Philadelphia Yellow Jackets
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Folded | 2016 |
| League | American Indoor Football |
| Division | Northern |
| Team history | Philadelphia Yellow Jackets (2016) |
| Based in | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Arena | none |
| Colors | Sky Blue, Gold, White |
| Owner(s) | Joe Krause |
| Head coach | Mike Brown |
| Website | philadelphiayellowjackets.com |
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 currently playing 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).
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. They did re-schedule 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.
Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.
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