1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season
| 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Herb Joesting |
| Home field | Nicollet Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–9 |
| League place | 11th in NFL |
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.[1] They finished 11th in the league. Prior to this season, the Red Jackets were the Minneapolis Marines.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 22, 1929 | Chicago Bears | L 19–6 |
| 2 | October 6, 1929 | Chicago Bears | L 7–6 |
| 3 | October 13, 1929 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–7 |
| 4 | October 20, 1929 | at Green Bay Packers | L 24–0 |
| 5 | October 27, 1929 | at Chicago Bears | L 27–0 |
| 6 | November 3, 1929 | Green Bay Packers | L 16–6 |
| 7 | November 10, 1929 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 8–0 |
| 8 | November 17, 1929 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 19–16 |
| 9 | November 23, 1929 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 24–0 |
| 10 | November 24, 1929 | at Staten Island Stapletons | L 34–0 |
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.