The 1926

1926 NFL season

The 1926 NFL season was the 7th regular season of the National Football League. The league grew to 22 teams, a figure that would not be equaled in professional football until 1961, adding the Brooklyn Lions, the Hartford Blues, the Los Angeles Buccaneers, and the Louisville Colonels, with Racine...

 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 third 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 improved on their previous output

1925 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

The 1925 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their second in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous output of 11-2-1, winning thirteen league games to finish the season in sixth place...

 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

American Football League (1926)

The first American Football League , sometimes called AFL I, AFLG, or the Grange League, was a professional American football league that operated in 1926. It was the first major competitor to the National Football League. Founded by C. C...

 that year were also based in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Quakers

Philadelphia Quakers (AFL)

Not to be confused with the defunct Philadelphia Quakers team of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia Quakers baseball team who became the Philadelphia Phillies in 1890 or the University of Pennsylvania athletics teams, the Pennsylvania Quakers....

. There had been some brief discussion of fulfilling the crosstown rivalry

Crosstown rivalry

In sports, a crosstown rivalry is a rivalry between two teams in the same metropolitan area. It is a term primarily used in the United States and Canada. They are called "crosstown rivalries" because in most cases, they are held in large cities or metropolitan areas where each team represents a...

 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

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

, losing 31-0.)

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
-	September 19, 1926	at Atlantic City Roses	W 45-0
1	September 25, 1926	Akron Indians 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...	T 6-6
2	October 2, 1926	Hartford Blues Hartford Blues The Hartford Blues of the National Football League played only in the 1926 NFL season, with a record of 3-7. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut but played at the East Hartford Velodrome.-Origins:...	W 13-0
3	October 3, 1926	at Hartford Blues Hartford Blues The Hartford Blues of the National Football League played only in the 1926 NFL season, with a record of 3-7. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut but played at the East Hartford Velodrome.-Origins:...	W 10-0
4	October 9, 1926	Buffalo Rangers 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 30-0
5	October 16, 1926	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 6-0
6	October 17, 1926	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 6-0
7	October 23, 1926	Canton Bulldogs Canton Bulldogs The Canton Bulldogs were a professional American football team, based in Canton, Ohio. They played in the Ohio League from 1903 to 1906 and 1911 to 1919, and its successor, the National Football League, from 1920 to 1923 and again from 1925 to 1926. The Bulldogs would go on to win the 1917, 1918...	W 17-0
8	October 30, 1926	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...	L 7-6
9	October 31, 1926	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 6-3
10	November 6, 1926	Chicago Cardinals	W 33-7
11	November 13, 1926	Duluth Eskimos	W 10-0
12	November 20, 1926	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 35-0
-	November 21, 1926	at Clifton Heights Orange & Black Clifton Heights Black & Orange The Clifton Heights Orange and Black was a professional football team from Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, a town located just to the southwest of Philadelphia, from 1921 until around 1932. The team was operated by the Clifton Heights Athletic Association to compete against the other towns of...	W 10-0
13	November 25, 1926	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	W 20-14
14	November 27, 1926	Detroit Panthers	W 7-6
15	December 4, 1926	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... Played at Shibe Park	W 7-6
16	December 11, 1926	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 24-0
17	December 18, 1926	Pottsville Maroons Pottsville Maroons The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1920, they went on to play in the National Football League for four seasons, from 1925–1928...	T 0-0

