1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
Head coach	Punk Berryman
Home field	Frankford Stadium
Results
Record	17–3–1 Overall 11–2–1 NFL
League place	3rd 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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 27, 1924	Rochester Jeffersons	W 21–0
2	October 4, 1924	Kenosha Maroons	W 31–6
3	October 5, 1924	at Dayton Triangles	L 19–7
4	October 11, 1924	Cleveland Bulldogs	T 3–3
–	October 11, 1924	at Staten Island Stapletons	W 27–6
5	October 18, 1924	Columbus Tigers	W 23–7
–	October 25, 1924	Providence Steam Roller	W 21–10
6	October 26, 1924	at Chicago Bears	L 33–3
7	November 1, 1924	Akron Pros	W 23–0
8	November 2, 1924	at Buffalo Bisons	W 24–0
9	November 8, 1924	Kansas City Blues	W 42–7
10	November 15, 1924	Minneapolis Marines	W 39–7
11	November 16, 1924	at Cleveland Bulldogs	W 12–7
12	November 22, 1924	Milwaukee Badgers	W 21–6
–	November 23, 1924	at Providence Steam Roller	W 16–3
13	November 27, 1924	Dayton Triangles	W 32–7
14	November 29, 1924	Buffalo Bisons	W 45–7
–	December 6, 1924	Shenandoah Yellow Jackets	W 27–6
–	December 7, 1924	at Waterbury Blues	W 14–0
–	December 13, 1924	Chicago Bears	L 13–10
–	December 14, 1924	at Clifton Heights Orange & Black	W 34–0

Standings

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

1. 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets
2. Pro Football Archives 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets