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]
| 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 |
Schedule edit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
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