1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
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]
| 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 |
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
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