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1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
The 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their fifth in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous league output of 6–9–3, winning eleven games.[1] They finished second in the league standings.[2]
| 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ed Weir |
| Home field | Frankford Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–3–2 Overall 11–3–2 NFL |
| League place | 2nd NFL |
Schedule edit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | September 16, 1928 | at Orange Tornadoes | W 12–0 |
| 1 | September 23, 1928 | at Green Bay Packers | W 19–9 |
| 2 | September 29, 1928 | Dayton Triangles | W 6–0 |
| – | October 6, 1928 | Marquette University | W 14–0 |
| 3 | October 7, 1928 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 10–6 |
| 4 | October 13, 1928 | New York Yankees | L 13–0 |
| 5 | October 20, 1928 | Dayton Triangles | W 13–9 |
| – | October 21, 1928 | at Staten Island Stapletons | W 14–13 |
| – | October 27, 1928 | Millville Big Blue | W 26–0 |
| – | October 28, 1928 | at Clifton Heights Panthers | W 20–6 |
| 6 | November 3, 1928 | Detroit Wolverines | W 25–7 |
| 7 | November 4, 1928 | at New York Giants | T 0–0 |
| 8 | November 10, 1928 | Pottsville Maroons | W 19–0 |
| 9 | November 11, 1928 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 24–0 |
| 10 | November 17, 1928 | Providence Steam Roller | T 6–6 |
| 11 | November 18, 1928 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 6–0 |
| 12 | November 24, 1928 | Chicago Cardinals | W 19–0 |
| 13 | November 29, 1928 | Green Bay Packers | W 2–0 |
| 14 | December 2, 1928 | at Chicago Bears | L 28–6 |
| 15 | December 8, 1928 | New York Giants | W 7–0 |
| 16 | December 15, 1928 | Chicago Bears | W 19–0 |
| – | December 16, 1928 | at Clifton Heights Panthers | W 52–3 |
Standings edit
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Providence Steam Roller | 8 | 1 | 2 | .889 | 128 | 42 | T1 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 3 | 2 | .786 | 175 | 84 | L1 | ||
| Detroit Wolverines | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 189 | 76 | W4 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 3 | .600 | 120 | 92 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 1 | .583 | 182 | 85 | L2 | ||
| New York Giants | 4 | 7 | 2 | .364 | 79 | 136 | L5 | ||
| New York Yankees | 4 | 8 | 1 | .333 | 103 | 179 | W1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 74 | 134 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 7 | 107 | L4 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 131 | L7 | ||
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.