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1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
National Football League team season
National Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | Frankford yellow jackets football 1926.jpg |
| team | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| year | 1926 |
| record | 14–1–2 NFL |
| (16–1–2 Overall) | |
| league_place | **1st** NFL |
| coach | Guy Chamberlin |
| stadium | Frankford Stadium |
| playoffs |
(16–1–2 Overall)
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. By virtue of their league-best record of 14–1–2, they were crowned the 1926 NFL Champions.
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
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| September 19 | at *Atlantic City Shore Roses* | **W** 45–0 | Airport Field | 2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 25 | [Akron Indians](1926-akron-indians-season) | **T** 6–6 | 0–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192609250fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 2 | [Hartford Blues](1926-hartford-blues-season) | **W** 13–0 | 1–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 5,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610020fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 3 | at [Hartford Blues](1926-hartford-blues-season) | **W** 10–0 | 2–0–1 | East Hartford Velodrome | 3,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610030hrt.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 9 | [Buffalo Rangers](1926-buffalo-rangers-season) | **W** 30–0 | 3–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610090fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 16 | [New York Giants](1926-new-york-giants-season) | **W** 6–0 | 4–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610160fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 17 | at [New York Giants](1926-new-york-giants-season) | **W** 6–0 | 5–0–1 | Polo Grounds | 15,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610170nyg.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 23 | [Canton Bulldogs](1926-canton-bulldogs-season) | **W** 17–0 | 6–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 4,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610230fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 30 | [Providence Steam Roller](1926-providence-steam-roller-season) | **L** 7–6 | 6–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 8,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610300fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 31 | at [Providence Steam Roller](1926-providence-steam-roller-season) | **W** 6–3 | 7–1–1 | Cycledrome | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610310prv.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 6 | [Chicago Cardinals](1926-chicago-cardinals-season) | **W** 33–7 | 8–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 8,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611060fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 13 | [Duluth Eskimos](1926-duluth-eskimos-season) | **W** 10–0 | 9–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611130fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 20 | [Dayton Triangles](1926-dayton-triangles-season) | **W** 35–0 | 10–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611200fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 21 | at *Clifton Heights Orange & Black* | **W** 10–0 | Kent Field | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 25 | [Green Bay Packers](1926-green-bay-packers-season) | **W** 20–14 | 11–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 10,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611250fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 27 | [Detroit Panthers](1926-detroit-panthers-season) | **W** 7–6 | 12–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611270fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 4 | [Chicago Bears](1926-chicago-bears-season) | **W** 7–6 | 13–1–1 | Shibe Park | 10,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192612040fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 11 | [Providence Steam Roller](1926-providence-steam-roller-season) | **W** 24–0 | 14–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 4,500 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192612110fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 18 | [Pottsville Maroons](1926-pottsville-maroons-season) | **T** 0–0 | 14–1–2 | Frankford Stadium | 2,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192612110fyj.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Note:** Games in *italics* are against non-NFL teams. Thanksgiving Day: November 25. |
Standings
References
References
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/fyj/1926.htm 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets]
- [http://www.profootballarchives.com/1926nflfra.html Pro Football Archives 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets]
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-hornets-win-ea/159456254/ "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.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-frankford-horn/161889578/ "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-[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-yellowjackets/161889863/ 2].
- Pro Football reference has the crowd at 15,000 although contemporary press reports state 5,000.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlantic-city-sunday-press-the-sunday-ga/161770081/ "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.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-clifton-height/159456781/ "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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