1926 NFL season

Background At their February 6–7 meeting, NFL owners agreed to declare all players ineligible for the league until after their college classes had graduated, effectively ending the ability of professional teams to poach players from collegiate squads. The league also established roster limits, specifying that teams must carry a minimum of 15 players and a maximum of 18. Another rule attempted to eliminate the stalling tactic of a team with a lead incurring intentional safeties during the waning minutes of a game by forcing the ball to be kicked away from the 20 yard line, with only an onside kick available as a means of the offensive team retaining possession. ==Teams==

The league had a record 22 teams for the 1926 season. ==Standings==

The Frankford Yellow Jackets were named the NFL champions after finishing the season with the best record. Their 14 victories were the most in an NFL season to that point, a record that would not be bested until the 1968 Baltimore Colts won 15. After the season, the Philadelphia Inquirer lobbied for a World Series-style game between the Yellow Jackets and the AFL's champions Philadelphia Quakers, with the Quakers' owner challenging the Yellow Jackets, but ultimately the NFL denied permission to this game to be held. ==Post-season==

In January 1927, an owners' meeting was held in New York City at which tentative plans were made to reorganize the NFL into two classes, "A" and "B", with weaker teams demoted to the second division. A follow-up meeting was held on April 23 and 24 in Cleveland's Statler Hotel to formalize these changes. ==See also==