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1923 Milwaukee Badgers season

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1923 Milwaukee Badgers season
Head coachJimmy Conzelman
Home fieldAthletic Park
Results
Record8–2–4 Overall
7–2–3 NFL
League placeT-3rd in NFL

The 1923 Milwaukee Badgers season was their second in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous league record of 2–4–3, winning 7 games.[1] They tied for third place in the league.[2]

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 30 Oorang Indians W 13–2
2 October 7 Columbus Tigers T 0–0
3 October 14 Racine Legion T 7–7
4 October 21 at Green Bay Packers L 0–12
5 October 28 St. Louis All-Stars W 6–0
6 November 4 at Rock Island Independents W 14–3
7 November 11 Duluth Kelleys W 6–3
8 November 18 Green Bay Packers L 7–10
9 November 24 at St. Louis All-Stars W 17–0
10 November 29 at Racine Legion W 16–0
11 December 2 at Chicago Bears T 0–0
December 8 Milwaukee Lapham A.C. W 10–0
12 December 9 at Chicago Cardinals W 14–12
December 16 at Chicago Bears T 7–7
Note: Games in italics are exhibition games.

Standings

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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

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Further reading

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  • Michael D. Benter, The Badgers: Milwaukee's NFL Entry of 1922–1926. Hayworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2013.