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1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
National Football League team season
National Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| year | 1928 |
| record | 11–3–2 (NFL) |
| (16–3–2 Overall) | |
| league_place | 2nd NFL |
| coach | Ed Weir |
| stadium | Frankford Stadium |
| playoffs |
(16–3–2 Overall)
The 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their fifth in the National Football League. The team returned ten veterans from their 1927 team.
The team improved on their 1927 record of 6–9–3 by winning eleven games. They finished second in the league standings with a winning percentage of .786.
Schedule
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| September 16 | at Orange Tornadoes | W 12–0 | — | K of C Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 23 | at Green Bay Packers | W 19–9 | 1–0 | 6,500 | City Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 29 | Dayton Triangles | W 6–0 | 2–0 | 4,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 6, 1928 | Marquette University | W 14–0 | — | Frankford Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 7 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 10–6 | 3–0 | 8,000 | Cycledrome | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 13 | New York Yankees | L 0–13 | 3–1 | 6,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 20 | Dayton Triangles | W 13–9 | 4–1 | 7,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 21 | at Staten Island Stapletons | W 14–13 | 5–1 | Thompson Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 27 | Millville Big Blue | W 26–0 | — | Frankford Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 | at Clifton Heights Panthers | W 20–6 | — | Kent Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 3 | Detroit Wolverines | W 25–7 | 5–1 | 8,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 4 | at New York Giants | T 0–0 | 5–1–1 | 3,000 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 10 | Pottsville Maroons | W 19–0 | 6–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 11 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 24–0 | 7–1–1 | Minersville Park | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 17 | Providence Steam Roller | T 6–6 | 7–1–2 | 9,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 18 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 0–6 | 7–2–2 | 12,000 | Cycledrome | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 24 | Chicago Cardinals | W 19–0 | 8–2–2 | 8,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 29 | Green Bay Packers | W 2–0 | 9–2–2 | 8,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–28 | 9–3–2 | 12,000 | Wrigley Field | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 8 | New York Giants | W 7–0 | 10–3–2 | 3,500 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 15 | Chicago Bears | W 19–0 | 11–3–2 | 7,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 16 | at Clifton Heights Panthers | W 52–3 | — | Kent Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Games in italics are against non-NFL teams. Thanksgiving Day: November 29. |
Standings
References
References
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/standard-speaker-wallie-diehl-to-play-wi/159388975/ "Wallie Diehl to Play with Frankford Team,"] ''Hazelton Standard-Speaker,'' Sept. 17, 1928, p. 8.
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/fyj/1928.htm 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets]
- [http://www.profootballarchives.com/1928nflfra.html Pro Football Archives 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season]
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-orange-eleven-bows-to-y/159388738/ "Orange Eleven Bows to Yellow Jackets,"] ''Plainfield [NJ] Courier-News,'' Sept. 17, 1928, p. 20.
- Greg D. Tranter, ''The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team.'' Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; pp. 236-237.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlantic-city-sunday-press-the-sunday-ga/159315558/ "Frankford Yellow Jackets Jolt Wolverines, 25 to 7,"] ''Atlantic City Sunday Press,'' Nov. 4, 1928, p. 28.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/yonkers-statesman-giantsfrankford-tie/159389335/ "Giants—Frankford Tie,"] ''Yonkers Statesman,'' Nov. 5, 1928, p. 12.
- Tranter has attendance for this game as 15,000, which is probably a typo.
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