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1926 Brooklyn Lions season
Head coach Punk Berryman
Home field Ebbets Field
Results
Record3–8
League place14th NFL

The 1926 Brooklyn Lions season was their first and only season in the league. The team finished 3–8, [1] placing fourteenth in the league.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 26 at Providence Steam Roller L 0–13 0–1 Cycledrome Recap
2 October 10 Hartford Blues W 6–0 1–1 Ebbets Field Recap
3 October 16 Pottsville Maroons L 0–21 1–2 Ebbets Field Recap
4 October 17 at Pottsville Maroons L 0–14 1–3 Minersville Park Recap
5 October 23 Columbus Tigers W 20–12 2–3 Ebbets Field Recap
6 October 24 at Hartford Blues L 6–16 2–4 East Hartford Velodrome Recap
7 November 7 Kansas City Cowboys L 9–10 2–5 Ebbets Field Recap
8 November 14 Canton Bulldogs W 19–0 3–5 Ebbets Field Recap
9 November 21 Los Angeles Buccaneers L 0–20 3–6 Ebbets Field Recap
10 November 25 New York Giants L 0–17 3–7 Ebbets Field Recap
11 November 28 at New York Giants L 0–27 3–8 Polo Grounds Recap

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 L4
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 Brooklyn Lions Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.