# 1926 Detroit Panthers season

The 1926 Detroit Panthers season was their second and final year in the league. Despite playing 9 of their 12 games at home, the team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–2–2, winning only 4 times and finishing 12th out of 22 teams

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 19 | at Green Bay Packers | L 21–0 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 4,500 | Recap |
| 2 | September 26 | at Milwaukee Badgers | L 6–0 | 0–2 | Athletic Park | 2,500 | Recap |
| 3 | October 3 | Chicago Bears | L 10–7 | 0-3 | Navin Field | 10,000 | Recap |
| 4 | October 10 | Kansas City Cowboys | W 10–0 | 1–3 | Navin Field | | Recap |
| 5 | October 17 | Louisville Colonels | W 47–0 | 2–3 | Navin Field | | Recap |
| 6 | October 24 | Akron Indians | W 25–0 | 3–3 | Navin Field | | Recap |
| 7 | October 31 | Canton Bulldogs | W 6–0 | 4–3 | Navin Field | | Recap |
| 8 | November 7 | Duluth Eskimos | T 0–0 | 4–3–1 | Navin Field | 21,000 | Recap |
| 9 | November 14 | Dayton Triangles | T 0–0 | 4–3–2 | Navin Field | | Recap |
| 10 | November 25 | Los Angeles Buccaneers | L 9–6 | 4–4–2 | Navin Field | 7,000 | Recap |
| 11 | November 27 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 7–6 | 4–5–2 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–0 | 4–6–2 | Navin Field | 1,000 | Recap |

## Standings

NFL standings :
| viewtalkedit | 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.

## 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