Cincinnati Reds (football team)

Cincinnati Reds
Founded in 1933 Disbanded in 1934 Played in Cincinnati , Ohio
league
National Football League (1933-1934) Western Division
Team colors
staff
Team history
Cincinnati Reds (1933-1934)
successes
NFL Champion (0)
Conference winner (0)
Division Winner (0)
Stages
Redland Field

The Cincinnati Reds were a Cincinnati , Ohio- based American football team in the National Football League (NFL). They were founded in 1933 and had to cease playing again in 1934 , after eight games in the second season, because they could not pay the league contributions. After their suspension, the St. Louis Gunners played the last three games of the season in place of the Reds . They played their games at Redland Field in front of an average of 3,000 spectators.

history

In 1932, M. Scott Kearns was awarded one of three new franchises . He was able to win Al Jolley as head coach . Together they signed the first players, which they offered 100 US dollars per game.

In the 1933 season , the Reds could only win a single draw in the first six games when they reached a 0-0 against the also new Pittsburgh Pirates . They also lost one game 3-0 to the Chicago Cardinals , which was the Cardinals ' only win that season. Overall, the Reds were only able to score three points in their first six games, which meant an average of 0.5 points per game. After these games, Jolley was fired and replaced by Mike Palm . This discarded Jolleys Notre Dame Box and put players in other positions. In the seventh game, the halfback Lew Pope was able to achieve a 48- yard run, with which he scored the Reds' first touchdown . After a field goal and a safety one could achieve the first victory against the Cardinals with 12: 9. The following week the Reds played against the Portsmouth Spartans , who were also considered to be one of the best teams in the league at the time and were only half a point behind the Western Division leaders Chicago Bears . The Reds were able to intercep two passes and force three fumble . A fumble was carried back to a 2-yard touchdown, and another set up a field goal. In the end, the Reds won 10: 7 and took the Spartans out of the title race. In the following game, the Reds lost 3:20 to the Philadelphia Eagles before they beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-0 on the final day of the game , with Gil Lefebvre scoring a record-setting 98-yard kickoff return touchdown. With a record of 3 wins, six losses and one discrepancy, the Reds finished fourth in the Western Division , ahead of the Chicago Cardinals, who scored just one win and one draw in eleven games. Palm announced after the season.

In the 1934 season , Algy Clark , a player from the previous season, was named head coach, but also remained a player. However, Clark was unable to recruit new good players. The Reds could only score ten points in the first six games, but allowed 141 points themselves, which is why every game was lost. A touchdown and a field goal were the only things that brought about the incompetent offense , which is why the teams competed with their reserve players against the Reds from mid-October and still won the games. Due to poor attendance, the home game on the seventh game day against the Detroit Lions was moved to the opponent's stadium, where the Reds lost 0:38. On the eighth day of the match, the Reds played against the Eagles in Philadelphia . The game had been postponed for two days due to rain, making it an election day , which is why the game was very poorly attended. The Eagles scored ten touchdowns and 407 yards while the Reds only got 89 yards. The final result of 64: 0 is still the record for the most points scored in a regular season shutout game. The Reds' defense had already allowed 243 points. Due to the lack of income from ticket sales, Kearns could no longer pay the league fees. He sold the franchise after this game to the St. Louis Gunners , who took over six players from bottom of the table. The Gunners won their first game against the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 before losing to the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions.

Records

The Cincinnati Reds hold the record with the two fewest points scored in a season. In 1933 they scored 38 points in ten games. This second worst value was set by the Detroit Lions in 1942 . This season they also set the record for the fewest touchdowns in one season with three. The Reds were also able to achieve the fewest first downs with 51 and the smallest gain in space with 1,150 yards . The 102 pass attempts and the 25 successful passes this season are also negative records. In the following season, the Reds only scored 37 points in eleven games, the worst value. They only scored ten points in eight games before the Gunners scored 27 points in three games. These records only take into account seasons beginning in 1932, the year the NFL began keeping official statistics.

