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1926 Akron Indians season
National Football League team season
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National Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Akron Indians |
| year | 1926 |
| record | 1–4–3 |
| division_place | T-16th NFL |
| coach | Al Nesser and Frank Nied |
| stadium | League Park |
| playoffs | No playoffs until 1932 |
| next | none |
| no_nextseason | true |
The 1926 season was the seventh and final season of the Akron Indians in the National Football League and their only season as the Indians. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–2–2, winning only one game. They tied for 16th place in the league, out of 22 teams.
Schedule
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | T 6–6 | 0–0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 26 | at Buffalo Rangers | L 0–7 | 0–1–1 | Bison Stadium | 2,500 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 3 | Hammond Pros | W 17–0 | 1–1–1 | General Field | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 10 | Canton Bulldogs | T 0–0 | 1–1–2 | General Field | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 24 | at Detroit Panthers | L 0–25 | 1–2–2 | Navin Field | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 31 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–17 | 1–3–2 | Cubs Park | 6,500 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 7 | at Pottsville Maroons | L 0–34 | 1–4–2 | Minersville Park | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 25 | at Canton Bulldogs | T 0–0 | 1–4–3 | Lakeside Park | Recap |
Standings
Roster
Opening day players for the Indians included:
| Name | College | Position | Name | College | LE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | RE | QB | LHB | RHB | FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl "Red" Daum | Akron | Nat McCombs | Haskell | ||||||||||||
| Knute Cauldwell | Wabash | ||||||||||||||
| Harry "Red" Seidelson | Pittsburgh | George Rohleder | Wittenberg | ||||||||||||
| George Berry | (none) | ||||||||||||||
| Al Nesser | (none) | ||||||||||||||
| Alvro Casey | |||||||||||||||
| (Running Wolf) | Haskell, | ||||||||||||||
| Northeastern Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| Frank Bissell | Fordham | ||||||||||||||
| Fritz Pollard | Brown | ||||||||||||||
| Hal Griggs | Butler | ||||||||||||||
| Obie Newman | Carnegie Mellon | ||||||||||||||
| Earl Cramer | Hamline |
References
References
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/akr/1926.htm 1926 Akron Indians]
- Although the ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' notes a crowd of 7,000 in a headline, Pro Football Reference lists this crowd at 5,000.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-frankford-horn/161889578/ "Frankford Hornets Battle to Stalemate in Opening National League Match: Yellowjackets Tie with Akron Foemen in Opening Battle,"] ''Philadelphia Inquirer,'' Sept. 26, 1926, section S, pp. 1-[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-yellowjackets/161889863/ 2].
- Tod Maher and Bob Gill (eds.), ''The Pro Football Encyclopedia: The Complete and Definitive Record of Professional Football.'' New York: Macmillan USA, 1997; ''passim.''
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