1926 Pottsville Maroons season

National Football League team season March 2026 November 2013 Pottsville Maroons 1926 15–2–2 Overall10–2–2 NFL 3rd NFL Dick Rauch Minersville Park true The 1926 Pottsville Maroons season was their second in the National Football League. The team matched their previous league record of 10–2,1926 Pottsville Maroons They finished third in the league standings.Pro Football Archives 1926 Pottsville Maroons season The Maroons established an NFL record for most shutout wins or ties in a season, with 11 in "official" league games. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources – September 19 League Island Marines W 64–0 Minersville Park – September 26 Media A.A. W 52–0 Minersville Park 1 October 3 Columbus Tigers W 3–0 1–0 Minersville Park Recap 2 October 10 Dayton Triangles W 24–6 2–0 Minersville Park Recap 3 October 16 at Brooklyn Lions W 21–0 3–0 Ebbets Field 8,000 Recap 4 October 17 Brooklyn Lions W 14–0 4–0 Minersville Park 8,000 Recap 5 October 24 at Providence Steam Roller L 0–14 4–1 Cycledrome 1,500 Recap — October 29 New York Giants W 3–0 Wilkes-Barre, PA 6 October 31 Buffalo Rangers W 14–0 5–1 Minersville Park Recap "Maroons Show Dash and Old Time Form, Conquering Buffalo 14–0 in the Mud," Pottsville Republican, Nov. 1, 1926, p. 10."Maroons Cop Game from Buffalo Team," Shenandoah Evening Herald, Nov. 1, 1926, p. 7."Pottsville Wins Over Buffalo, 14–0: Maroons Register 19 First Downs to 3 for Bisons," Allentown [PA] Morning Call, Nov. 1, 1926, p. 19."Pottsville Maroons Trounce Buffalo, 14–0," Reading Times, Nov. 1, 1926, p. 11."Pottsville Eleven Beats Rangers, 14–0: Jess Brown, Buffalo Boy, Helps Turn Back Bisons on Muddy Field," Buffalo News, Nov. 1, 1926, p. 29. – November 2 Shamokin Blue Comets W 48–0 Minersville Park 7 November 7 Akron Indians W 34–0 6–1 Minersville Park Recap "Maroons Were All Over Team From Akron," Shenandoah Evening Herald, Nov. 8, 1926, p. 7. 8 November 11 Los Angeles Buccaneers W 10–0 7–1 Minersville Park 3,000 Recap 9 November 14 Duluth Eskimos W 13–0 8–1 Minersville Park Recap 10 November 21 Hammond Pros W 7–0 9–1 Minersville Park Recap 11 November 25 Providence Steam Roller W 8–0 10–1 Minersville Park Recap 12 November 28 Buffalo Rangers T 0–0 10–1–1 Minersville Park Recap E.A. Zwiebel Jr., "Maroons Outplay Buffalo and Have Them in Constant Hot Water But Fail to Score," Pottsville Republican, Nov. 29, 1926, p. 8. – December 4 at Bethlehem Bears W 27–0 Fabricators Field "close to 10,000 expected" "Record Crowd Expected to See Pottsville-Bethlehem Game Today: Major Professional Football Game of Season in This Section Will Draw Close to 10,000 Persons to Fab Field — Kick-off at 2:30," Allentown Morning Call, Dec. 4, 1926, p. 21."Pottsville Maroons Wallop Bethlehem Bears on Home Lot: Steel City Professionals Lose Game in First Half, Holding Visitors in Last Two Quarters — Score 27 to 0," Allentown Morning Call, Dec. 5, 1926, p. 11. – December 5 Gilberton Catamounts W 6–0 Minersville Park 1,500 "The Eastern Leaguers Fall Before Maroons," Shenandoah Evening Herald, Dec. 6, 1926, p. 7."Pottsville Maroons Defeat Gilberton 6–0," Mount Carmel [PA] Daily News, Dec. 6, 1926, p. 4."Maroons Top Gilberton by 6-to-0 Score: Pottsville Luckily Downs Eastern Leaguers on Ice-Covered Field," Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Dec. 6, 1926, p. 12. 13 December 12 at Chicago Bears L 7–9 10–2–1 Cubs Park 5,500 Recap 14 December 18 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 0–0 10–2–2 Frankford Stadium 2,000 Recap Notes: Thanksgiving Day: November 25. December 5: 40 minute game Standings References 1926 Pottsville Maroons Boston