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1929 Orange Tornadoes season

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1929 Orange Tornadoes season
Head coachJack Depler
Results
Record3–5–4
League place8th in NFL

The 1929 Orange Tornadoes season was their first in the league. The team went 3–5–4,[1] finishing seventh in the league.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 29, 1929 New York Giants T 0–0
2 October 6, 1929 Boston Bulldogs W 7–0
3 October 13, 1929 at Providence Steam Roller L 7–0
4 October 19, 1929 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 6–6
5 October 20, 1929 at Boston Bulldogs W 19–13
6 October 29, 1929 at Boston Bulldogs L 6–0
7 November 3, 1929 at Staten Island Stapletons T 0–0
8 November 10, 1929 at New York Giants L 22–0
9 November 17, 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets T 0–0
10 December 1, 1929 Staten Island Stapletons W 3–0
11 December 8, 1929 Chicago Cardinals L 26–0
12 December 14, 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets L 10–0

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