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Detroit Wolverines

Defunct

Active: 1923–1928 · Last based in: Cleveland/Detroit · Leagues: NFL

Indians/Bulldogs/Wolverines (1923-25,27-28)

1
League titles
30-16-7
All-time record
0.632
All-time win pct
5
Seasons
1923–1928
Years active

Championships

Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.

1924
NFL / AAFC / AFL Championship (1920-1965)Super Bowl (1966-present)

All-time record

Regular-season W-L-T30-16-7
Win pct0.632
League championships1
Total seasons5
Years active1923–1928
Last cityCleveland/Detroit
LeaguesNFL

Rating through time

Where Detroit Wolverines sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1923 to 1928. Above average in 2 of 5 seasons.

Tap or drag on the chart: the nearest season's rating, start, peak and low.

Highest it ever rated
1554 1927, week 11
Lowest it ever rated
1198 1927, week 12

One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.

Season-by-season
1923–1928 · 5 seasons · click to expand
1928Detroit Wolverines
Record
7-2-1
Win%
0.750
Finish
2nd
PF
189
PA
76
Division
NFL
—
1927Cleveland Bulldogs
Record
8-4-1
Win%
0.654
Finish
4th
PF
209
PA
107
Division
NFL
—
1925Cleveland Bulldogs
Record
5-8-1
Win%
0.393
Finish
12th
PF
75
PA
135
Division
NFL
—
1924Cleveland Bulldogs
Record
7-1-1
Win%
0.833
Finish
1st
PF
229
PA
60
Division
NFL
ChampionDiv Title
1923Cleveland Indians
Record
3-1-3
Win%
0.643
Finish
6th
PF
52
PA
49
Division
NFL
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Defunct franchise. Source: methodology. See all defunct franchises at /teams/nfl/historical.