1923 Akron Pros season
| 1923 Akron Pros season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dutch Hendrian and Wayne Brenkert |
| Home field | League Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–6 |
| Division place | T–16th NFL |
| Playoff finish | No playoffs until 1932 |
The 1923 Akron Pros season was their fourth in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–5–2, winning only one game.[1] They tied for sixteenth place in the league.
Ahead of the season it was announced that Akron would field two professional football teams — a "regular club" in the NFL "playing practically all of the games on the road," and a smaller, local club under the direction of head coach Suey Welch that would play a slate of home games at General Tire Field.[2] Former University of Akron star Scotty Bierce was announced as coach of the traveling team.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30 | at Duluth Kelleys | L 7–10 | 0–1 | Duluth Athletic Park | 3,000 | Recap | [3][4] | |
| 2 | October 7 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 0–9 | 0–2 | Buffalo Baseball Park | 10,000 | Recap | [5][6] | |
| 3 | October 14 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 0–19 | 0–3 | Normal Park | Recap | |||
| 4 | October 21 | at Racine Legion | L 7–9 | 0–4 | Horlick Field | Recap | |||
| 5 | October 28 | at Canton Bulldogs | L 3–7 | 0–5 | Lakeside Park | 2,500 | Recap | ||
| — | November 4 | Columbus Tigers | canceled due to rain | [7] | |||||
| 6 | November 11 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–20 | 0–6 | Cubs Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| — | November 18 | (open date) | |||||||
| — | November 25 | at Dayton Triangles | canceled by Dayton | [8] | |||||
| 7 | November 29 | Buffalo All-Americans | W 2–0 | 1–6 | Wooster Avenue Stadium | 1,700 | Recap | ||
| — | December 9 | Racine Legion | canceled | [9] | |||||
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 29. | |||||||||
Standings
[edit]| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Canton Bulldogs | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 246 | 19 | W5 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 123 | 35 | W1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 85 | 34 | W5 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 7 | 2 | 3 | .778 | 100 | 49 | W1 | ||
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | 1 | 3 | .750 | 52 | 49 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 161 | 56 | L1 | ||
| Duluth Kelleys | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 35 | 33 | L3 | ||
| Buffalo All-Americans | 5 | 4 | 3 | .556 | 94 | 43 | L1 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 119 | 35 | L1 | ||
| Toledo Maroons | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 35 | 66 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 86 | 76 | W1 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 2 | 3 | 3 | .400 | 84 | 62 | L1 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 2 | 5 | 2 | .286 | 48 | 81 | L1 | ||
| St. Louis All-Stars | 1 | 4 | 2 | .200 | 25 | 74 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 1 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 14 | 59 | L4 | ||
| Akron Pros | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 25 | 74 | W1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | 16 | 95 | L2 | ||
| Oorang Indians | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 50 | 257 | W1 | ||
| Louisville Brecks | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 90 | L3 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 141 | L4 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
[edit]- ^ 1923 Akron Pros
- ^ a b "Akron to Place Two Pro Teams on Grid: One, However, Will Play Away From Home," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sept. 9, 1923, p. 2-D.
- ^ Louis H. Gollop, "Sternaman's Drop Kick Defeats Akron Eleven: Duluth Opens League Season with 10-to-7 Victory Over Ohio Eleven; Local Backfield Stars," Duluth News Tribune, Oct. 1, 1923, p. 7.
- ^ "Akron Takes Beating in First Game," Akron Beacon Journal, Oct. 1, 1923, p. 15.
- ^ "9–0 Victory for Buffalo Over Akron: All-Americans Win Close and Thrilling Game to Open Local Pro Football Season," Buffalo Post, Oct. 8, 1923, p. 10.
- ^ "Buffalo's Pro Eleven Beats Akron: Gulian and Urban Knock Down Pass, Win for Buffalo," Buffalo Courier, Oct. 8, 1923, p. 9.
- ^ "Pro Champs Victors by 7–3 Count," Hammond Times, Nov. 5, 1923, p. 12.
- ^ Glenn Whitesell, "Professional Gridiron Season in Dayton Comes to a Close: Triangles Cancel Two Remaining Home Games; Maroon Go Called Off," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 30, 1923, p. 10.
- ^ "Horlicks Start Grid Practice: Much New Blood Added to Horlick-Legion Football Eleven at Racine," Kenosha News, Sept. 13, 1923, p. 13.