1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
Head coachGuy Chamberlin
Home fieldFrankford Stadium
Results
Record14–1–2 NFL
(16–1–2 Overall)
League place1st 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

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

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

  1. ^ 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets
  2. ^ Pro Football Archives 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Although the Philadelphia Inquirer noted a crowd of 7,000 in a headline, Pro Football Reference has this crowd at 5,000.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Pro Football reference has the crowd at 15,000 although contemporary press reports state 5,000.
  7. ^ "Frankford Wins Over Hartford," Atlantic City Sunday Press, Oct. 3, 1926, p. 13.
  8. ^ Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; p. 231.
  9. ^ "Clifton Heights' Greatest Football Crowd Sees Jackets Win Thrilling Game: Frankford Defeats Clifton Heights," Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 22, 1926, p. 14.

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