1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
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The 1924
Frankford Yellow Jackets
season was their inaugural season in the National Football League
. The team finished 11-2-1 in league play and 17-3-1 overall, enough to finish in third in the league.
1924 NFL season
The 1924 NFL season was the 5th regular season of the National Football League. The league had 18 teams play during the season, including the new clubs Frankford Yellow Jackets, Kansas City Blues, and Kenosha Maroons. The Louisville Brecks, Oorang Indians, St...
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926...
season was their inaugural season in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team finished 11-2-1 in league play and 17-3-1 overall, enough to finish in third in the league.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 1924 | Rochester Jeffersons Rochester Jeffersons The Rochester Jeffersons from Rochester, New York played in the National Football League from 1920 to 1925.Formed as an amateur outfit by a rag-tag group of Rochester-area teenagers after the turn of the century , the team became known as the Jeffersons in reference to the locale of their playing... |
W 21-0 |
| 2 | October 4, 1924 | Kenosha Maroons Kenosha Maroons The Kenosha Maroons were a National Football League football team in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Officially, the club only played in the league during the 1924 season, dissolving after posting no wins in five games.-Origins:... |
W 31-6 |
| 3 | October 5, 1924 | at Dayton Triangles Dayton Triangles The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association in 1920. The Triangles were based in Dayton, Ohio, and took their nickname from their home field, Triangle Park, which was located at the confluence of the Great Miami and Stillwater Rivers in north... |
L 19-7 |
| 4 | October 11, 1924 | Cleveland Bulldogs Cleveland Bulldogs The Cleveland Bulldogs was a team that played in Cleveland, Ohio in the National Football League. They were originally called the Indians in 1923, not to be confused with the Cleveland Indians NFL franchise in 1922... |
T 3-3 |
| - | October 11, 1924 | at Staten Island Stapletons Staten Island Stapletons The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1930. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. Under the shortened nickname the "Stapes"... |
W 27-6 |
| 5 | October 18, 1924 | Columbus Tigers Columbus (NFL) The Columbus Panhandles were a professional football team from Columbus, Ohio who played in the "Ohio League" and later the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the National Football League... |
W 23-7 |
| - | October 25, 1924 | Providence Steam Roller Providence Steam Roller The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship... |
W 21-10 |
| 6 | October 26, 1924 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 33-3 |
| 7 | November 1, 1924 | Akron Pros Akron Pros The Akron Pros were a professional football team located played in Akron, Ohio from 1908–1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, however name was changed to the Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter member of the American Professional... |
W 23-0 |
| 8 | November 2, 1924 | at Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (NFL) Buffalo, New York had a turbulent, early-era National Football League team that operated under three different names and several different owners between the 1910s and 1920s... |
W 24-0 |
| 9 | November 8, 1924 | Kansas City Blues Kansas City (NFL) Kansas City, Missouri had a National Football League team prior to the Chiefs that operated under two different names: The Blues in 1924 and the Cowboys from 1925-1926. The Blues competed as a traveling team, playing all of their NFL games in other cities' stadia in their only year under that name... |
W 42-7 |
| 10 | November 15, 1924 | Minneapolis Marines | W 39-7 |
| 11 | November 16, 1924 | at Cleveland Bulldogs Cleveland Bulldogs The Cleveland Bulldogs was a team that played in Cleveland, Ohio in the National Football League. They were originally called the Indians in 1923, not to be confused with the Cleveland Indians NFL franchise in 1922... |
W 12-7 |
| 12 | November 22, 1924 | Milwaukee Badgers Milwaukee Badgers The Milwaukee Badgers were a professional American football team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played in the National Football League from 1922 to 1926. The team played its home games at Athletic Park, later known as Borchert Field, on Milwaukee's north side... |
W 21-6 |
| - | November 23, 1924 | at Providence Steam Roller Providence Steam Roller The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship... |
W 16-3 |
| 13 | November 27, 1924 | Dayton Triangles Dayton Triangles The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association in 1920. The Triangles were based in Dayton, Ohio, and took their nickname from their home field, Triangle Park, which was located at the confluence of the Great Miami and Stillwater Rivers in north... |
W 32-7 |
| 14 | November 29, 1924 | Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (NFL) Buffalo, New York had a turbulent, early-era National Football League team that operated under three different names and several different owners between the 1910s and 1920s... |
W 45-7 |
