1926 Detroit Panthers season

1926 Detroit Panthers (NFL) season
Head coach	Jimmy Conzelman
Results
Record	4–6–2
League place	12th NFL

The 1926 Detroit Panthers season was their fourth in the league and final season as the Panthers. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–2–2, winning only four games. They finished twelfth in the league.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 19, 1926	at Green Bay Packers	L 21–0
2	September 26, 1926	at Milwaukee Badgers	L 6–0
3	October 3, 1926	Chicago Bears	L 10–7
4	October 10, 1926	Kansas City Cowboys	W 10–0
5	October 17, 1926	Louisville Colonels	W 47–0
6	October 24, 1926	Akron Indians	W 25–0
7	October 31, 1926	Canton Bulldogs	W 6–0
8	November 7, 1926	Duluth Eskimos	T 0–0
9	November 14, 1926	Dayton Triangles	T 0–0
10	November 25, 1926	Los Angeles Buccaneers	L 9–6
11	November 27, 1926	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	L 7–6
12	November 28, 1926	Green Bay Packers	L 7–0

Standings

NFL standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Frankford Yellow Jackets	14	1	2	.933	236	49	W6
Chicago Bears	12	1	3	.923	216	63	L1
Pottsville Maroons	10	2	2	.833	155	29	T1
Kansas City Cowboys	8	3	0	.727	76	53	W7
Green Bay Packers	7	3	3	.700	151	61	T1
New York Giants	8	4	1	.667	151	61	W3
Los Angeles Buccaneers	6	3	1	.667	67	57	L1
Duluth Eskimos	6	5	3	.545	113	81	L1
Buffalo Rangers	4	4	2	.500	53	62	T1
Chicago Cardinals	5	6	1	.455	74	98	L1
Providence Steam Roller	5	7	1	.417	89	103	L1
Detroit Panthers	4	6	2	.400	107	60	L3
Hartford Blues	3	7	0	.300	57	99	L1
Brooklyn Lions	3	8	0	.273	60	150	L3
Milwaukee Badgers	2	7	0	.222	41	66	L5
Dayton Triangles	1	4	1	.200	15	82	L2
Akron Indians	1	4	3	.200	23	89	T1
Racine Tornadoes	1	4	0	.200	8	92	L4
Columbus Tigers	1	6	0	.143	26	93	L5
Canton Bulldogs	1	9	3	.100	46	161	L1
Hammond Pros	0	4	0	.000	3	56	L4
Louisville Colonels	0	4	0	.000	0	108	L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Players

• John Barrett, center, 11 games, 170 pounds, 5-6, Univ. of Detroit
• John Cameron, guard, 8 games, 175 pounds, Kalamazoo, Central Michigan
• Jimmy Conzelman, back, 12 games, 175 pounds, 6-0 Washington (MO)
• Al Crook, center, 8 games, 190 pounds, 5-10, Washington & Jefferson
• Dinger Doane, fullback, 12 games, 190 pounds, 5-10 Tufts
• Tom Edwards, tackle, 12 games, 185 pounds, 5-11, Central Michigan, Michigan
• Jack Fleischman, guard, 11 games, 184 pounds, 5-6, Purdue
• Bruce Gregory, tailback, 12 games, 170 pounds, 5-10, Michigan
• Charlie Grube, end, 2 games, 175 pounds, 5-10, Michigan
• Al Hadden, wingback, 12 games, 186 pounds, 5-9, Washington & Jefferson
• Norm Harvey, tackle, 8 games, 196 pounds, 6-0, Univ. of Detroit
• Vivian Hultman, end, 10 games, 178 pounds, 5-8, Michigan St.
• Dutch Lauer, end, 10 games, 185 pounds, 5-10, Univ. of Detroit
• Eddie Lynch, end, 12 games, 191 pounds, 6-0, Catholic
• Dutch Marion, fullback, 12 games, 180 pounds, 5-9, Washington & Jefferson, Michigan
• Tom McNamara, guard, 11 games, 210 pounds, 5-10, Tufts, Univ. of Detroit
• Eddie Scharer, back, 12 games, 165 pounds, 5-6, Univ. of Detroit, Notre Dame
• Gus Sonnenberg, tackle, 12 games, 196 pounds, 5-6, Dartmouth, Univ. or Detroit
• Dick Vick, wingback, 6 games, 167 pounds, 5-9, Washington & Jefferson