The 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their fifth in the National Football League. The team returned ten veterans from their 1927 team."Wallie Diehl to Play with Frankford Team," Hazelton Standard-Speaker, Sept. 17, 1928, p. 8.
The team improved on their 1927 record of 6–9–3 by winning eleven games.1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets They finished second in the league standings with a winning percentage of .786.Pro Football Archives 1928 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources – September 16 at Orange Tornadoes W 12–0 — K of C Stadium "Orange Eleven Bows to Yellow Jackets," Plainfield [NJ] Courier-News, Sept. 17, 1928, p. 20. 1 September 23 at Green Bay Packers W 19–9 1–0 6,500 City Stadium Recap 2 September 29 Dayton Triangles W 6–0 2–0 4,000 Frankford Stadium Recap – October 6, 1928 Marquette University W 14–0 — Frankford Stadium 3 October 7 at Providence Steam Roller W 10–6 3–0 8,000 Cycledrome Recap Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; pp. 236-237. 4 October 13 New York Yankees L 0–13 3–1 6,000 Frankford Stadium Recap 5 October 20 Dayton Triangles W 13–9 4–1 7,000 Frankford Stadium Recap – October 21 at Staten Island Stapletons W 14–13 5–1 Thompson Stadium – October 27 Millville Big Blue W 26–0 — Frankford Stadium – October 28 at Clifton Heights Panthers W 20–6 — Kent Field 6 November 3 Detroit Wolverines W 25–7 5–1 8,000 Frankford Stadium Recap "Frankford Yellow Jackets Jolt Wolverines, 25 to 7," Atlantic City Sunday Press, Nov. 4, 1928, p. 28. 7 November 4 at New York Giants T 0–0 5–1–1 3,000 Polo Grounds Recap "Giants—Frankford Tie," Yonkers Statesman, Nov. 5, 1928, p. 12. 8 November 10 Pottsville Maroons W 19–0 6–1–1 Frankford Stadium Recap 9 November 11 at Pottsville Maroons W 24–0 7–1–1 Minersville Park Recap 10 November 17 Providence Steam Roller T 6–6 7–1–2 9,000 Tranter has attendance for this game as 15,000, which is probably a typo. Frankford Stadium Recap 11 November 18 at Providence Steam Roller L 0–6 7–2–2 12,000 Cycledrome Recap 12 November 24 Chicago Cardinals W 19–0 8–2–2 8,000 Frankford Stadium Recap 13 November 29 Green Bay Packers W 2–0 9–2–2 8,000 Frankford Stadium Recap 14 December 2 at Chicago Bears L 6–28 9–3–2 12,000 Wrigley Field Recap 15 December 8 New York Giants W 7–0 10–3–2 3,500 Frankford Stadium Recap 16 December 15 Chicago Bears W 19–0 11–3–2 7,000 Frankford Stadium Recap – December 16 at Clifton Heights Panthers W 52–3 — Kent Field Note: Games in italics are against non-NFL teams. Thanksgiving Day: November 29.
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