1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
| 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Head coach | Guy Chamberlin |
| Home field | Frankford Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–1–2 NFL (16–1–2 Overall) |
| League place | 1st NFL |
The 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their third in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous output of 10–4, winning fourteen games.[1] By virtue of their league-best record of 14–1–2, they were crowned the 1926 NFL Champions.[2]
Incidentally, the champions of the rival American Football League that year were also based in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Quakers. There had been some brief discussion of fulfilling the crosstown rivalry by staging an interleague championship between the Quakers and Yellow Jackets, but the Yellow Jackets declined. (The Quakers instead played the seventh-place New York Giants, losing 31–0.)
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | September 19 | at Atlantic City Shore Roses | W 45–0 | Airport Field | 2,000 | [3] | ||
| 1 | September 25 | Akron Indians | T 6–6 | 0–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 [4] | Recap | [5] |
| 2 | October 2 | Hartford Blues | W 13–0 | 1–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 5,000 [6] | Recap | [7] |
| 3 | October 3 | at Hartford Blues | W 10–0 | 2–0–1 | East Hartford Velodrome | 3,000 | Recap | |
| 4 | October 9 | Buffalo Rangers | W 30–0 | 3–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 16 | New York Giants | W 6–0 | 4–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 17 | at New York Giants | W 6–0 | 5–0–1 | Polo Grounds | 15,000 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 23 | Canton Bulldogs | W 17–0 | 6–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 4,000 | Recap | |
| 8 | October 30 | Providence Steam Roller | L 7–6 | 6–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 8,000 | Recap | [8] |
| 9 | October 31 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 6–3 | 7–1–1 | Cycledrome | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 6 | Chicago Cardinals | W 33–7 | 8–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 8,000 | Recap | |
| 11 | November 13 | Duluth Eskimos | W 10–0 | 9–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | |
| 12 | November 20 | Dayton Triangles | W 35–0 | 10–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | |
| – | November 21 | at Clifton Heights Orange & Black | W 10–0 | Kent Field | 10,000 | [9] | ||
| 13 | November 25 | Green Bay Packers | W 20–14 | 11–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | |
| 14 | November 27 | Detroit Panthers | W 7–6 | 12–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | |
| 15 | December 4 | Chicago Bears | W 7–6 | 13–1–1 | Shibe Park | 10,000 | Recap | |
| 16 | December 11 | Providence Steam Roller | W 24–0 | 14–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 4,500 | Recap | |
| 17 | December 18 | Pottsville Maroons | T 0–0 | 14–1–2 | Frankford Stadium | 2,000 | Recap |
Standings
[edit]| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 14 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 236 | 49 | W6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 12 | 1 | 3 | .923 | 216 | 63 | L1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 10 | 2 | 2 | .833 | 155 | 29 | T1 | ||
| Kansas City Cowboys | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 76 | 53 | W7 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 3 | 3 | .700 | 151 | 61 | T1 | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 151 | 61 | W3 | ||
| Los Angeles Buccaneers | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 67 | 57 | L1 | ||
| Duluth Eskimos | 6 | 5 | 3 | .545 | 113 | 81 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Rangers | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 53 | 62 | T1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 74 | 98 | L1 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 5 | 7 | 1 | .417 | 89 | 103 | L1 | ||
| Detroit Panthers | 4 | 6 | 2 | .400 | 107 | 60 | L3 | ||
| Hartford Blues | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 57 | 99 | L1 | ||
| Brooklyn Lions | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 60 | 150 | L3 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 41 | 66 | L5 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 1 | 4 | 1 | .200 | 15 | 82 | L2 | ||
| Akron Indians | 1 | 4 | 3 | .200 | 23 | 89 | T1 | ||
| Racine Tornadoes | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 8 | 92 | L4 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 26 | 93 | L5 | ||
| Canton Bulldogs | 1 | 9 | 3 | .100 | 46 | 161 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 56 | L4 | ||
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 108 | L4 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
[edit]- ^ 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets
- ^ Pro Football Archives 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets
- ^ "Hornets Win Easily in Opening Battle: Yellowjackets Overwhelm Shore Roses in Kick-off of Gridiron Season, 45–0," Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 20, 1926, p. 19.
- ^ Although the Philadelphia Inquirer noted a crowd of 7,000 in a headline, Pro Football Reference has this crowd at 5,000.
- ^ "Frankford Hornets Battle to Stalemate in Opening National League Match: Yellowjackets Tie with Akron Foemen in Opening Battle," Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 26, 1926, section S, pp. 1-2.
- ^ Pro Football reference has the crowd at 15,000 although contemporary press reports state 5,000.
- ^ "Frankford Wins Over Hartford," Atlantic City Sunday Press, Oct. 3, 1926, p. 13.
- ^ Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; p. 231.
- ^ "Clifton Heights' Greatest Football Crowd Sees Jackets Win Thrilling Game: Frankford Defeats Clifton Heights," Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 22, 1926, p. 14.