1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
National Football League team season
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The 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished 11â2â1 in league play and 17â3â1 overall,[1] enough to finish in third in the league.[2]
| 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Punk Berryman |
| Home stadium | Frankford Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 17â3â1 Overall 11â2â1 NFL |
| League place | 3rd NFL |
Due to Pennsylvania's Blue laws prohibiting football on Sundays, still in force in 1924, the Yellow Jackets played their home games on Saturday, frequently hopping a train to play a back-to-back game on Sunday of same weekend in another state.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27 | Rochester Jeffersons | W 21â0 | 1â0 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | [3][4] | |
| 2 | October 4 â | Kenosha Maroons | W 31â6 | 2â0 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 5 | at Dayton Triangles | L 7â19 | 2â1 | Triangle Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 11 â | Cleveland Bulldogs | T 3â3 | 2â1â1 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||
| â | October 12 (?) | at Staten Island Stapletons | W 27â6 | â | Thompson Stadium | â | |||
| 5 | October 18 â | Columbus Tigers | W 23â7 | 3â1â1 | Frankford Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| â | October 25 â | Providence Steam Roller | W 21â10 | â | Frankford Stadium | â | |||
| 6 | October 26 | at Chicago Bears | L 3â33 | 3â2â1 | Cubs Park | 8,000 [5] | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 1 â | Akron Pros | W 23â0 | 4â2â1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 [6] | Recap | [7][8] | |
| 8 | November 2 | at Buffalo Bisons | W 24â0 | 5â2â1 | Bison Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 8 â | Kansas City Blues | W 42â7 | 6â2â1 | Frankford Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 15 â | Minneapolis Marines | W 39â7 | 7â2â1 | Frankford Stadium | 8,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 16 | at Cleveland Bulldogs | W 12â7 | 8â2â1 | Dunn Field | Recap | |||
| 12 | November 22 â | Milwaukee Badgers | W 21â6 | 9â2â1 | Frankford Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| â | November 23 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 16â3 | â | Cycledrome | â | |||
| 13 | November 27 | Dayton Triangles | W 32â7 | 10â2â1 | Frankford Stadium | 15,000 | Recap | ||
| 14 | November 29 â | Buffalo Bisons | W 45â7 | 11â2â1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| â | December 6 â | Shenandoah Yellow Jackets | W 27â6 | â | Frankford Stadium | â | |||
| â | December 7 | at Waterbury Blues | W 14â0 | â | Brassco Field | â | |||
| â | December 13 â | Chicago Bears | L 10â13 | â | Frankford Stadium | 20,000 | â | [9] | |
| â | December 14 | at Clifton Heights Orange & Black | W 34â0 | â | â | ||||
| Note: â denotes Saturday game. Non-NFL games are in italics. Thanksgiving Day: November 27. | |||||||||
| December 13 Bears game ruled a post-season exhibition by league president, did not count on record. | |||||||||
Standings
| 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.