Philadelphia Yellow Jackets
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The Philadelphia Yellow Jackets were a professional indoor football team and a member of the American Indoor Football league that played half a season in 2016 before folding due to financial issues.
In addition to being Philadelphia's second arena/indoor team (after the Philadelphia Soul, who played in the Arena Football League), the Yellow Jackets were named in honor of (and their visual identity is designed after) Philadelphia's first National Football League team, the Frankford Yellow Jackets. The original Yellow Jackets played in the NFL from 1924 until 1931 (and notably won the 1926 NFL championship).
History
On June 11, 2015, the AIF announced the Yellow Jackets would be joining for the 2016 season. The "P-Y-J" are owned by Joe Krause, owner of the Indoor Gridiron League. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at the Class of 1923 Arena on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania the majority of their first season until May 11, 2016, when the university voided their contract for lack of payment leading to cancelling their last three games. Owner Joe Krause released a statement on the team's Facebook account accusing the university of breach of contract while he was dealing with his wife's recovery from a stroke.
They did reschedule their last "home" game to be at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, however, this game was also never played. The team was removed from the AIF after the 2016 season.
2016 season
Season record
| Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
| 2016 | AIF | Northern | folded | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Preseason
All start times were local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 5 | 7:05pm | at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 28-41 | 0-1 | PPL Center |
Regular season
All start times were local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 3 | BYE | ||||||
| 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 5 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:05pm | at Winston Wildcats | W 55–9 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum Annex |
| 6 | Saturday | April 2 | 7:05pm | at Central Penn Capitals | W 40–36 | 2–0 | Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center |
| 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 8 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | Central Penn Capitals | W 79–26 | 3–0 | Class of 1923 Arena |
| 9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 33–52 | 3–1 | PPL Center |
| 10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:05pm | Triangle Torch | Rescheduled for May 28 | Class of 1923 Arena | |
| 11 | Saturday | May 8 | 4:05pm | at Triangle Torch | W 59–42 | 4–1 | Dorton Arena |
| 12 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:05pm | Maryland Eagles | Cancelled | Class of 1923 Arena | |
| 12 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:05pm | at Winston Wildcats | L 0–2 | 4–2 | |
| 13 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:05pm | Winston Wildcats | L 0–2 | 4–3 | Class of 1923 Arena |
| 14 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:05pm | Triangle Torch | Cancelled | Class of 1923 Arena Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center |
Standings
| 2016 AIF Northern standingsviewtalkedit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT |
| y – West Michigan Ironmen | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| x – River City Raiders | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Philadelphia Yellow Jackets | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Central Penn Capitals | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| Chicago Blitz | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Triangle Torch | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| Winston Wildcats | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Maryland Eagles | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Northern Kentucky Nightmare | 0 | 5 | .000 |