The Providence Steam Rollers were a professional team based in Rhode Island from 1916 to 1935. Most of their home games were played in a 10,000-seat stadium that was built for bicycle races called the Cycledrome.  In 1924, Providence's schedule featured several NFL teams.  They posted a 3-2-1 record against those teams, defeating the Rochester Jeffersons (3-0), Minneapolis Marines (49-0) and Dayton Triangles (10-7).   Providence joined the NFL in time for the 1925 season, and went on to become the first New England team to win an NFL championship (1928).