| 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Herb Joesting |
| Home field | Nicollet Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–9 |
| League place | 11th 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
- 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)
- 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.
| Minneapolis Marines / Red Jackets NFL seasons | |
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| 1929 NFL season | |||||||||||||
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