1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
National Football League team season
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The 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their sixth in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, accumulating 5 ties in NFL action, good for third place in the league.[1]
| 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bull Behman |
| Home stadium | Frankford Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10â4â5 NFL (13â4â5 Overall) |
| League place | 3rd NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| â | September 22 | at Atlantic City Blue Tornadoes | W 6â0 | â | Bader Field | 5,000 | â | [2] | |
| 1 | September 28 | Dayton Triangles | W 14â7 | 1â0 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 5 | Buffalo Bisons | W 19â0 | 2â0 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 6 | at Buffalo Bisons | W 13â0 | 3â0 | Bison Stadium | "poor" | Recap | [3][4] | |
| 4 | October 13 | at Green Bay Packers | L 2â14 | 3â1 | City Stadium | 9,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 19 | Orange Tornadoes | T 6â6 | 3-1â1 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 20 | at New York Giants | L 0â32 | 3â2â1 | Polo Grounds | 30,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 26 | Staten Island Stapletons | T 6â6 | 3â2-2 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 27 | at Staten Island Stapletons | W 3â0 | 4â2â2 | Thompson Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 2 | Chicago Cardinals | W 8â0 | 5â2â2 | Frankford Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 9 | Providence Steam Roller | W 7â0 | 6â2â2 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 10 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 7â6 | 7â2â2 | Cycledrome | Recap | |||
| 12 | November 16 | Chicago Bears | W 20â14 | 8â2â2 | Frankford Stadium | 9,000 | Recap | ||
| 13 | November 17 | at Orange Tornadoes | T 0â0 | 8â2â3 | KoC Stadium | 1,500 | Recap | ||
| 14 | November 23 | Minneapolis Red Jackets | W 24â0 | 9â2â3 | Frankford Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| â | November 24 | at Clifton Heights Orange & Black | W 17â0 | â | Kent Field | 5,000+ | â | [5] | |
| 15 | November 28 | Green Bay Packers | T 0â0 | 9â2â4 | Frankford Stadium | 8,500 | Recap | ||
| 16 | December 1 | at Chicago Bears | T 0â0 | 9â2â5 | Wrigley Field | 1,500 | Recap | ||
| 17 | December 7 | New York Giants | L 0â12 | 9â3â5 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| 18 | December 8 | at New York Giants | L 0â31 | 9â4â5 | Polo Grounds | 10,000 [6] | Recap | [7] | |
| 19 | December 14 | Orange Tornadoes | W 10â0 | 10â4â5 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||
| â | December 15 | at Lebanon Battery H | W 26â0 | â | Pleasant Hill Gun Club Field | 2,000 | â | [8] | |
| Note: Non-NFL opponents are in italics. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 198 | 22 | W2 | ||
| New York Giants | 13 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 312 | 86 | W4 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 10 | 4 | 5 | .714 | 129 | 128 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 1 | .500 | 154 | 83 | W1 | ||
| Boston Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 98 | 73 | L1 | ||
| Staten Island Stapletons | 3 | 4 | 3 | .429 | 89 | 65 | L2 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 4 | 6 | 2 | .400 | 107 | 117 | L1 | ||
| Orange Tornadoes | 3 | 5 | 4 | .375 | 35 | 80 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 9 | 2 | .308 | 119 | 227 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 7 | 1 | .125 | 48 | 142 | W1 | ||
| Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 48 | 185 | L7 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 136 | L6 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
