1927 New York Yankees (NFL) season

The 1927 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 7–8–1,[1] and finished sixth in the league.

1927 New York Yankees season
Head coachRalph Scott
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record7–8–1
Division place6th NFL
Playoff finishNo playoffs until 1932

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 Bye
2 Bye
3 October 2 at Dayton Triangles W 6–3 1–0 Triangle Park Recap
4 October 9 at Cleveland Bulldogs W 13–7 2–0 Briggs Stadium Recap
4 October 12 at Buffalo Bisons W 19–8 3–0 Bison Stadium Recap
5 October 16 at Chicago Bears L 0–12 3–1 Wrigley Field Recap
6 October 23 at Green Bay Packers L 0–13 3–2 City Stadium Recap
7 October 30 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–6 4–2 Soldier Field Recap
8 November 6 at Cleveland Bulldogs L 0–15 4–3 Luna Bowl Recap
9 November 8 Chicago Bears W 26–6 5–3 Yankee Stadium Recap
9 November 11 at Pottsville Maroons W 19–12 6–3 Minersville Park Recap
9 November 13 Chicago Cardinals W 20–6 7–3 Yankee Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11 November 24 Cleveland Bulldogs L 19–30 7–4 Yankee Stadium Recap
11 November 27 at Providence Steam Roller L 7–14 7–5 Cycledrome Recap
12 December 3 Providence Steam Roller L 0–9 7–6 Archbold Stadium Recap
12 December 4 at New York Giants L 0–14 7–7 Polo Grounds Recap
13 December 10 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 6–6 7–7–1 Frankford Stadium Recap
13 December 11 New York Giants L 0–13 7–8–1 Yankee Stadium Recap

Standings

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NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 1 1 .917 197 20 W9
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 113 43 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 2 .750 149 98 W2
Cleveland Bulldogs 8 4 1 .667 209 107 W5
Providence Steam Roller 8 5 1 .615 105 88 W3
New York Yankees 7 8 1 .467 142 174 L4
Frankford Yellow Jackets 6 9 3 .400 152 166 L1
Pottsville Maroons 5 8 0 .385 80 163 L1
Chicago Cardinals 3 7 1 .300 69 134 L1
Dayton Triangles 1 6 1 .143 15 57 L4
Duluth Eskimos 1 8 0 .111 68 134 L7
Buffalo Bisons 0 5 0 .000 8 123 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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