1926 Akron Indians season
National Football League team season
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The 1926 season was the seventh and final season of the Akron Indians in the National Football League and their only season as the Indians. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4â2â2, winning only one game.[1] They tied for 16th place in the league, out of 22 teams.
| 1926 Akron Indians season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Al Nesser and Frank Nied |
| Home stadium | League Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 1â4â3 |
| Division place | T-16th NFL |
| Playoffs | No playoffs until 1932 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | T 6â6 | 0â0â1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 [2] | Recap | [3] |
| 2 | September 26 | at Buffalo Rangers | L 0â7 | 0â1â1 | Bison Stadium | 2,500 | Recap | |
| 3 | October 3 | Hammond Pros | W 17â0 | 1â1â1 | General Field | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 10 | Canton Bulldogs | T 0â0 | 1â1â2 | General Field | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 24 | at Detroit Panthers | L 0â25 | 1â2â2 | Navin Field | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 31 | at Chicago Bears | L 0â17 | 1â3â2 | Cubs Park | 6,500 | Recap | |
| 7 | November 7 | at Pottsville Maroons | L 0â34 | 1â4â2 | Minersville Park | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 25 | at Canton Bulldogs | T 0â0 | 1â4â3 | Lakeside Park | Recap |
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 14 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 236 | 49 | T1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 12 | 1 | 3 | .923 | 216 | 63 | L1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 10 | 2 | 2 | .833 | 155 | 29 | T1 | ||
| Kansas City Cowboys | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 76 | 53 | W7 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 3 | 3 | .700 | 151 | 61 | T1 | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 151 | 61 | W3 | ||
| Los Angeles Buccaneers | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 67 | 57 | L1 | ||
| Duluth Eskimos | 6 | 5 | 3 | .545 | 113 | 81 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Rangers | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 53 | 62 | T1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 74 | 98 | L1 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 5 | 7 | 1 | .417 | 89 | 103 | L1 | ||
| Detroit Panthers | 4 | 6 | 2 | .400 | 107 | 60 | L3 | ||
| Hartford Blues | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 57 | 99 | L1 | ||
| Brooklyn Lions | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 60 | 150 | L3 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 41 | 66 | L5 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 1 | 4 | 1 | .200 | 15 | 82 | L2 | ||
| Akron Indians | 1 | 4 | 3 | .200 | 23 | 89 | T1 | ||
| Racine Tornadoes | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 8 | 92 | L4 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 26 | 93 | L5 | ||
| Canton Bulldogs | 1 | 9 | 3 | .100 | 46 | 161 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 56 | L4 | ||
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 108 | L4 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
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Opening day players for the Indians[3][4] included:
| Starters | â | Reserves | ||
| Name | College | Position | Name | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl "Red" Daum | Akron | LE | Nat McCombs | Haskell |
| Knute Cauldwell | Wabash | LT | ||
| Harry "Red" Seidelson | Pittsburgh | LG | George Rohleder | Wittenberg |
| George Berry | (none) | C | ||
| Al Nesser | (none) | RG | ||
| Alvro Casey (Running Wolf) |
Haskell, Northeastern Oklahoma |
RT | ||
| Frank Bissell | Fordham | RE | ||
| Fritz Pollard | Brown | QB | ||
| Hal Griggs | Butler | LHB | ||
| Obie Newman | Carnegie Mellon | RHB | ||
| Earl Cramer | Hamline | FB | ||