Team: | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
Year: | 1928 |
Record: | 11–3–2 (NFL) (16–3–2 Overall) |
League Place: | 2nd NFL |
Coach: | Ed Weir |
Stadium: | Frankford Stadium |
The 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their fifth in the National Football League. The team returned ten veterans from their 1927 team.[1]
The team improved on their 1927 record of 6–9–3 by winning eleven games.[2] They finished second in the league standings with a winning percentage of .786.[3]
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Venue | Recap | Sources | |
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– | September 16, 1928 | at Orange Tornadoes | W 12–0 | K of C Stadium | [4] | |||
1 | September 23, 1928 | at Green Bay Packers | W 19–9 | 6,500 | City Stadium | Recap | ||
2 | September 29, 1928 | Dayton Triangles | W 6–0 | 4,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||
– | October 6, 1928 | Marquette University | W 14–0 | Frankford Stadium | ||||
3 | October 7, 1928 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 10–6 | 8,000 | Cycledrome | Recap | [5] | |
4 | October 13, 1928 | New York Yankees | L 13–0 | 6,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||
5 | October 20, 1928 | Dayton Triangles | W 13–9 | 7,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||
– | October 21, 1928 | at Staten Island Stapletons | W 14–13 | Thompson Stadium | ||||
– | October 27, 1928 | Millville Big Blue | W 26–0 | Frankford Stadium | ||||
– | October 28, 1928 | at Clifton Heights Panthers | W 20–6 | Kent Field | ||||
6 | November 3, 1928 | Detroit Wolverines | W 25–7 | 8,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | [6] | |
7 | November 4, 1928 | at New York Giants | T 0–0 | 3,000 | Polo Grounds | Recap | [7] | |
8 | November 10, 1928 | Pottsville Maroons | W 19–0 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||
9 | November 11, 1928 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 24–0 | Minersville Park | Recap | |||
10 | November 17, 1928 | Providence Steam Roller | T 6–6 | 9,000 [8] | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||
11 | November 18, 1928 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 6–0 | 12,000 | Cycledrome | Recap | ||
12 | November 24, 1928 | Chicago Cardinals | W 19–0 | 8,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||
13 | November 29, 1928 | Green Bay Packers | W 2–0 | 8,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||
14 | December 2, 1928 | at Chicago Bears | L 28–6 | 12,000 | Wrigley Field | Recap | ||
15 | December 8, 1928 | New York Giants | W 7–0 | 3,500 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||
16 | December 15, 1928 | Chicago Bears | W 19–0 | 7,000 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | ||
– | December 16, 1928 | at Clifton Heights Panthers | W 52–3 | Kent Field |