The 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their fourth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 14–1–2, winning only six league games1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets to finish in seventh place in the league standings.Pro Football Archives 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
During the 1927 season the Yellow Jackets played 7 sets of home-and-away back-to-back games — a unique scheduling idiosyncrasy. Always playing the home game first, Frankford was shut out on the back end of 5 of these 7 home-and-away pairings.
Thirteen of the 18 games played by the Yellow Jackets were home at Frankford Stadium.
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources – September 18 at Atlantic City Shore Roses W 3–0 Airport Field 1 September 24 Dayton Triangles L 6–30–1 Frankford Stadium7,000 Recap – October 1 All-New Britain W 21–0 Frankford Stadium – October 2 at All-New Britain W 22–0 2 October 8 Dayton Triangles T 0–00–1–1 Frankford Stadium4,000 Recap 3 October 15 Buffalo Bisons W 54–01–1–1 Frankford Stadium5,000 Recap 4 October 16 at Buffalo Bisons W 23–02–1–1 Bison Stadium1,500 Recap 5 October 22 New York Giants L 13–02–2–1 Frankford Stadium9,000 Recap 6 October 23 at New York Giants L 27–02–3–1 Polo Grounds15,000 Recap 7 October 29 Providence Steam Roller L 20–72–4–1 Frankford Stadium5,000 Recap 8 October 30 at Providence Steam Roller L 14–02–5–1 Cycledrome9,000 Recap 9 November 5 Pottsville Maroons W 10–03–5–1 Frankford Stadium6,000 Recap 10 November 6 at Pottsville Maroons L 9–03–6–1 Minersville Park Recap 11 November 12 Cleveland Bulldogs W 22–04–6–1 Frankford Stadium6,000 Recap 12 November 13 at Cleveland Bulldogs L 37–04–7–1 Luna Park5,000 Recap 13 November 19 Chicago Cardinals W 12–85–7–1 Frankford Stadium6,000 Recap 14 November 24 Green Bay Packers L 17–95–8–1 Frankford Stadium9,000 Recap 15 November 26 Duluth Eskimos W 6–06–8–1 Frankford Stadium Recap 16 December 3 Chicago Bears T 0–06–8–2 Frankford Stadium4,000 Recap 17 December 4 at Chicago Bears L 9–06–9–2 Wrigley Field2,500 Recap 18 December 10 New York Yankees T 6–66–9–3 Frankford Stadium7,000 Recap "Frankford Ties with New York Yankees: Grangemen Tie by Last Period Score in Frigid Struggle," Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 11, 1927, sports p. 1-2. Note: Games in italics are against non-NFL teams. Thanksgiving Day: November 24.
Standings
Players Carl Davis, end, tackle, guard Bill Donohoe, back Joey Maxwell, center, end Frank McGrath, end Dick Moynihan, fullback, blocking back Pete Richards, center Ned Wilcox, back
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