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1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

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1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
Head coachPunk Berryman
Home fieldFrankford Stadium
Results
Record17–3–1 Overall
11–2–1 NFL
League place3rd NFL

The 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished 11–2–1 in league play and 17–3–1 overall,[1] enough to finish in third in the league.[2]

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 27 Rochester Jeffersons W 21–0
2 October 4 Kenosha Maroons W 31–6
3 October 5 at Dayton Triangles L 7–19
4 October 11 Cleveland Bulldogs T 3–3
October 11 at Staten Island Stapletons W 27–6
5 October 18 Columbus Tigers W 23–7
October 25 Providence Steam Roller W 21–10
6 October 26 at Chicago Bears L 3–33
7 November 1 Akron Pros W 23–0
8 November 2 at Buffalo Bisons W 24–0
9 November 8 Kansas City Blues W 42–7
10 November 15 Minneapolis Marines W 39–7
11 November 16 at Cleveland Bulldogs W 12–7
12 November 22 Milwaukee Badgers W 21–6
November 23 at Providence Steam Roller W 16–3
13 November 27 Dayton Triangles W 32–7
14 November 29 Buffalo Bisons W 45–7
December 6 Shenandoah Yellow Jackets W 27–6
December 7 at Waterbury Blues W 14–0
December 13 Chicago Bears L 10–13
December 14 at Clifton Heights Orange & Black W 34–0
Note: Non-NFL standings games are in italics.

Standings

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NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Bulldogs 7 1 1 .875 229 60 W2
Chicago Bears 6 1 4 .857 136 55 W3
Frankford Yellow Jackets 11 2 1 .846 326 109 W8
Duluth Kelleys 5 1 0 .833 56 16 W1
Rock Island Independents 5 2 2 .714 88 38 L1
Green Bay Packers 7 4 0 .636 108 38 L1
Racine Legion 4 3 3 .571 69 47 W1
Chicago Cardinals 5 4 1 .556 90 67 L1
Buffalo Bisons 6 5 0 .545 120 140 L3
Columbus Tigers 4 4 0 .500 91 68 L1
Hammond Pros 2 2 1 .500 18 45 W2
Milwaukee Badgers 5 8 0 .385 142 188 L2
Akron Pros 2 6 0 .250 59 132 W1
Dayton Triangles 2 6 0 .250 45 148 L6
Kansas City Blues 2 7 0 .222 46 124 L2
Kenosha Maroons 0 4 1 .000 12 117 L2
Minneapolis Marines 0 6 0 .000 14 108 L6
Rochester Jeffersons 0 7 0 .000 7 156 L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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