1928 Providence Steam Roller season
| 1928 Providence Steam Roller season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Conzelman |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–1–2 |
| League place | 1st in NFL |
The 1928 Providence Steam Roller season was their fourth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 8–5–1, losing only one game.[1] As the team with the best win percentage, it was the 1928 NFL champion.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30, 1928 | New York Yankees | W 20–7 |
| 2 | October 7, 1928 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 10–6 |
| 3 | October 14, 1928 | Dayton Triangles | W 28–0 |
| 4 | October 21, 1928 | at New York Yankees | W 12–6 |
| 5 | October 28, 1928 | Pottsville Maroons | W 13–6 |
| 6 | November 4, 1928 | Detroit Wolverines | W 7–0 |
| 7 | November 17, 1928 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | T 6–6 |
| 8 | November 18, 1928 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 6–0 |
| 9 | November 25, 1928 | New York Giants | W 16–0 |
| 10 | November 29, 1928 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 7–0 |
| 11 | December 2, 1928 | Green Bay Packers | T 7–7 |
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Providence Steam Roller | 8 | 1 | 2 | .889 | 128 | 42 | T1 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 3 | 2 | .786 | 175 | 84 | L1 | ||
| Detroit Wolverines | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 189 | 76 | W4 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 3 | .600 | 120 | 92 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 1 | .583 | 182 | 85 | L2 | ||
| New York Giants | 4 | 7 | 2 | .364 | 79 | 136 | L5 | ||
| New York Yankees | 4 | 8 | 1 | .333 | 103 | 179 | W1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 74 | 134 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 7 | 107 | L4 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 131 | L7 | ||
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.