Season results

year	S.	N	U	table	Trainer
1933	3	6th	1	4. West	Al Jolley , Mike Palm
1934	0	8th	0	6. West	Algy Clark
total	3	14th	1	Source:

player

In the history of the Reds, a total of 53 players played for the franchise.

#	Surname	position	Seasons
39	Frank Abruzzino	C / G	1933
20th	Gump Ariail	E.	1934
26th	Ed Aspatore	T	1934
47	Jim Bausch	B.	1933
	Mil Berner	C.	1933
34	Tom Blondin	G	1933
40	Chuck Braidwood	E.	1933
46	Lloyd Burdick	T	1933
33	John Burleson	G / T	1933
5, 39	Tom Bushby	B.	1934
27/52	Les Caywood	C /	1933-34
1, 45	Algy Clark	B.	1933-34
3, 42	Red Corzine	B.	1933-34
48	Joe Crakes	E.	1933
	Sonny Doell	T	1933
51	Leo draveling	T	1933
	Chief Elkins	B.	1933
22, 27	Earl Elser	T	1934
29	Tiny feather	B.	1934
49	Rosie Grant	G	1933-34
46	Homer Hanson	G	1934
	Hal Hilpert	E.	1933
	Hoster Howell	T	1934
19th	Russ Lay	G	1934
10, 41	Biff Lee	G	1933-34
30th	Gil LeFebvre	B.	1933-34
6th	Bill Lewis	B.	1934
25th	Ted Maples	C.	1934
15/34	Jim Mooney	E.	1933-34
13	Cliff Moore	B.	1934
31	Don Moses	FB	1933
	Buster Mott	B.	1934
9, 44	Lee Mulleneaux	C.	1933-34
24/43	George Munday	T	1933-34
53	Mike Palm	B.	1933
	Bill Parriott	FB	1934
2, 32	Lew Pope	B.	1933-34
50	Dick Powell	E.	1932
14, 38	John Rogers	C.	1933-34
	Harvey Sark	G	1934
8th	Pete Saumer	B.	1934
36	Kermit Schmidt	E.	1933
37	Bill Senn	HB	1933
31	Norris Severson	B.	1934
	Benny's son	B.	1934
47	Seaman Squyres	B.	1933
21/50	Cookie Tackwell	E.	1933-34
28	Otto Vokaty	FB	1934
	Ossie Wiberg	FB	1933
37	Cole Wilging	E.	1934
	Basil Wilkerson	E.	1934
35	Blake Workman	B.	1933
47	Charlie Zuker	T	1934

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christine Mersch: Cincinnati Bengals History . Arcadia Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7385-4090-0 , pp. 7 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} C. Robert Barnet: The Cincinnati Reds: One of the NFL's worst . In: Cincinnati Magazine . tape 17 , no. 1 , October 1983, ISSN  0746-8210 , p. 32-39 .
3. ^ John Maxymuk: NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920-2011 . McFarland, 2012, ISBN 978-0-7864-9295-4 , pp. 221 .
4. ^ John Maxymuk: NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920-2011 . McFarland, 2012, ISBN 978-0-7864-9295-4 , pp. 46 .
5. ↑ ^{a b} Worst NFL teams of all time. Retrieved January 7, 2017 (English). 
6. ^ ^{A b c} Eagles record-setting game in 1934 was against doomed Cincinnati Reds. Philadelphia Inquire, November 20, 2010, accessed August 11, 2016 . 
7. ↑ ALL-TIME RECORDS. (PDF) Retrieved October 9, 2016 . 
8. ^ NFL Historical Standings 1934. Retrieved October 9, 2016 . 
9. ↑ 1931-1940. Retrieved October 9, 2016 . 
10. ^ Cincinnati Reds Team Encyclopedia. Pro Football References, accessed August 11, 2016 . 
11. ^ John Maxymuk: Uniform Numbers of the NFL: All-Time Rosters, Facts and Figures . McFarland, 2005, ISBN 978-0-7864-2057-5 , pp. 416 .