. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium...

L 19-12
10 November 13, 1927 at Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 30-12
11 November 20, 1927 Duluth Eskimos W 6-0
12 November 24, 1927 Providence Steam Roller
Providence Steam Roller
The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship...

W 6-0
- November 27, 1927 Coaldale Big Green
Coaldale Big Green
The Coaldale Big Green was an early professional football team based in Coaldale, Pennsylvania. The club played as an independent until joining the Anthracite League in 1924. After leaving the league in 1924, the team spent its 1925 season as an independent, then joined the short-lived Eastern...

W 58-0
13 December 4, 1927 at Providence Steam Roller
Providence Steam Roller
The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship...

L 20-0

Standings

NFL
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants
1927 New York Giants season
The 1927 New York Giants season was the third season for the club in the National Football League, and first under head coach Earl Potteiger. The Giants suffered their own loss and sole tie to the Cleveland Bulldogs. They were ranked first in yards allowed, yards gained, and points allowed. And...

11 1 1 .917 197 20 W-9
Green Bay Packers
1927 Green Bay Packers season
The 1927 Green Bay Packers season was their seventh season in the National Football League. The club posted a 7-2-1 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a second place finish.-Schedule:-Standings:...

7 2 1 .778 113 43 W-1
Chicago Bears
1927 Chicago Bears season
-Season Overview:The 1927 Chicago Bears season was their eighth regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-3-2 record under head coach George Halas earning them a third place finish in the team standings behind the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers...

9 3 2 .750 149 98 W-2
Cleveland Bulldogs
1927 Cleveland Bulldogs season
The 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs season was their third season in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5-8-1, winning eight games. They finished fourth in the league. The team relocated to Detroit, Michigan after the season, playing one season as the Detroit Wolverines in...

8 4 1 .667 209 107 W-5
Providence Steam Roller
1927 Providence Steam Roller season
The 1927 Providence Steam Roller season was their third in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 5-7-1, winning eight games. They finished fifth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

8 5 1 .615 105 88 W-3
New York Yankees
1927 New York Yankees (NFL) season
The 1927 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 7-8-1, and finished sixth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

7 8 1 .467 142 174 L-4
Frankford Yellow Jackets
1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
The 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their fourth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 14-1-2, winning only six league games to finish in seventh place in the league standings.-Schedule:-Standings:...

6 9 3 .400 152 166 L-1
Pottsville Maroons 5 8 0 .385 80 163 L-1
Chicago Cardinals
1927 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1927 Chicago Cardinals season was their eighth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-6-1, winning only three games. They finished ninth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

3 7 1 .300 69 134 L-1
Dayton Triangles
1927 Dayton Triangles season
The 1927 Dayton Triangles season was their eighth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 1-4-1, losing six games. They finished tenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

1 6 1 .143 15 57 L-4
Duluth Eskimos
1927 Duluth Eskimos season
The 1927 Duluth Eskimos season was the Eskimos' final season in the NFL. Coached by Ernie Nevers, the Eskimos finished with a 1-8 record. The team scored 68 points and allowed 134.-Schedule: -Standings: -Roster:*Marion Ashmore T*Bunny Belden WB...

1 8 0 .111 68 134 L-7
Buffalo Bisons
1927 Buffalo Bisons (NFL) season
The 1927 Buffalo Bisons season was their eighth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-4-2, losing five games and winning none...

0 5 0 .000 8 123 L-5
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