1929 Staten Island Stapletons season | |
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Head coach | Doug Wycoff |
Home field | Thompson Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–4–3 |
League place | 6th NFL |
The 1929 Staten Island Stapletons season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 3–4–3 [1] and finished sixth in the league.
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Game Recap |
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1 | October 6 | Dayton Triangles | W 12–0 | 1–0 | Thompson Stadium | Recap |
2 | October 13 | at New York Giants | L 9–19 | 1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
3 | October 26 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | T 6–6 | 1–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 27 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0–3 | 1–2–1 | Thompson Stadium | Recap |
5 | November 3 | Orange Tornadoes | T 0–0 | 1–2–2 | Thompson Stadium | Recap |
6 | November 5 | Providence Steam Roller | T 7–7 | 1–2–3 | Thompson Stadium | Recap |
7 | November 10 | Boston Bulldogs | W 14–6 | 2–2–3 | Thompson Stadium | Recap |
8 | November 24 | Minneapolis Red Jackets | W 34–0 | 3–2–3 | Thompson Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 28 | New York Giants | L 7–21 | 3–3–3 | Thompson Stadium | Recap |
10 | December 1 | at Orange Tornadoes | L 0–3 | 3–4–3 | Knights of Columbus Stadium | Recap |
NFL standings | |||||||||
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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.
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