1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season National Football League team season
The 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their fourth in the National Football League . The team failed to improve on their previous output of 14–1–2, winning only six league games[ 1] to finish in seventh place in the league standings.[ 2]
During the 1927 season the Yellow Jackets played 7 sets of home-and-away back-to-back games — a unique scheduling idiosyncrasy. Always playing the home game first, Frankford was shut out on the back end of 5 of these 7 home-and-away pairings.
Thirteen of the 18 games played by the Yellow Jackets were home at Frankford Stadium .
Schedule
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
Sources
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September 18
at Atlantic City Shore Roses
W 3–0
Airport Field
1
September 24
Dayton Triangles
L 6–3
0–1
Frankford Stadium
7,000
Recap
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October 1
All-New Britain
W 21–0
Frankford Stadium
–
October 2
at All-New Britain
W 22–0
2
October 8
Dayton Triangles
T 0–0
0–1–1
Frankford Stadium
4,000
Recap
3
October 15
Buffalo Bisons
W 54–0
1–1–1
Frankford Stadium
5,000
Recap
4
October 16
at Buffalo Bisons
W 23–0
2–1–1
Bison Stadium
1,500
Recap
5
October 22
New York Giants
L 13–0
2–2–1
Frankford Stadium
9,000
Recap
6
October 23
at New York Giants
L 27–0
2–3–1
Polo Grounds
15,000
Recap
7
October 29
Providence Steam Roller
L 20–7
2–4–1
Frankford Stadium
5,000
Recap
8
October 30
at Providence Steam Roller
L 14–0
2–5–1
Cycledrome
9,000
Recap
9
November 5
Pottsville Maroons
W 10–0
3–5–1
Frankford Stadium
6,000
Recap
10
November 6
at Pottsville Maroons
L 9–0
3–6–1
Minersville Park
Recap
11
November 12
Cleveland Bulldogs
W 22–0
4–6–1
Frankford Stadium
6,000
Recap
12
November 13
at Cleveland Bulldogs
L 37–0
4–7–1
Luna Park
5,000
Recap
13
November 19
Chicago Cardinals
W 12–8
5–7–1
Frankford Stadium
6,000
Recap
14
November 24
Green Bay Packers
L 17–9
5–8–1
Frankford Stadium
9,000
Recap
15
November 26
Duluth Eskimos
W 6–0
6–8–1
Frankford Stadium
Recap
16
December 3
Chicago Bears
T 0–0
6–8–2
Frankford Stadium
4,000
Recap
17
December 4
at Chicago Bears
L 9–0
6–9–2
Wrigley Field
2,500
Recap
18
December 10
New York Yankees
T 6–6
6–9–3
Frankford Stadium
7,000
Recap
[ 3]
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Players
Carl Davis , end, tackle, guard
Bill Donohoe , back
Joey Maxwell , center, end
Frank McGrath , end
Dick Moynihan , fullback, blocking back
Pete Richards , center
Ned Wilcox , back
References
Franchise Championships Stadia
Temporary stadiums due to a fire at Frankford Stadium in 1931 :
Lore Head Coaches Seasons