1926 Detroit Panthers season
National Football League team season
1926 Detroit Panthers (NFL) season Head coach Jimmy Conzelman Record 4–6–2 League place 12th NFL
The 1926 Detroit Panthers season was their fourth in the league and final season as the Panthers. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–2–2, winning only four games.[ 1] They finished twelfth in the league.
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
1
September 19, 1926
at Green Bay Packers
L 21–0
2
September 26, 1926
at Milwaukee Badgers
L 6–0
3
October 3, 1926
Chicago Bears
L 10–7
4
October 10, 1926
Kansas City Cowboys
W 10–0
5
October 17, 1926
Louisville Colonels
W 47–0
6
October 24, 1926
Akron Indians
W 25–0
7
October 31, 1926
Canton Bulldogs
W 6–0
8
November 7, 1926
Duluth Eskimos
T 0–0
9
November 14, 1926
Dayton Triangles
T 0–0
10
November 25, 1926
Los Angeles Buccaneers
L 9–6
11
November 27, 1926
at Frankford Yellow Jackets
L 7–6
12
November 28, 1926
Green Bay Packers
L 7–0
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Players
John Barrett , center, 11 games, 170 pounds, 5-6, Univ. of Detroit
John Cameron , guard, 8 games, 175 pounds, Kalamazoo, Central Michigan
Jimmy Conzelman , back, 12 games, 175 pounds, 6-0 Washington (MO)
Al Crook , center, 8 games, 190 pounds, 5-10, Washington & Jefferson
Dinger Doane , fullback, 12 games, 190 pounds, 5-10 Tufts
Tom Edwards , tackle, 12 games, 185 pounds, 5-11, Central Michigan, Michigan
Jack Fleischman , guard, 11 games, 184 pounds, 5-6, Purdue
Bruce Gregory , tailback, 12 games, 170 pounds, 5-10, Michigan
Charlie Grube , end, 2 games, 175 pounds, 5-10, Michigan
Al Hadden , wingback, 12 games, 186 pounds, 5-9, Washington & Jefferson
Norm Harvey , tackle, 8 games, 196 pounds, 6-0, Univ. of Detroit
Vivian Hultman , end, 10 games, 178 pounds, 5-8, Michigan St.
Dutch Lauer , end, 10 games, 185 pounds, 5-10, Univ. of Detroit
Eddie Lynch , end, 12 games, 191 pounds, 6-0, Catholic
Dutch Marion , fullback, 12 games, 180 pounds, 5-9, Washington & Jefferson, Michigan
Tom McNamara , guard, 11 games, 210 pounds, 5-10, Tufts, Univ. of Detroit
Eddie Scharer , back, 12 games, 165 pounds, 5-6, Univ. of Detroit, Notre Dame
Gus Sonnenberg , tackle, 12 games, 196 pounds, 5-6, Dartmouth, Univ. or Detroit
Dick Vick , wingback, 6 games, 167 pounds, 5-9, Washington & Jefferson
References
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