Philadelphia Quakers (AFL)
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| Founded | 1926 |
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| Folded | 1926 |
| Based in | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| League | American Football League |
| Team history | Philadelphia Quakers (1926) |
| Team colors | Light Blue, Yellow, White |
| Head coaches | Bob Folwell |
| Owner(s) | L. S. Conway |
| AFL Championship wins | 1926 |
| Home field(s) | Sesquicentennial Stadium |
Not to be confused with the defunct Philadelphia Quakers team of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia Quakers baseball team who became the Philadelphia Phillies in 1890 or the University of Pennsylvania athletics teams, the Pennsylvania Quakers.
The Philadelphia Quakers were a professional American football team that competed in the first American Football League in 1926 and won the league’s only championship. Owned by L. S. Conway, the Quakers played their home games in Sesquicentennial Stadium on Saturdays because of Pennsylvania’s Blue laws prohibiting work or business on Sundays. Coached by Bob Folwell, the majority of the team played their college football in Pennsylvania. The Quakers had nine players (including Century Milstead, Charlie Way, Butch Spagna, and Bull Behman) who had previously played for various National Football League teams. The combined experience gave the team an edge in line play, particularly on defense (the Quakers yielded only five points per game for the 1926 season). The addition of All-American Glenn Killinger merely added to the defensive riches: he intercepted four passes in his league debut (November 4, 1926, in a 24-0 victory over the Rock Island Independents).
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