Standings

NFL
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Frankford Yellow Jackets	14	1	2	.933	236	49	W-6
Chicago Bears 1926 Chicago Bears season -Season Overview:The 1926 Chicago Bears season was their seventh regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 12-1-3 record under head coach George Halas earning them a second place finish in the team standings, their fifth showing in that place in the last seven years...	12	1	3	.923	216	63	L-1
Pottsville Maroons 1926 Pottsville Maroons season The 1926 Pottsville Maroons season was their second in the National Football League. The team matched their previous league record of 10-2, They finished third in the league standings.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	10	2	2	.833	155	29	T-1
Kansas City Cowboys 1926 Kansas City Cowboys season The 1926 Kansas City Cowboys season was their third and final season in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-5-1, winning eight games. They finished fourth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	8	3	0	.727	76	53	W-7
Green Bay Packers 1926 Green Bay Packers season The 1926 Green Bay Packers season was their sixth season in the National Football League. The club posted a 7-3-3 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a fifth place finish...	7	3	3	.700	151	61	T-1
New York Giants 1926 New York Giants season The 1926 New York Giants season was the second season for the club in the National Football League. They ended with an 8-4-1 regular season record and had one postseason appearance against the AFL Philadelphia Quakers, which the Giants won 31-0.-Schedule:...	8	4	1	.667	151	61	W-3
Los Angeles Buccaneers 1926 Los Angeles Buccaneers season The 1926 Los Angeles Buccaneers season was their only season in the league. The team finished 6-3-1, tying for sixth place in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	6	3	1	.667	67	57	L-1
Duluth Eskimos 1926 Duluth Eskimos season The 1926 Duluth Eskimos season was their fourth in the league and first season as the Eskimos. The team improved on their previous output of 0-3, winning six games. They finished eighth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	6	5	3	.545	113	81	L-1
Buffalo Rangers 1926 Buffalo Rangers season The 1926 Buffalo Rangers season was their seventh in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-6-2, winning four games. They finished ninth in the league.-Background:...	4	4	2	.500	53	62	T-1
Chicago Cardinals 1926 Chicago Cardinals season The 1926 Chicago Cardinals season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11-2-1, winning only five games. They finished tenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	5	6	1	.455	74	98	L-1
Providence Steam Roller 1926 Providence Steam Roller season The 1926 Providence Steam Roller season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6-5-1, winning only five games. They finished eleventh in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	5	7	1	.417	89	103	L-1
Detroit Panthers 1926 Detroit Panthers season The 1926 Detroit Panthers season was their fourth in the league and final season as the Panthers. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8-2-2, winning only four games. They finished twelfth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	4	6	2	.400	107	60	L-3
Hartford Blues 1926 Hartford Blues season The 1926 Hartford Blues season was their only season in the league. The team finished 3-7, finishing thirteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	3	7	0	.300	57	99	L-1
Brooklyn Lions 1926 Brooklyn Lions season The 1926 Brooklyn Lions season was their first and only season in the league. The team finished 3-8, finished fourteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	3	8	0	.273	60	150	L-3
Milwaukee Badgers 1926 Milwaukee Badgers season The 1926 Milwaukee Badgers season was their fifth and final season in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous output of 0-6, winning two games. They finished fifteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	2	7	0	.222	41	66	L-5
Dayton Triangles 1926 Dayton Triangles season The 1926 Dayton Triangles season was their seventh in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 0-7, winning one game. They tied for sixteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	1	4	1	.200	15	82	L-2
Akron Indians 1926 Akron Indians season The 1926 Akron Indians season was their seventh and final season in the league and only season as the Indians. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-2-2, winning only four games. They tied for sixteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:...	1	4	3	.200	23	89	T-1
Racine Tornadoes 1926 Racine Tornadoes season The 1926 Racine Tornadoes season was their fourth and final season in the league and only season as the Tornadoes. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-3-3, winning only one game. They tied for sixteenth place in the league.-Schedule:...	1	4	0	.200	8	92	T-4
Columbus Tigers 1926 Columbus Tigers season The 1926 Columbus Tigers season was their seventh and final season in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 0-9, winning one game. They finished nineteenth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	1	6	0	.143	26	93	L-5
Canton Bulldogs 1926 Canton Bulldogs season The 1926 Canton Bulldogs season was their sixth and final season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-4, winning only one game. They finished twentieth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	1	9	3	.100	46	161	L-1
Hammond Pros 1926 Hammond Pros season The 1926 Hammond Pros season was their seventh and final season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 1-4, losing all their games. They finished twenty-first in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	0	4	0	.000	3	56	L-4
Louisville Colonels 1926 Louisville Colonels season The 1926 Louisville Colonels season was their fourth and final season in the National Football League and only season as the Colonels. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 0-3, losing four games. They tied for twenty-first in the league....	0	4	0	.000	0	108	L-4