1926 Louisville Colonels season
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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.
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...
Louisville Colonels
Louisville (NFL)
Louisville, Kentucky had two professional American football teams in the National Football League: the Breckenridges from 1921 to 1923 and the Colonels in 1926. The NFL intended for the Brecks to be a traveling team, however the team played a series of "home" games...
season was their fourth and final 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...
and only season as the Colonels. The team failed to improve on their previous output
1923 Louisville Brecks season
The 1923 Louisville Brecks season was their third season in the league and final season as the Brecks. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 1-3, losing all their games. They tied for nineteenth place in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:...
of 0-3, losing four games. They tied for twenty-first in the league.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 3, 1926 | at 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... |
L 13-0 |
| 2 | October 17, 1926 | at Detroit Panthers | L 47-0 |
| 3 | November 7, 1926 | 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 34-0 |
| 4 | November 14, 1926 | at 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... |
L 14-0 |
Standings
| NFL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Frankford Yellow Jackets 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets season 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.... |
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 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 108 | L-4 |