Philadelphia Yellow Jackets

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Philadelphia Yellow Jackets
Established 2015
Folded 2016
Played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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League/conference affiliations
American Indoor Football (2016)
  • Northern (2016)
Current uniform
Team colorsSky blue, gold, white
   
Personnel
Owner(s)Joe Krause
Head coachMike Brown
Team history
  • Philadelphia Yellow Jackets (2016)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

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.

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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. [1] 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. [2]

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
FinishWinsLossesTies
2016 AIF Northernfolded410

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Preseason

All start times were local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 57:05pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 28-41 [3] 0-1 PPL Center

Regular season

All start times were local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 BYE
4 BYE
5SaturdayMarch 267:05pmat Winston Wildcats W 55–9 [4] 1–0 LJVM Coliseum Annex
6SaturdayApril 27:05pmat Central Penn Capitals W 40–362–0 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
7 BYE
8SaturdayApril 167:05pm Central Penn Capitals W 79–263–0 Class of 1923 Arena
9SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 33–52 [5] 3–1 PPL Center
10SaturdayApril 307:05pm Triangle Torch Rescheduled for May 28 Class of 1923 Arena
11SaturdayMay 84:05pmat Triangle Torch W 59–424–1 Dorton Arena
12SaturdayMay 147:05pmMaryland EaglesCancelled [a] Class of 1923 Arena
12SaturdayMay 147:05pmat Winston Wildcats L 0–2 [b] 4–2
13SaturdayMay 217:05pm Winston Wildcats L 0–2 [a] 4–3 Class of 1923 Arena
14SaturdayMay 287:05pm Triangle Torch Cancelled Class of 1923 Arena
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
  1. 1 2 Game canceled or forfeited due to the Yellow Jackets loss of a home arena.
  2. ↑ Game was never scheduled to be played but was credited as forfeit loss to the Wildcats one week after the non-played game with the Eagles with no explanation given by the AIF.

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings
TeamWLPCT
y – West Michigan Ironmen 61.857
x – River City Raiders 61.857
x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 62.750
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets 43.571
Central Penn Capitals 44.500
Chicago Blitz 33.500
Triangle Torch 34.429
Winston Wildcats 35.375
Maryland Eagles02.000
Northern Kentucky Nightmare 05.000

References

  1. ↑ "AIF Comes to Philadelphia". American Indoor Football. June 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Krause's Facebook statement". Philadelphia Yellow Jackets Official Facebook. May 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Steelhawks Open with Home Win in AIF Debut". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Winston-Salem Wildcats Play First Home Game Of Inaugural Season". www.wfmynews2.com. Tegna. March 26, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Keith Groller (April 24, 2016). "Steelhawks stay unbeaten by passing their way past Philadelphia, 52-33". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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