APFA 1920

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1920 NFL season
Regular season
season September 26, 1920 - December 19, 1920
NFL Champion Akron Pros
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The APFA season in 1920 was the first season of the American Football League "American Professional Football Association" (APFA), which two years later into the known today National Football League was renamed (NFL). The first game took place on September 26, 1920, the last game on December 19, 1920. The Akron Pros became champions of the league .

history

Although in modern times it was officially declared the first season, the APFA 1920 was not very well organized. There was neither a uniform game plan nor a common minimum number of games. As in the previous period, the opponents were selected solely on the basis of financial considerations. For this reason, she also avoided the use of the term league .

The only thing that all teams had in common was the use of a uniform letterhead. However, it was agreed to appoint Jim Thorpe as the first president. However, this was not because of his administrative skills, but rather to use Thorpe's notoriety for the new association. Because of this, the APFA did not keep a table. For a long time the NFL was of the opinion that no champions had been chosen for this season either, but historians found that at the official meeting of the owners on April 30, 1921, while discussing the situation of the teams, the championship was casually awarded to the pros .

Of the teams participating in this championship, the Chicago Cardinals (now Arizona Cardinals) and the Decatur Staleys (now Chicago Bears) are still two teams active in the NFL 100 years later.

Participating teams at the APFA 1920

table

team S. N U SQ P + P-
Akron Pros 8th 0 3 1,000 151 7th
Decatur Staleys 10 1 2 .909 164 21st
Buffalo All-Americans 9 1 1 .900 258 32
Chicago Cardinals 6th 2 2 .750 115 43
Rock Island Independents 6th 2 2 .750 201 49
Dayton Triangles 5 2 2 .714 150 54
Rochester Jeffersons 6th 3 2 .667 156 57
Canton Bulldogs 7th 4th 2 .636 208 57
Detroit Heralds 2 3 3 .400 53 82
Cleveland Tigers 2 4th 2 .333 28 46
Chicago Tigers 2 5 1 .286 49 63
Hammond Pros 2 5 0 .286 41 154
Columbus Panhandles 2 6th 2 .250 41 121
Muncie Flyers 0 1 0 .000 0 45

