1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL) |
| 3rd place • 10-4-5 .714 |
| Head Coach: Bull Behman |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Sun | 9/22/1929 | A | Atlantic City Tornadoes | 6 | 0 | W | Atlantic City, NJ | Bader Field | 6000 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1929 | H | Dayton Triangles | 14 | 7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 6500 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1929 | H | Buffalo Bisons | 19 | 0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1929 | A | Buffalo Bisons | 13 | 0 | W | Buffalo, NY | Bison Stadium | ||
| Sun | 10/13/1929 | A | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 14 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 9000 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1929 | H | Orange Tornadoes | 6 | 6 | T | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1929 | A | New York Giants | 0 | 32 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 30000 | |
| Sat | 10/26/1929 | H | Staten Island Stapletons | 6 | 6 | T | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1929 | A | Staten Island Stapletons | 3 | 0 | W | New York, NY | Thompson's Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1929 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sat | 11/9/1929 | H | Providence Steam Roller | 7 | 0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1929 | A | Providence Steam Roller | 7 | 6 | W | Providence, RI | Providence Cycledrome | ||
| Sun | 11/11/1929 | A | Boston Bulldogs | - | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | ||||
| Sat | 11/16/1929 | H | Chicago Bears | 20 | 14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 9000 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1929 | A | Orange Tornadoes | 0 | 0 | T | East Orange, NJ | Knights of Columbus Field | 1500 | |
| Sat | 11/23/1929 | H | Minneapolis Redjackets | 24 | 0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1929 | H | Clifton Heights | 17 | 0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 5000 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1929 | H | Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | T | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1929 | A | Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | T | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 1500 | |
| Sat | 12/7/1929 | H | New York Giants | 0 | 12 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1929 | A | New York Giants | 0 | 31 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 10000 | |
| Sat | 12/14/1929 | H | Orange Tornadoes | 10 | 0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 3500 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1929 | A | Lebanon Battery H | 26 | 0 | W | Lebanon, PA | Pleasant Hill Gun Club Field | 5000 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/11/1929 | Boston Bulldogs | Canceled; Postponed from 11/3 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Barna | 17 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 198 | 21 | Hobart | 17 | 13 |
| Bull Behman | 19 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT-C-MG | 5-10 | 214 | 29 | Lebanon Valley; Dickinson | 18 | 15 |
| Tom Capps | 14 | ROT-RDT-ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 233 | 25 | East Central | 5 | 4 |
| Rudy Comstock | 15 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG-C-MG | 5-10 | 210 | 30 | Georgetown (DC) | 16 | 15 |
| Wally Diehl | 2 | FB-LB-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 204 | 25 | Bucknell | 18 | 16 |
| Chief Elkins | 6 | LOH-LDH-FB-LB-ROH-RDH-QB-S | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Haskell Indian; Southeastern Oklahoma State; Dallas; Nebraska | 9 | 4 |
| Jack Filak | 5 | ROT-RDT-ROG-RDG-LOT-LDT-LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Penn State | 14 | 11 |
| Eddie Halicki | 7 | FB-LB-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 5-9 | 185 | 24 | Bucknell | 17 | 8 |
| Hal Hanson | 20 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Minnesota | 18 | 15 |
| Henry Homan | 8 | QB-S | 5-5 | 145 | 29 | Lebanon Valley | 17 | 13 |
| Ted James | 12 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG-C-MG | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Nebraska | 10 | 6 |
| Bill Kelly | 23 | QB-S-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 5-10 | 184 | 24 | Montana | 17 | 8 |
| Marty Kostos | 6 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Schulykill | 4 | 2 |
| Tony Kostos | 10 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 5-11 | 191 | 24 | Bucknell | 19 | 16 |
| Al Maglisceau | 14 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | Geneva | 5 | 2 |
| Roger Mahoney | 9 | C-MG-ROT-RDT-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Penn State | 17 | 14 |
| Harry Malcolm | 21 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT-ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Indiana (Pennsylvania); Washington & Jefferson | 14 | 10 |
| Joey Maxwell | 16 | ROE-RDE-C-MG-LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 197 | 25 | Notre Dame | 11 | 10 |
| Ken Mercer | 3 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-FB-LB | 5-11 | 183 | 26 | Simpson | 13 | 7 |
| Arnie Oehlrich | 11 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-FB-LB-QB-S | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Nebraska | 17 | 14 |
| Charley Rogers | 4 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-FB-LB-ROE-RDE | 5-11 | 167 | 27 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 2 |
| Johnny Thompson | 22 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | Lafayette | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 18 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-QB-S-FB-LB-C-MG | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Lafayette | 18 | 4 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35 | 53 | 18 | 33 | 139 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 44 | 20 | 32 | 128 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Halicki | 6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 45 |
| Wally Diehl | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Ken Mercer | 1 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 18 |
| Henry Homan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| George Barna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tony Kostos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Arnie Oehlrich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Filak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bull Behman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Team Totals | 19 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 139 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Mercer | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||
| Eddie Halicki | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 35 | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0/ | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Diehl | 6 | ||||
| Eddie Halicki | 3 | ||||
| Bill Kelly | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 10 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Kelly | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Ken Mercer | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Wally Diehl | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Mike Wilson | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Halicki | 3 | ||||
| Henry Homan | 2 | ||||
| Tony Kostos | 1 | ||||
| Ken Mercer | 1 | ||||
| Arnie Oehlrich | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 8 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Barna | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||||
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