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1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season
Head coachHerb Joesting
Home fieldNicollet Park
Results
Record1–9
League place11th 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. They finished 11th in the league. Prior to this season, the Red Jackets were the Minneapolis Marines.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 22 vs. Chicago Bears L 6–19 0–1 Breese Stevens Field
(Madison, WI) 		6,000 Recap
— Bye
2 October 6 Chicago Bears L 6–7 0–2 Nicollet Park 6,000 Recap
3 October 13 Chicago Cardinals W 14–7 1–2 Nicollet Park 10,000 Recap
4 October 20 at Green Bay Packers L 0–24 1–3 City Stadium 6,000 Recap
5 October 27 at Chicago Bears L 0–27 1–4 Wrigley Field 9,500 Recap
6 November 3 Green Bay Packers L 6–16 1–5 Nicollet Park 3,000 Recap
7 November 10 at Chicago Cardinals L 0–8 1–6 Comiskey Park 1,000 Recap
8 November 17 at Providence Steam Roller L 16–19 1–7 Cycledrome 8,500 Recap
9 November 23 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 0–24 1–8 Frankford Stadium 5,000 Recap
10 November 24 at Staten Island Stapletons L 0–34 1–9 Thompson Stadium 2,000 Recap
Note: November 23: Saturday

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.

Roster

References

  1. 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets
  2. Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; p. 239.
  3. "Tony Mehelich". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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