1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season explained

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]

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultAttendanceVenueRecapSources
September 16, 1928 at Orange TornadoesW 12–0K of C Stadium[4]
1September 23, 1928 at Green Bay PackersW 19–96,500City StadiumRecap
2September 29, 1928Dayton TrianglesW 6–04,000Frankford StadiumRecap
October 6, 1928 Marquette UniversityW 14–0Frankford Stadium
3October 7, 1928 at Providence Steam RollerW 10–68,000CycledromeRecap[5]
4October 13, 1928New York YankeesL 13–06,000Frankford StadiumRecap
5October 20, 1928Dayton TrianglesW 13–97,000Frankford StadiumRecap
October 21, 1928at Staten Island StapletonsW 14–13Thompson Stadium
October 27, 1928Millville Big BlueW 26–0Frankford Stadium
October 28, 1928at Clifton Heights PanthersW 20–6Kent Field
6November 3, 1928Detroit WolverinesW 25–78,000Frankford StadiumRecap[6]
7November 4, 1928at New York GiantsT 0–03,000Polo GroundsRecap[7]
8November 10, 1928Pottsville MaroonsW 19–0Frankford StadiumRecap
9November 11, 1928at Pottsville MaroonsW 24–0Minersville ParkRecap
10November 17, 1928Providence Steam RollerT 6–69,000 [8] Frankford StadiumRecap
11November 18, 1928at Providence Steam RollerL 6–012,000CycledromeRecap
12November 24, 1928Chicago CardinalsW 19–08,000Frankford StadiumRecap
13November 29, 1928Green Bay PackersW 2–08,000Frankford StadiumRecap
14December 2, 1928at Chicago BearsL 28–612,000Wrigley FieldRecap
15December 8, 1928New York GiantsW 7–03,500Frankford StadiumRecap
16December 15, 1928Chicago BearsW 19–07,000Frankford StadiumRecap
December 16, 1928at Clifton Heights PanthersW 52–3Kent Field

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/standard-speaker-wallie-diehl-to-play-wi/159388975/ "Wallie Diehl to Play with Frankford Team,"
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/fyj/1928.htm 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets
  3. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1928nflfra.html Pro Football Archives 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-orange-eleven-bows-to-y/159388738/ "Orange Eleven Bows to Yellow Jackets,"
  5. Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; pp. 236-237.
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlantic-city-sunday-press-the-sunday-ga/159315558/ "Frankford Yellow Jackets Jolt Wolverines, 25 to 7,"
  7. https://www.newspapers.com/article/yonkers-statesman-giantsfrankford-tie/159389335/ "Giants—Frankford Tie,"
  8. Tranter has attendance for this game as 15,000, which is probably a typo.