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1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

National Football League team season


National Football League team season

FieldValue
logoFrankford yellow jackets football 1926.jpg
teamFrankford Yellow Jackets
year1926
record14–1–2 NFL
(16–1–2 Overall)
league_place**1st** NFL
coachGuy Chamberlin
stadiumFrankford 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 19at *Atlantic City Shore Roses***W** 45–0Airport Field2,000
September 25[Akron Indians](1926-akron-indians-season)**T** 6–60–0–1Frankford Stadium7,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192609250fyj.htm)
October 2[Hartford Blues](1926-hartford-blues-season)**W** 13–01–0–1Frankford Stadium5,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610020fyj.htm)
October 3at [Hartford Blues](1926-hartford-blues-season)**W** 10–02–0–1East Hartford Velodrome3,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610030hrt.htm)
October 9[Buffalo Rangers](1926-buffalo-rangers-season)**W** 30–03–0–1Frankford Stadium6,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610090fyj.htm)
October 16[New York Giants](1926-new-york-giants-season)**W** 6–04–0–1Frankford Stadium7,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610160fyj.htm)
October 17at [New York Giants](1926-new-york-giants-season)**W** 6–05–0–1Polo Grounds15,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610170nyg.htm)
October 23[Canton Bulldogs](1926-canton-bulldogs-season)**W** 17–06–0–1Frankford Stadium4,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610230fyj.htm)
October 30[Providence Steam Roller](1926-providence-steam-roller-season)**L** 7–66–1–1Frankford Stadium8,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610300fyj.htm)
October 31at [Providence Steam Roller](1926-providence-steam-roller-season)**W** 6–37–1–1Cycledrome[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192610310prv.htm)
November 6[Chicago Cardinals](1926-chicago-cardinals-season)**W** 33–78–1–1Frankford Stadium8,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611060fyj.htm)
November 13[Duluth Eskimos](1926-duluth-eskimos-season)**W** 10–09–1–1Frankford Stadium6,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611130fyj.htm)
November 20[Dayton Triangles](1926-dayton-triangles-season)**W** 35–010–1–1Frankford Stadium6,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611200fyj.htm)
November 21at *Clifton Heights Orange & Black***W** 10–0Kent Field10,000
November 25[Green Bay Packers](1926-green-bay-packers-season)**W** 20–1411–1–1Frankford Stadium10,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611250fyj.htm)
November 27[Detroit Panthers](1926-detroit-panthers-season)**W** 7–612–1–1Frankford Stadium6,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192611270fyj.htm)
December 4[Chicago Bears](1926-chicago-bears-season)**W** 7–613–1–1Shibe Park10,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192612040fyj.htm)
December 11[Providence Steam Roller](1926-providence-steam-roller-season)**W** 24–014–1–1Frankford Stadium4,500[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192612110fyj.htm)
December 18[Pottsville Maroons](1926-pottsville-maroons-season)**T** 0–014–1–2Frankford Stadium2,000[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

  1. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/fyj/1926.htm 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets]
  2. [http://www.profootballarchives.com/1926nflfra.html Pro Football Archives 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets]
  3. [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.
  4. Although the ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' noted a crowd of 7,000 in a headline, Pro Football Reference has this crowd at 5,000.
  5. [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].
  6. Pro Football reference has the crowd at 15,000 although contemporary press reports state 5,000.
  7. [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.
  8. Greg D. Tranter, ''The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team.'' Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; p. 231.
  9. [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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