1926 Duluth Eskimos (NFL) |
| 8th place • 6-5-3 .545 |
| Head Coach: Ernie Nevers |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Sun | 9/12/1926 | N | Bessemer Legion | 25 | 0 | W | Superior, WI | Hislop Park | 3000 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1926 | H | Kansas City Cowboys | 7 | 0 | W | Duluth, MN | Athletic Park | 6000 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1926 | A | Minnesota All-Stars | 7 | 0 | W | St. Paul, MN | Lexington Park | 2500 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1926 | A | Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | T | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 2500 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1926 | A | Hammond Pros | 26 | 0 | W | Gary, IN | Gleason Field | 2000 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1926 | A | Racine Tornadoes | 21 | 0 | W | Racine, WI | Horlick Athletic Field | 2600 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1926 | A | Chicago Bears | 6 | 24 | L | Chicago, IL | Cubs Park | 12000 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1926 | A | Milwaukee Badgers | 7 | 6 | W | Milwaukee, WI | Athletic Park | ||
| Sat | 11/6/1926 | A | St. Louis Blues | 48 | 0 | W | St. Louis, MO | Sportsman's Park | 1500 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1926 | A | Detroit Panthers | 0 | 0 | T | Detroit, MI | Navin Field | 21000 | |
| Thu | 11/11/1926 | A | New York Giants | 13 | 14 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 4000 | |
| Sat | 11/13/1926 | A | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 0 | 10 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Frankford Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1926 | A | Pottsville Maroons | 0 | 13 | L | Minersville, PA | Minersville Park | ||
| Sun | 11/21/1926 | A | Canton Bulldogs | 10 | 2 | W | Canton, OH | Lakeside Park | ||
| Sun | 11/25/1926 | A | Buffalo Rangers | - | Buffalo, NY | Bison Stadium | ||||
| Sat | 11/27/1926 | A | Hartford Blues | 16 | 0 | W | East Hartford, CT | East Hartford Velodrome | ||
| Sun | 11/28/1926 | A | Providence Steam Roller | 0 | 0 | T | Providence, RI | Providence Cycledrome | ||
| Sun | 12/5/1926 | A | Brooklyn Lions | - | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | ||||
| Sun | 12/12/1926 | A | Kansas City Cowboys | 7 | 12 | L | Kansas City, MO | Muehlebach Field | ||
| Sat | 12/18/1926 | A | California All-Stars | 19 | 0 | W | San Francisco, CA | Ewing Field | 2500 | |
| Sat | 12/25/1926 | A | Hollywood Generals | 3 | 6 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Wrigley Field | ||
| Sun | 12/26/1926 | A | California All-Stars | 7 | 9 | L | Emeryville, CA | Oakland Baseball Park | ||
| Sun | 1/2/1927 | A | California All-Stars | 10 | 0 | W | Sacramento, CA | Moreing Field | 5000 | |
| Sun | 1/9/1927 | N | Los Angeles Buccaneers | 0 | 19 | L | San Francisco, CA | Ewing Field | 8000 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/25/1926 | Buffalo Rangers | Canceled |
| 12/5/1926 | Brooklyn Lions | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Johnny Blood | 57 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-FB-LB-QB-S | 6-1 | 188 | 23 | St. John's (Minnesota) | 12 | 7 |
| Walt Buland | 29 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 213 | 34 | none | 2 | 1 |
| Oke Carlson | 10 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG-C-MG-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 203 | 26 | none | 11 | 9 |
| Paul FitzGibbons | 27 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-FB-LB-LOE-LDE | 5-8 | 176 | 23 | Creighton | 13 | 7 |
| Walt Gayer | 22 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | Creighton | 8 | 6 |
| Wally Gilbert | 44 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | Valparaiso | 4 | 1 |
| Art Johnson | 11 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 5-11 | 189 | 28 | Fordham | 10 | 8 |
| Doc Kelly | 33 | LOH-LDH-FB-LB | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | Northwestern | 5 | 2 |
| Walt Kiesling | 16 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT-LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 6-2 | 249 | 23 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 14 | 11 |
| Louie Larson | 5 | QB-S-ROE-RDE-FB-LB | 168 | 27 | none | 8 | 4 | |
| Jimmy Manion | 7 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-10 | 178 | 22 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 10 | 7 |
| Russ Method | 17 | QB-S-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-LOE-LDE | 5-10 | 192 | 29 | none | 12 | 11 |
| Jim Murphy | 23 | C-MG-LOE-LDE-FB-LB | 6-0 | 184 | 22 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 4 | 2 |
| Jack Murray | 9 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE-ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 6 | 5 |
| Ernie Nevers | 4 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 204 | 24 | Stanford | 14 | 13 |
| Red Quam | 5 | QB-S | 165 | 26 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| Cobb Rooney | 1 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-QB-S | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | none | 14 | 12 |
| Joe Rooney | 12 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 177 | 28 | none | 12 | 9 |
| Harry Rundquist | 23 | ROG-RDG-C-MG | 5-11 | 220 | 30 | 4 | 3 | |
| Dewey Scanlon | 4 | LOH-LDH | 5-9 | 192 | 27 | Valparaiso | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Stein | 3 | C-MG-LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Macalester; Fordham | 13 | 11 |
| Ray Suess | 29 | ROT-RDT-ROE-RDE-LOG-LDG | 204 | 23 | none | 7 | 4 | |
| Hew Sullivan | 13 | OT-DT | 185 | 28 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Underwood | 14 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 200 | 31 | none | 12 | 11 |
| Doc Williams | 20 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-7 | 216 | 27 | St. Cloud State | 12 | 10 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 20 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 113 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 14 | 41 | 9 | 81 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Nevers | 8 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 4 | 21 | 19.0 | 0 | 71 |
| Johnny Blood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Paul FitzGibbons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Russ Method | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Cobb Rooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Joe Rooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jack Underwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 15 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 4 | 0 | 113 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 6 | 1 | 81 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Nevers | 4 | 21 | 19.0 | 45 | 1/ | 1/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 45 | 1/ | 1/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | |||
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 1/ | 2/ | 3/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Nevers | 8 | ||||
| Johnny Blood | 1 | ||||
| Paul FitzGibbons | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 10 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Nevers | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Blood | 1 | ||||
| Cobb Rooney | 1 | ||||
| Joe Rooney | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Method | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Underwood | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
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