1926 Duluth Eskimos season

1926 Duluth Eskimos season
Head coach Dewey Scanlon
Results
Record 6–5–3
Division place 8th NFL
Playoff finish No playoffs until 1932
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1925 1927

The 1926 Duluth Eskimos season was their fourth in the league and first season as the Eskimos. The team improved on their previous output of 0–3, winning six games.[1] They finished eighth in the league.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 19, 1926 Kansas City Cowboys W 7–0
2 October 3, 1926 at Green Bay Packers T 0–0
3 October 10, 1926 at Hammond Pros W 26–0
4 October 17, 1926 at Racine Tornadoes W 21–0
5 October 24, 1926 at Chicago Bears L 24–6
6 October 31, 1926 at Milwaukee Badgers W 7–6
7 November 7, 1926 at Detroit Panthers T 0–0
8 November 11, 1926 at New York Giants L 14–13
9 November 13, 1926 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 10–0
10 November 14, 1926 at Pottsville Maroons L 13–0
11 November 21, 1926 at Canton Bulldogs W 10–2
12 November 27, 1926 at Hartford Blues W 16–0
13 November 28, 1926 at Providence Steam Roller T 0–0
14 December 12, 1926 at Kansas City Cowboys L 12–7

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 T4
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.

References

  1. ↑ 1926 Duluth Eskimos