1929 Boston Bulldogs season

1929 Boston Bulldogs season
Head coach	Dick Rauch
Home field	Braves Field, Minersville Park, Mitchell Field
Results
Record	4–4
League place	4th NFL

The 1929 Boston Bulldogs season was their fifth and final season in the league and their only season after changing their name from the Pottsville Maroons. The team improved on their previous output of 2–8, winning four games.^[1] They finished fourth in the league.
Based at Braves Field, the Bulldogs nonetheless hosted their two-game swan song back in their old stomping grounds, defeating both the Buffalo Bison on October 27 at Minersville Park and the Newark Tornadoes on October 29 at Pottsville's Mitchell Field.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	October 6, 1929	at Orange Tornadoes	L 7–0
2	October 13, 1929	Dayton Triangles	W 41–0
3	October 20, 1929	Orange Tornadoes	L 19–13
4	October 27, 1929	Buffalo Bisons Played at Minersville Park	W 14–6
5	October 29, 1929	Orange Tornadoes Played at Mitchell Field	W 6–0
6	November 10, 1929	at Staten Island Stapletons	L 14–6
7	November 17, 1929	Buffalo Bisons	W 12–7
8	November 24, 1929	at Providence Steam Roller	L 20–6

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	9	4	5	.692	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
Orange Tornadoes	3	4	4	.429	35	80	L1
Providence Steam Roller	4	6	2	.400	107	117	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

1. 1929 Boston Bulldogs
2. The Pro Football Archives (http://www.profootballarchives.com/1929nflbos.html), retrieved on April 4, 2011.