Providence Steamrollers (NFL)

Providence Steamrollers
Providence Steamrollers logo
Founded1916
Suspended1931
Folded1933
Based inProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
LeagueIndependent (1916–24)
National Football League (1925–33)
Team historyProvidence Steamrollers (1916–33)
Team colorsBlack, orange, white
   
Head coachesJoe Braney (1916–1924)
Archie Golembeski (1925)
Jim Laird (1926)
Jimmy Conzelman (1928–30)
Ed Robinson (1931)
General managersPearce Johnson
Owner(s)Charles Coppen
James Dooley
Peter Laudati
NFL Championship wins1 (1928)
Home field(s)Kinsley Park (1916–1924)
Cycledrome (1925–1933)

The Providence Steam Rollers (also referred to as the Providence Steam Roller, the Providence Steamroller and the Providence Steamrollers) were a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship. The Steam Roller won the league's championship in 1928, which is the latest NFL championship win by a defunct team to date. Most of their home games were played at the Cycledrome, a 10,000-seat stadium that was built as a velodrome for bicycle races.