1929 Boston Bulldogs season
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The 1929
1929 NFL season
The 1929 NFL season was the 10th regular season of the National Football League. The league increased back to 12 teams with the addition of Orange Tornadoes and Minneapolis Red Jackets and the re-entry of the Buffalo Bisons...

 Boston Bulldogs
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 fifth and final season 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...

 and their only season after changing their name from the 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...

. The team improved on their previous output
1928 Pottsville Maroons season
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. They finished eighth in the league....

 of 2-8, winning four games. They finished fourth in the league.
Based at Braves Field
Braves Field
Braves Field was a baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The stadium was home to the Boston Braves National League franchise from 1915–1952, when the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

, the Bulldogs nonetheless hosted their two-game swan song
Swan song
"Swan song" is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that the Mute Swan is completely silent during its lifetime until the moment just before death, when it sings one beautiful song...

 back in their old stomping grounds, defeating both the Buffalo Bison on October 27 at Minersville Park
Minersville Park
Minersville Park was an American football stadium in Minersville, Pennsylvania, near Pottsville. It is most notable as the home field for the Pottsville Maroons football team from 1920 to 1928, including during their run in the National Football League from 1925 to 1928. It was a high school...

 and the Newark Tornadoes on October 29 at Pottsville's Mitchell Field.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 October 6, 1929 at Orange Tornadoes L 7-0
2 October 13, 1929 Dayton Triangles
Dayton Triangles
The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association in 1920. The Triangles were based in Dayton, Ohio, and took their nickname from their home field, Triangle Park, which was located at the confluence of the Great Miami and Stillwater Rivers in north...

W 41-0
3 October 20, 1929 Orange Tornadoes L 19-13
4 October 27, 1929 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...


Played at Minersville Park
Minersville Park
Minersville Park was an American football stadium in Minersville, Pennsylvania, near Pottsville. It is most notable as the home field for the Pottsville Maroons football team from 1920 to 1928, including during their run in the National Football League from 1925 to 1928. It was a high school...

W 14-6
5 October 29, 1929 Orange Tornadoes
Played at Mitchell Field
W 6-0
6 November 10, 1929 at Staten Island Stapletons
Staten Island Stapletons
The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1930. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. Under the shortened nickname the "Stapes"...

L 14-6
7 November 17, 1929 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 12-7
8 November 24, 1929 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 20-6

Standings

NFL
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers
1929 Green Bay Packers season
The 1929 Green Bay Packers season was their ninth season in the National Football League. The club posted an undefeated 12-0-1 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish and the Packers' first National Football League Championship...

12 0 1 1.000 198 22 W-2
New York Giants
1929 New York Giants season
The 1929 New York Giants season was the fifth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:*...

13 1 1 .929 312 86 W-4
Frankford Yellow Jackets
1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
The 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their sixth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous league output of 11-3-2, winning only ten games, losing four, and tying five. They finished third in the league standings....

9 4 5 .692 129 128 W-1
Chicago Cardinals
1929 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1929 Chicago Cardinals season was their 10th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-5, winning six games. They finished fourth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

6 6 1 .500 154 83 W-1
Boston Bulldogs 4 4 0 .500 98 73 L-1
Staten Island Stapletons
1929 Staten Island Stapletons season
The 1929 Staten Island Stapletons season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 3-4-3 and finished sixth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

3 4 3 .429 89 65 L-2
Orange Tornadoes
1929 Orange Tornadoes season
The 1929 Orange Tornadoes season was their first in the league. The team went 3-5-4, finishing eighth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

3 4 4 .429 35 80 L-1
Providence Steam Roller
1929 Providence Steam Roller season
The 1929 Providence Steam Roller season was their fifth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 8-1-2, winning only four games. They finished eighth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

4 6 2 .400 107 117 L-1
Chicago Bears
1929 Chicago Bears season
-Season Overview:The 1929 Chicago Bears season was their 10th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-9-1 record during head coach George Halas's final season. The showing earned them a ninth place finish in the team standings their worst record to date with...

4 9 2 .308 119 227 L-1
Buffalo Bisons 1 7 1 .125 48 142 W-1
Minneapolis Red Jackets
1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season
The 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season was their fifth in the league and first as the Red Jackets. The team improved on their previous output of 0-6, winning one game. They finished eleventh in the league. Prior to this season, the Red Jackets were the Minneapolis...

1 9 0 .100 48 185 L-7
Dayton Triangles
1929 Dayton Triangles season
The 1929 Dayton Triangles season was their tenth and final season in the league. The team did not improve on their previous output of 0-7, losing all six games they played bringing their losing streak up to 17 games. Hence, they were winless for two consecutive seasons...

0 6 0 .000 7 136 L-6
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