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
| 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 | ||
| — | September 29 | (open date) | |||||||
| 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 | [2] | |
| 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
- Joseph Chrape
- Hal Erickson
- John Fahay
- Herb Franta
- Frank Gause
- Ken Haycraft
- Herb Joesting
- Fritz Loven
- Bob Lundell
- LaDue Lurth
- Al Maeder
- Tony Mehelich (August 4, 1906 – May 20, 1972), guard (8 games), St. Mary's College (MN)[3]
- Mally Nydahl
- Ben Oas
- Arnie Sandberg
- Rube Ursella
- Chet Widerquist
- Henry Willegale
- Lee Wilson
- Sam Young
References
- ^ 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets
- ^ Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; p. 239.
- ^ "Tony Mehelich". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
Further reading
- R.C. Christiansen, Mill City Scrum: The History of Minnesota's First Team in the National Football League. Fargo, ND: Ryan Cornell Christiansen, 2023.
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