Games

week 1
September 26, 1920
guest Points home Points Venue
St. Paul Ideals 0 Rock Island Independents (1–0–0) 48 Douglas Park
Week 2
October 3, 1920
Wheeling stogies 0 Akron Pros (1–0–0) 43 Akron League Park
West Buffalo 6th Buffalo All-Americans (1–0–0) 32 Canisius Field
Pitcairn Quakers 0 Canton Bulldogs (1–0–0) 48 Lakeside Park
Columbus Panhandles (0–1–0) 0 Dayton Triangles (1–0–0) 14th Triangle Park
Moline Universal Tractors 0 Decatur Staleys (1–0–0) 20th Staley Field
Muncie Flyers (0–1–0) 0 Rock Island Independents (2–0–0) 45 Douglas Park
All-Buffalo 0 Rochester Jeffersons (1–0–0) 10 Rochester Baseball Park
Week 3
October 10, 1920
Columbus Panhandles (0–2–0) 0 Akron Pros (2–0–0) 37 Akron League Park
All-Buffalo (0–2–0) 0 Buffalo All-Americans (2-0-0) 51 Canisius Field
Toledo Maroons 0 Canton Bulldogs (2–0–0) 42 Lakeside Park
Chicago Cardinals (0-0-1) 0 Chicago Tigers (0-0-1) 0 Cubs Park
Cleveland Tigers (0-0-1) 0 Dayton Triangles (1–0–1) 0 Triangle Park
Kewanee Walworths 7th Decatur Staleys (2-0-0) 25th Staley Field
Cleveland Panthers 14th Detroit Heralds (1–0–0) 40 Mack Park
Hammond Pros (0–1–0) 0 Rock Island Independents (3–0–0) 26th Douglas Park
Fort Porter 0 Rochester Jeffersons (2-0-0) 66 Rochester Baseball Park
Week 4
17th October 1920
Cincinnati Celts 0 Akron Pros (3–0–0) 13 Akron League Park
McKeesport Olympics 7th Buffalo All-Americans (3-0-0) 28 Canisius Field
Cleveland Tigers (0-1-1) 0 Canton Bulldogs (3–0–0) 7th Lakeside Park
Moline Universal Tractors (0–2–0) 3 Chicago Cardinals (1–0–1) 33 St. Rita's Field
Detroit Heralds (1–1–0) 0 Chicago Tigers (1–0–1) 12 Cubs Park
Columbus Panhandles (0-3-0) 0 Fort Wayne Friars (1–0–0) 14th Fort Wayne League Park
Hammond Pros (0-2-0) 0 Dayton Triangles (2–0–1) 44 Triangle Park
Decatur Staleys (3-0-0) 7th Rock Island Independents (3–1–0) 0 Douglas Park
Utica Knights of Columbus 0 Rochester Jeffersons (2-0-1) 0 Rochester Baseball Park
Week 5
October 24, 1920
Cleveland Tigers (0-2-1) 0 Akron Pros (4–0–0) 7th Akron League Park
Toledo Maroons (0–2–0) 0 Buffalo All-Americans (4-0-0) 38 Canisius Field
Canton Bulldogs (3–0–1) 20th Dayton Triangles (2–0–2) 20th Triangle Park
Chicago Cardinals (1-1) 0 Rock Island Independents (4–1–0) 7th Douglas Park
Decatur Staleys (4-0-0) 10 Chicago Tigers (1–1–1) 0 Cubs Park
Columbus Panhandles (0-4-0) 0 Detroit Heralds (2–1–0) 6th Mack Park
Syracuse Stars 7th Rochester Jeffersons (3-0-1) 21st Rochester Baseball Park
Week 6
October 31, 1920
Akron Pros (5–0–0) 10 Canton Bulldogs (3–1–1) 0 Lakeside Park
Rochester Jeffersons (3–1–1) 6th Buffalo All-Americans (5-0-0) 17th Canisius Field
Detroit Heralds (2–2–0) 0 Chicago Cardinals (2–1–1) 21st Cubs Park
Chicago Tigers (1-2-1) 7th Rock Island Independents (5–1–0) 20th Douglas Park
Columbus Panhandles (0-5-0) 0 Cleveland Tigers (1-2-1) 7th Dunn Field
Cincinnati Celts (0-2-0) 7th Dayton Triangles (3–0–2) 23 Triangle Park
Decatur Staleys (5-0-0) 29 Rockford AC 0 Kishwaukee Park
Hammond Pros (1-2-0) 14th Logan Square 9 Logan Square Park
Week 7
November 7, 1920
All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks 0 Buffalo All-Americans (6-0-0) 35 Canisius Field
Canton Bulldogs (4–1–1) 18th Cleveland Tigers (1-3-1) 0 Dunn Field
Chicago Cardinals (3–1–1) 6th Chicago Tigers (1-3-1) 3 Cubs Park
Columbus Panhandles (1–5–0) 10 Zanesville Mark Grays 0 Zanesville, Ohio
Decatur Staleys (5–0–1) 0 Rock Island Independents (5–1–1) 0 Douglas Park
Hammond Pros (2–2–0) 14th Pullman Thorns 13 Chicago, Illinois
Utica Knights of Columbus 7th Rochester Jeffersons (4–1–1) 27 Rochester Baseball Park
Week 8
November 11, 1920
Decatur Staleys (6-0-1) 20th Champaign Legion 0 Champaign, Illinois
Rock Island Independents (5–1–2) 7th Thorn Tornadoes 7th Monmouth, Illinois
November 14, 1920
Akron Pros (5–0–1) 7th Cleveland Tigers (1-3-2) 7th Dunn Field
Columbus Panhandles (1–6–0) 7th Buffalo All-Americans (7-0-0) 43 Canisius Field
Chicago Tigers (1-4-1) 0 Canton Bulldogs (5–1–1) 21st Lakeside Park
Cincinnati Celts (0-3-0) 0 Chicago Cardinals (4–1–1) 21st Chicago, Illinois
Dayton Triangles (4–0–2) 21st Rock Island Independents (5–2–2) 0 Douglas Park
Decatur Staleys (7-0-1) 3 Minneapolis Marines 0 Nicollet Park
Detroit Heralds (2–2–1) 0 Fort Wayne Friars 0 Fort Wayne League Park
Hammond Pros (2-3-0) 6th Gary Elks (1–0–0) 7th Gleason Field
All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks (1–1–0) 6th Rochester Jeffersons (4-2-1) 0 Rochester Baseball Park
Week 9
November 21, 1920
Dayton Triangles (4–1–2) 0 Akron Pros (6-0-1) 13 Akron League Park
Canton Bulldogs (6–1–1) 3 Buffalo All-Americans (7–1–0) 0 Canisius Field
Lansing Oldsmobile 0 Chicago Cardinals (5–1–1) 14th Chicago, Illinois
Toledo Maroons (0-3-0) 0 Cleveland Tigers (2-3-2) 14th Dunn Field
Columbus Panhandles (1-6-1) 0 Zanesville Mark Grays 0 Zanesville, Ohio
Hammond Pros (2-4-0) 7th Decatur Staleys (8-0-1) 28 Staley Field
Rochester scalpers 0 Rochester Jeffersons (5-2-1) 16 Rochester Baseball Park
Week 10
November 25, 1920
Canton Bulldogs (6–2–1) 0 Akron Pros (7-0-1) 7th Akron League Park
Decatur Staleys (9-0-1) 6th Chicago Tigers (1-5-1) 0 Chicago Cub Park
Columbus Panhandles (1-6-2) 0 Elyria Athletics 0 Lorain, Ohio
Detroit Heralds (2-3-1) 0 Dayton Triangles (5–1–2) 28 Triangle Park
Hammond Pros (2-5-0) 0 Chicago Boosters (1–0–0) 27 DePaul Field
All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks (2–1–0) 14th Rochester Jeffersons (5-3-1) 3 Rochester Baseball Park
November 28, 1920
Akron Pros (8-0-1) 14th Dayton Triangles (5–2–2) 0 Triangle Park
Cleveland Tigers (2-4-2) 0 Buffalo All-Americans (8–1–0) 7th Buffalo Baseball Park
Decatur Staleys (9–1–1) 6th Chicago Cardinals (6–1–1) 7th Normal Park
Thorn Tornadoes 0 Chicago Tigers (2-5-1) 27 Cubs Park
Lansing Oldsmobile 0 Detroit Heralds (2-3-2) 0 Mack Park
Rochester Scalpers (0–2–0) 6th Rochester Jeffersons (6-3-1) 7th Rochester Baseball Park
Washington and Jeffe Collegians 7th Rock Island Independents (6–2–2) 48 Douglas Park
Week 11
4th December 1920
Canton Bulldogs (6–3–1) 3 Buffalo All-Americans (9–1–0) 7th New York Polo Grounds
5th December 1920
Akron Pros (8-0-2) 0 Buffalo All-Americans (9-1-1) 0 Buffalo Baseball Park
Canton Bulldogs (6–3–2) 0 Washington Glee Club 0 New Haven, Connecticut
Chicago Cardinals (6–2–1) 0 Decatur Staleys (10–1–1) 10 Cubs Park
Columbus Wagner Pirates 0 Columbus Panhandles (2-6-2) 24 Neil Park
Detroit Maroons 7th Detroit Heralds (2-3-3) 7th Mack Park
Rochester Scalpers (0-2-1) 0 Rochester Jeffersons (6-3-2) 0 Exposition Park
Week 12
December 11, 1920
Canton Bulldogs (6–4–2) 7th Union Club of Phoenixville (1–0–0) 13 Phillies Park
December 12, 1920
Akron Pros (8-0-3) 0 Decatur Staleys (10–1–2) 0 Cubs Park
Week 13
December 18, 1920
Canton Bulldogs (7–4–2) 39 Richmond Athletics 0 Boulevard Field
December 19, 1920
Chicago Cardinals (6–2–2) 14th Chicago Stayms 14th Pyott Field