| - | December 6, 1924 | Shenandoah Yellow Jackets Shenandoah Yellow Jackets The Shenandoah Yellow Jackets were an Anthracite League football team that played during the league's only year of existence, 1924. They played eight games in their only year of existence, going 4-4 for a .500 winning percentage. They finished third in the five team league.... |
W 27-6 |
| - | December 7, 1924 | at Waterbury Blues | W 14-0 |
| - | December 13, 1924 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 13-10 |
| - | December 14, 1924 | at Clifton Heights Orange & Black | W 34-0 |
Standings
| NFL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Bulldogs 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs season The 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 7-1-1, the best record in the league, making them 1924 NFL Champions.-Schedule:... |
7 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 229 | 60 | W-2 |
| Chicago Bears 1924 Chicago Bears season The 1924 Chicago Bears season was their fifth regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-1-4 league record under head coach George Halas earning them a second place finish in the team standings, the fourth time in the last five years... |
6 | 1 | 4 | .857 | 136 | 55 | W-3 |
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 326 | 109 | W-8 |
| Duluth Kelleys 1924 Duluth Kelleys season The 1924 Duluth Kelleys season was their second in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4-3, winning five games. They finished fourth in the league standings.-Schedule:* Games in italics are non-league games-Standings:... |
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 56 | 16 | W-1 |
| Rock Island Independents 1924 Rock Island Independents season The 1924 Rock Island Independents season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-3-3, winning five games. They finished fifth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 88 | 38 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1924 Green Bay Packers season The 1924 Green Bay Packers season was their fourth season in the National Football League. The club posted a 7-4 league record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a sixth place finish in the standings.-Schedule:... |
7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 108 | 38 | L-1 |
| Racine Legion 1924 Racine Legion season The 1924 Racine Legion season was their third in the league and last season as the Legion. The team improved on their previous output of 4-4-2, losing only three games. They finished seventh in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 69 | 47 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1924 Chicago Cardinals season The 1924 Chicago Cardinals season was their fifth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8-4, winning only five games. They finished eighth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 90 | 67 | L-1 |
| Buffalo Bisons 1924 Buffalo Bisons (NFL) season The 1924 Buffalo Bisons season was their fifth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-4-3, losing five games. They finished ninth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 120 | 140 | L-3 |
| Hammond Pros 1924 Hammond Pros season The 1924 Hammond Pros season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-5-1, winning two games. They finished tenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 18 | 45 | W-2 |
| Columbus Tigers 1924 Columbus Tigers season The 1924 Columbus Tigers season was their fifth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-4-1, winning only four games. They finished tenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 91 | 68 | L-1 |
| Milwaukee Badgers 1924 Milwaukee Badgers season The 1924 Milwaukee Badgers season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7-2-3, winning only five games. They finished twelfth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 142 | 188 | L-2 |
| Dayton Triangles 1924 Dayton Triangles season The 1924 Dayton Triangles season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-6-1. They finished thirteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 45 | 148 | L-6 |
| Akron Pros 1924 Akron Pros season The 1924 Akron Pros season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-6, winning two games. They tied for thirteenth place in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 132 | W-1 |
| Kansas City Blues 1924 Kansas City Blues season The 1924 Kansas City Blues season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished 2-7, and finished fifteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 46 | 124 | L-2 |
| Minneapolis Marines 1924 Minneapolis Marines season The 1924 Minneapolis Marines season was their fourth in the league and final as the Marines. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-5-2, losing six games. They tied for sixteenth place in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 108 | L-6 |
| Rochester Jeffersons 1924 Rochester Jeffersons season The 1924 Rochester Jeffersons season was their fifth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 0-4, losing seven games. They tied for sixteenth place in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 156 | L-7 |
| Kenosha Maroons 1924 Kenosha Maroons season The 1924 Kenosha Maroons season was their sole season in the league. The team finished 0-4-1, and tied for sixteenth place in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 117 | L-2 |