1927 Duluth Eskimos season

1927 Duluth Eskimos season
Head coach	Ernie Nevers
Results
Record	1-8-0
League place	11th NFL

The 1927 Duluth Eskimos season was the Eskimos' final season in the NFL. Coached by Ernie Nevers, the Eskimos finished with a 1–8 record. The team scored 68 points and allowed 134.^[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Result	Score	Opponent
Oct 9	L	0–20	at Green Bay Packers
Oct 23	W	27–0	at Pottsville Maroons
Oct 30	L	20–21	at Cleveland Bulldogs
Nov 6	L	0–21	at New York Giants
Nov 13	L	7–13	at Providence Steam Roller
Nov 20	L	0–6	at Pottsville Maroons
Nov 26	L	0–6	at Frankford Yellow Jackets
Dec 3	L	0–20	at Cleveland Bulldogs
Dec 11	L	14–27	at Chicago Bears

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Standings

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.

Roster

Marion Ashmore T
Bunny Belden WB
Pots Clark WB
Fritz Cronin E
Walt Kiesling G
Chick Lang G
Jimmy Manion G
Jack McCarthy T
John "Blood" McNally HB
Bill McNellis WB
Russ Method WB
Clem Neacy E
Ernie Nevers FB
Cobb Rooney BB
Joe Rooney E
Bill Rooney C
Shanley T
Bill Stein C
Ray Suess G

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References

Defunct National Football League franchises

Charter teams	Chicago Tigers (1920) Cleveland Tigers / Indians (1920–21) Muncie Flyers (1920–21) Rochester Jeffersons (1920–25) Rock Island Independents (1920–25) Akron Pros / Indians (1920–26) Canton Bulldogs (1920–26) Columbus Panhandles / Tigers (1920–26) Hammond Pros (1920–26) Detroit Heralds / Tigers / Panthers / Wolverines (1920–28) Buffalo All-Americans / Bisons / Rangers (1920–29) Dayton Triangles (1920–29)

1920s	Cincinnati Celts (1921) New York Brickley Giants (1921) Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen (1921) Washington Senators (1921) Evansville Crimson Giants (1921–22) Louisville Breckenridges / Colonels (1921–23, 26) Minneapolis Marines / Red Jackets (1921–24, 29–30) Oorang Indians (1922–23) Toledo Maroons (1922–23) Racine Legion / Tornadoes (22–24, 26) Milwaukee Badgers (1922–26) St. Louis All-Stars (1923) Cleveland Indians / Bulldogs (23–27) Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos (1923–27) Kenosha Maroons (24) Kansas City Blues (1924) Kansas City Cowboys (1925–26) Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924–31) Pottsville Maroons / Boston Bulldogs (1925–29) Providence Steam Roller (1925–31) Brooklyn Lions (1926) Hartford Blues (1926) Los Angeles Buccaneers (1926) New York Yankees (1927–28) Orange / Newark Tornadoes (1929–30) Staten Island Stapletons (1929–32)

1930s–50s	Brooklyn Dodgers / Tigers (1930–44) Cleveland Indians (1931) Cincinnati Reds (1933–34) St. Louis Gunners (1934) Boston Yanks (1944–48) Baltimore Colts (1947–50) New York Bulldogs / Yanks (1949–51) Dallas Texans (1952)

Duluth Kelleys-Eskimos

Defunct National Football League club 1923–27 Based in Duluth, Minnesota

Franchise	History Orange/Newark Tornadoes

Stadium	Athletic Park

Lore	Duluth Hardware Kellys Leatherheads 10% Owners of the Minnesota Vikings Ties to the Washington Redskins

Head coaches	Sternaman Scanlon Nevers

Owners	Ole Haugsrud

Seasons	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos seasons

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

1927 NFL season

Buffalo	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Cleveland
Dayton	Duluth	Frankford	Green Bay
NY Giants	NY Yankees	Pottsville	Providence

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