Unofficial league bests

Points

Surname team Points
Dutch Sternaman Decatur 86
Ockie Anderson Buffalo 71
Tommy Hughitt Buffalo 53
Fritz Pollard Akron 42
Bodie Weldon Buffalo 41

Rushing touchdowns

Surname team TDs
Dutch Sternaman Decatur 11
Ockie Anderson Buffalo 8th
Tommy Hughitt Buffalo 8th
Bob Argus Rochester 6th
Fritz Pollard Akron 5
Joe Guyon Canton 5

Receiving touchdowns

Surname team TDs
Norb Sacksteder Dayton 3
Dave Reese Dayton 2
Bunny Corcoran Canton 2
George Halas Decatur 2

Return touchdowns

Surname team TDs
Arnie Wyman Rock Island 3
Ockie Anderson Buffalo 3
Al Nesser Akron 3
Frank Bacon Dayton 2
Swede Youngstrom Buffalo 2
Lenny Sachs Chicago C 2
Leo Chappell Chicago C 2

literature

  • National Football League: 2005 NFL Record & Fact Book . Sports Illustrated, 2005, ISBN 1-932994-36-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dieter Hoch, Holger Korber, Dirk Ladwig: The history of the NFL: From the small beginnings to the rise of the largest professional league in the world . Huddle Verlags GmbH , 2016, ISBN 978-3-9811390-6-8 , p. 15 .
  2. ↑ Dieter Hoch, Holger Korber, Dirk Ladwig: The history of the NFL: From the small beginnings to the rise of the largest professional league in the world . Huddle Verlags GmbH , 2016, ISBN 978-3-9811390-6-8 , p. 16 .