1926 Buffalo Rangers season explained

Team:Buffalo Rangers
Year:1926
Record:4–4–2
Division Place:9th NFL
Coach:Jim Kendrick
Stadium:Bison Stadium

The 1926 Buffalo Rangers season was their seventh in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–6–2, winning four games.[1] They finished ninth in the league.

Background

In response to the creation of the Los Angeles Buccaneers, the revival of the Louisville Colonels as well as the AFL I's Los Angeles Wildcats, Buffalo (under new coach Jim Kendrick) changed its name for one year to the Buffalo Rangers, also known as the Texas Rangers. The team, although remaining based in Buffalo, would consist mostly of players from the state of Texas and the Southwestern United States. (Coincidentally, there was—and is—a city known as Buffalo, Texas.)[2] The team had little to lose; after the retirement of star player and part-owner Tommy Hughitt after the 1924 season, the team slid to 1–6–2 in 1925.

Although the team returned to .500 play, sporting a 4–4–2 record (the best record the team would have without Hughitt), the experiment was not continued after 1926.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1September 26Akron IndiansW 7–01–0
2October 3Dayton TrianglesL 0–31–1
3October 9 at Frankford Yellow JacketsL 0–301–2
4October 17at Dayton TrianglesW 7–62–2
5October 24Los Angeles BuccaneersT 0–02–2–1
6October 31at Pottsville MaroonsL 0–142–3–1
7November 7Columbus TigersW 26–03–3–1
8November 14 at Hartford BluesW 13–74–3–1
9November 21Kansas City CowboysL 0–24–4–1
10November 28at Pottsville MaroonsT 0–04–4–2

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/bff/1926.htm 1926 Buffalo Rangers
  2. Crippen, Ken. 1926 Buffalo Rangers. Accessed March 11, 2009. 2009-05-04.