1926 New York Giants season
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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.
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...
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...
season was the second season for the club 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...
. They ended with an 8-4-1 regular season record and had one postseason appearance against the AFL
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...
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....
, which the Giants won 31-0.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26, 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 21–0 |
| 2 | October 3, 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 7–6 |
| 3 | October 10, 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 7–0 |
| 4 | October 16, 1926 | at 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... |
L 6–0 |
| 5 | October 17, 1926 | 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... |
L 6–0 |
| 6 | October 24, 1926 | Kansas City Cowboys 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 13–0 |
| 7 | November 2, 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... |
T 7–7 |
| 8 | November 7, 1926 | Chicago Cardinals | W 20–0 |
| 9 | November 11, 1926 | Duluth Eskimos | W 14–13 |
| 10 | November 14, 1926 | Los Angeles Buccaneers Los Angeles Buccaneers The Los Angeles Buccaneers were a traveling team in the National Football League during their one season 1926, ostensibly representing the city of Los Angeles, California. Like the Los Angeles Wildcats of the first American Football League, the team never actually played a league game in Los... |
L 6–0 |
| 11 | November 21, 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 21–0 |
| 12 | November 25, 1926 | at Brooklyn Lions | W 17–0 |
| 13 | November 28, 1926 | Brooklyn Lions | W 27–0 |
Postseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | December 14, 1926 | 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.... (AFL 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... ) |
W 31–0 |
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 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 147 | 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 |