1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
| 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Charley Moran, Russ Daugherty, Charley Rogers, Ed Weir, and Swede Youngstrom |
| Home field | Frankford Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–9–3 Overall 6–9–3 NFL |
| League place | 7th NFL |
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]
Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | September 18, 1927 | at Atlantic City Roses | W 3–0 |
| 1 | September 24, 1927 | Dayton Triangles | L 6–3 |
| – | October 1, 1927 | All-New Britain | W 21–0 |
| – | October 2, 1927 | at All-New Britain | W 22–0 |
| 2 | October 8, 1927 | Dayton Triangles | T 0–0 |
| 3 | October 15, 1927 | Buffalo Bisons | W 54–0 |
| 4 | October 16, 1927 | Buffalo Bisons | W 23–0 |
| 5 | October 22, 1927 | New York Giants | L 13–0 |
| 6 | October 23, 1927 | at New York Giants | L 27–0 |
| 7 | October 29, 1927 | Providence Steam Roller | L 20–7 |
| 8 | October 30, 1927 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 14–0 |
| 9 | November 5, 1927 | Pottsville Maroons | W 10–0 |
| 10 | November 6, 1927 | at Pottsville Maroons | L 9–0 |
| 11 | November 12, 1927 | Cleveland Bulldogs | W 22–0 |
| 12 | November 13, 1927 | at Cleveland Bulldogs | L 37–0 |
| 13 | November 19, 1927 | Chicago Cardinals | W 12–8 |
| 14 | November 24, 1927 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–9 |
| 15 | November 26, 1927 | Duluth Eskimos | W 6–0 |
| 16 | December 3, 1927 | Chicago Bears | T 0–0 |
| 17 | December 4, 1927 | at Chicago Bears | L 9–0 |
| 18 | December 10, 1927 | New York Yankees | T 6–6 |
Standings[]
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| New York Giants | 11 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 197 | 20 | W9 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 113 | 43 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 149 | 98 | W2 | ||
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 209 | 107 | W5 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 105 | 88 | W3 | ||
| New York Yankees | 7 | 8 | 1 | .467 | 142 | 174 | L4 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 6 | 9 | 3 | .400 | 152 | 166 | L1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 80 | 163 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 69 | 134 | L1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | 15 | 57 | L4 | ||
| Duluth Eskimos | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 68 | 134 | L7 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 123 | L5 | ||
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[]
Categories:
- Frankford Yellow Jackets seasons
- 1927 National Football League season by team
- 1927 in Pennsylvania