1930 Newark Tornadoes season

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1930 Newark Tornadoes season
OwnerEdwin Simandl
Head coachAl McGall, Andy Salata, and Jack Fish
Home fieldNewark Schools Stadium and Newark Velodrome
Results
Record1–10–1
Division place11th NFL

The 1930 Newark Tornadoes season was their second and final in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–5–4, winning only one game.[1] Playing eight games in October and losing 6, they finished eleventh in the league.

Schedule[edit]

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 14 at Portsmouth Spartans L 6–13 0–1 Universal Stadium Recap
2 September 17 New York Giants L 0–32 0–2 Newark Schools Stadium Recap
3 September 21 at Staten Island Stapletons L 6–12 0–3 Thompson Stadium Recap
4 September 23 Frankford Yellow Jackets L 6–13 0–4 Newark Schools Stadium Recap
5 October 1 Staten Island Stapletons T 7–7 0–4–1 Newark Schools Stadium Recap
6 October 4 at Frankford Yellow Jackets W 19–0 1–4–1 Frankford Stadium Recap
7 October 5 at Providence Steam Roller L 0–14 1–5–1 Cycledrome Recap
8 October 8 Chicago Cardinals L 0–13 1–6–1 Newark Schools Stadium Recap
9 October 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 0–32 1–7–1 Ebbets Field Recap
10 October 19 Brooklyn Dodgers L 0–14 1–8–1 Newark Velodrome Recap
11 October 26 Staten Island Stapletons L 0–6 1–9–1 Newark Velodrome Recap
12 October 30 at New York Giants L 7–34 1–10–1 Polo Grounds Recap

Standings[edit]

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
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.

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