1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

National Football League team season

1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

Head coach| Punk Berryman
Home field| Frankford Stadium
Results
Record| 17–3–1 Overall
11–2–1 NFL
League place| 3rd NFL

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The 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished 11–2–1 in league play and 17–3–1 overall,[1] enough to finish in third in the league.[2]

## Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result

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1  | September 27  | Rochester Jeffersons | W 21–0
2  | October 4  | Kenosha Maroons | W 31–6
3  | October 5  | at Dayton Triangles | L 7–19
4  | October 11  | Cleveland Bulldogs | T 3–3
–  | October 11  | at Staten Island Stapletons | W 27–6
5  | October 18  | Columbus Tigers | W 23–7
–  | October 25  | Providence Steam Roller | W 21–10
6  | October 26  | at Chicago Bears | L 3–33
7  | November 1  | Akron Pros | W 23–0
8  | November 2  | at Buffalo Bisons | W 24–0
9  | November 8  | Kansas City Blues | W 42–7
10  | November 15  | Minneapolis Marines | W 39–7
11  | November 16  | at Cleveland Bulldogs | W 12–7
12  | November 22  | Milwaukee Badgers | W 21–6
–  | November 23  | at Providence Steam Roller | W 16–3
13  | November 27  | Dayton Triangles | W 32–7
14  | November 29  | Buffalo Bisons | W 45–7
–  | December 6  | Shenandoah Yellow Jackets | W 27–6
–  | December 7  | at Waterbury Blues | W 14–0
–  | December 13  | Chicago Bears | L 10–13
–  | December 14  | at Clifton Heights Orange & Black | W 34–0
Note: Non-NFL standings games are in italics.

## Standings

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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK
Cleveland Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 229 | 60 | W2
Chicago Bears | 6 | 1 | 4 | .857 | 136 | 55 | W3
Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 326 | 109 | W8
Duluth Kelleys | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 56 | 16 | W1
Rock Island Independents | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 88 | 38 | L1
Green Bay Packers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 108 | 38 | L1
Racine Legion | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 69 | 47 | W1
Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 90 | 67 | L1
Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 120 | 140 | L3
Columbus Tigers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 91 | 68 | L1
Hammond Pros | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 18 | 45 | W2
Milwaukee Badgers | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 142 | 188 | L2
Akron Pros | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 132 | W1
Dayton Triangles | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 45 | 148 | L6
Kansas City Blues | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 46 | 124 | L2
Kenosha Maroons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 117 | L2
Minneapolis Marines | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 108 | L6
Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 156 | L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## References

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1. ^ 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets
2. ^ Pro Football Archives 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets

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Frankford Yellow Jackets

* Defunct National Football League club 1924–1931
* Formerly the Frankford Athletic Association (1899–1909, 1912–1923) and the Loyola Athletic Club (1909–1912)
* Formed in 1899
* Based in Frankford, Philadelphia

Franchise|

* History
* Players

Championships|

* 1926

Stadia|

* Wistar Field
* Brown's Field
* Frankford Stadium

Temporary stadiums due to a fire at Frankford Stadium in 1931:|

* Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (September 26, October 2)
Philadelphia Ball Park (October 10, October 31)

Lore|

* 1925 NFL Championship controversy
* Philadelphia Eagles

Head Coaches|

* Berryman
* Chamberlin
* Weir
* Behman
* Moran
* Gibson

Seasons|

* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931

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Frankford Yellow Jackets seasons

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1924 NFL season

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Cleveland | Columbus| Dayton| Duluth
Frankford | Green Bay| Hammond| Kansas City
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