1929 Orange Tornadoes season
OwnerEdwin Simandl
Head coachJack Depler
Home fieldKnights of Columbus Stadium
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

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 29 New York Giants T 0–0 0–0–1 Knights of Columbus Stadium Recap
2 October 6 Boston Bulldogs W 7–0 1–0–1 Knights of Columbus Stadium Recap
3 October 13 at Providence Steam Roller L 0–7 1–1–1 Cycledrome Recap
4 October 19 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 6–6 1–1–2 Frankford Stadium Recap
5 October 20 at Boston Bulldogs W 19–13 2–1–2 Braves Field Recap
6 October 29 at Boston Bulldogs L 0–6 2–2–2 Mitchell Field Recap
7 November 3 at Staten Island Stapletons T 0–0 2–2–3 Thompson Stadium Recap
8 November 10 at New York Giants L 0–22 2–3–3 Polo Grounds Recap
9 November 17 Frankford Yellow Jackets T 0–0 2–3–4 Knights of Columbus Stadium Recap
10 December 1 Staten Island Stapletons W 3–0 3–3–4 Knights of Columbus Stadium Recap
11 December 8 Chicago Cardinals L 0–26 3–4–4 Knights of Columbus Stadium Recap
12 December 14 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 0–10 3–5–4 Frankford Stadium Recap

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

  1. ↑ "NFL.com Standing by year" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
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