The

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

Boston Bulldogs season was their fifth and final season in the

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and their only season after changing their name from the

Pottsville Maroons The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in the northeastern part of the state. Founded in 1920, they played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1928. In 1929 they relocated to Boston ...

. The team improved on their previous output of 2–8, winning four games. They finished fourth in the league.
Based at

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, the Bulldogs nonetheless hosted their two-game

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back in their old stomping grounds, defeating both the Buffalo Bison on October 27 at

Minersville Park Minersville Park was an American football stadium in Minersville, Pennsylvania, near Pottsville. This field was located where the current Kings Village Plaza is located on Route 901 in Minersville. It is most notable as the home field for the Po ...

and the Newark Tornadoes on October 29 at Pottsville's Mitchell Field.The Pro Football Archives (http://www.profootballarchives.com/1929nflbos.html), retrieved on April 4, 2011.

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