Eastern Pennsylvania Football League

The Eastern Pennsylvania Football League was a professional American football minor league that played in 1938. The league was made up of four teams. Some of their players were from the American Association and the Dixie League. The league only lasted one season.
The league champions, Hazleton, were a Washington Redskins farm team.

1938

The League's only season was in 1938. They had four teams. The Hazleton Redskins were named champions after posting a 5-1 record when each of the other teams had 2 or less wins. Right before the final game of the season, the Reading Rams moved to Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Only 5 EPFL players played in the NFL. They were Joe Koons, Bud Erickson, Ed Kahn, George Platukis, and John Spirida. The League folded after 1938.

Standings

Champions: Hazleton Redskins
After the season, Hazleton played against the Dixie League champions, Norfolk Shamrocks, in Richmond, Virginia. The game drew 2,000 fans that saw the Redskins winning 16-14.

Schedule

In the schedule 6 weeks were played, listed below is each game in the schedule.
Week 1
Hazleton Redskins 14 vs. Wilkes-Barre Panthers 0
Reading Rams 6 vs. Scranton Miners 0
Week 2
Reading Rams 9 vs. Wilkes-Barre Panthers 3
Scranton Miners 7 vs. Hazleton Redskins 0
Week 3
Hazleton Redskins 20 vs. Scranton Miners 0
Wilkes-Barre Panthers 3 vs. Reading Rams 0
Week 4
Hazleton Redskins 19 vs. Reading Rams 7
Wilkes-Barre Panthers 14 vs. Scranton Miners 0
Week 5
Hazleton Redskins 32 vs. Wilkes-Barre Panthers 2
Reading Rams vs. Scranton Miners
Week 6
Wilkes-Barre Panthers 0 vs. Scranton Miners 0
Hazleton Redskins 13 vs. Reading Rams 0