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1930 Providence Steam Roller season
The 1930 Providence Steam Roller season was their sixth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–6–2, winning six games. They finished fifth in the league.
| 1930 Providence Steam Roller season |
|---|
| Jimmy Conzelman |
| 6–4–1 |
| 5th in NFL |
The 1930 Providence Steam Roller season was their sixth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 4–6–2, winning six games. They finished fifth in the league.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | New York Giants | L 7–27 | 0–1 | |
| October 1 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 14–0 | 1–1 | |
| October 5 | Newark Tornadoes | W 14–0 | 2–1 | |
| October 12 | Chicago Cardinals | W 9–7 | 3–1 | |
| October 19 | Staten Island Stapletons | W 7–6 | 4–1 | |
| October 26 | at New York Giants | L 0–25 | 4–2 | |
| November 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 3–0 | 5–2 | |
| November 8 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 7–20 | 5–3 | |
| November 9 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | T 7–7 | 5–3–1 | |
| November 23 | Minneapolis Red Jackets | W 10–0 | 6–3–1 | |
| November 27 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 12–33 | 6–4–1 |
| 1930 Providence Steam Roller final roster | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backs |
5 Jack Cronin RB/CB/S
6 Bud Edwards RB/CB
8 Al Hadden RB/CB
7 Tony Latone FB/LB
3 Butch Meeker RB/CB/S/K
2 Curly Oden RB/CB/S
1 Frosty Peters RB/CB/S/K
4 Pop Williams RB/CB/S | | Linemen
14 Herb Eschbach C/MG
23 Al Graham G/DG
13 Perry Jackson T/DT
15 Joe Kozlowsky T/DT
16 Warren McGuirk T/DT
12 Frank Racis G/DG
18 Milt Rehnquist G/DG
11 Ray Smith C/MG | | Ends/Receivers
22 Ted Kucharski
17 Al Rose
10 Jack Spellman
Rookies in italics | |
| NFL standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 234 | 111 | T1 |
| New York Giants | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 308 | 98 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 169 | 71 | W5 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 154 | 59 | L1 |
| Providence Steam Roller | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 90 | 125 | L1 |
| Staten Island Stapletons | 5 | 5 | 2 | .500 | 95 | 112 | L1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 6 | 2 | .455 | 128 | 132 | L1 |
| Portsmouth Spartans | 5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 176 | 161 | T1 |
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 4 | 13 | 1 | .235 | 113 | 321 | T1 |
| Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1 | 7 | 1 | .125 | 27 | 165 | L6 |
| Newark Tornadoes | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 51 | 190 | L6 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
- Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024.
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