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1923 Minneapolis Marines season
Head coachHarry Mehre
Home fieldNicollet Park
Results
Record2–5–2 (NFL)
(3–5–2 overall)
League place13th in NFL
The Marines scheduled a November 18 game against the newly professionalized Minneapolis Emersons for bragging rights in the city.

The 1923 Minneapolis Marines season was their third in the league. The team improved on their previous year's record of 1–3 by winning two games,[1] good for 13th place in the 20-team league.

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 30 at Green Bay Packers L 0–12 0–1 Bellevue Park 3,008 Recap [2][3][4]
2 October 7 Duluth Kelleys L 0–10 0–2 Nicollet Park 2,500 Recap [5][6][7]
3 October 14 Oorang Indians W 23–0 1–2 Nicollet Park 4,000 Recap [8]
4 October 21 at Chicago Cardinals L 0–9 1–3 Comiskey Park 4,000 Recap
5 October 28 at Duluth Kelleys L 0–9 1–4 Duluth Athletic Park 3,000 Recap [9][10][11][12]
6 November 4 Racine Legion W 13–6 2–4 Nicollet Park 1,200 Recap
7 November 11 Rock Island Independents T 6–6 2–4–1 Nicollet Park 3,000 Recap [13][14]
— November 18 Minneapolis Emersons W 7–2 — Nicollet Park — [15][16][17]
8 November 25 at Rock Island Independents T 6–6 2–4–2 Douglas Park 1,800 Recap [18][19]
9 December 2 at Racine Legion L 0–23 2–5–2 Horlick Field Recap [20]
Note: Game in italics was a non-NFL opponent.

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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  1. ^ 1923 Minneapolis Marines
  2. ^ "Packers Beat Marines 12 to 0 Before Big Crowd: Green Bay Eleven Smashes Way to Two Touchdowns in Last Half of Pigskin Fray," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 1, 1923, pp. 12–13.
  3. ^ "Marines Bow Before Green Bay Team, 12–0: Second Half Offensive Pushes Across Two Touchdowns in First League Game of Season," Minneapolis Tribune, Oct. 1, 1923, p. 8.
  4. ^ "Marines Oppose Duluth Sunday: Green Bay Eleven Defeats Marines in Opening Contest, 12 to 0," Minneapolis Journal, Oct. 1, 1923, p. 26.
  5. ^ "Duluth Continues on Way to National Grid Title: Marines Downed by 10–0 Count; Line Stonewall," Duluth News Tribune, Oct. 8, 1923, p. 7.
  6. ^ "Thorpe's Team Faces Marines in Next Game: Redskins Make Second Appearance at Nicollet Park Sunday," Minneapolis Star, Oct. 8, 1923, p. 9.
  7. ^ "Last Half Rally Enables Duluth to Beat Marines: Long Pass Scores Touchdown in Third Period — Sternaman Adds Three Points with Dropkick," Minneapolis Tribune, Oct. 8, 1923, p. 8.
  8. ^ "Marines Face Tough Chicago Team Sunday: Local Eleven Shows Improvement in Beating Oo-Rangs, 23 to 0," Minneapolis Star, Oct. 15, 1923, p. 11.
  9. ^ "Kelley-Duluth Eleven Bumps Marines, 9 to 0: Upstate Team Robs Millers of Score with Sterling Defense Inches From Goal," Minneapolis Journal, Oct. 28, 1923, p. 8.
  10. ^ Louis H. Gallop, "Duluth Eleven Keeps Slate Clean by Defeating Marines: Stonewall LIne Proves Too Much for Minneapolis," Duluth News Tribune, Oct. 29, 1923, p. 7.
  11. ^ "Marines Back; Duluth Wins Second Game: Weather Conditions Hurt Local Eleven," Minneapolis Star, Oct. 29, 1923, p. 10.
  12. ^ "Marines Lose to Duluth Team, 9–0: Minneapolis Eleven Loses Two Opportunities to Score Early in Contest," Minneapolis Journal, Oct. 29, 1923, p. 23.
  13. ^ Edward G. Walker, "Sies Misses 5 Placekicks but Independents Even with Foe in Closing Half," Davenport Daily Times, Nov. 12, 1923, p. 11.
  14. ^ Art Williams, "Marines Hold Independents to a 6–6 Draw: Islanders Pierced Line But Sies' Failure with His Toe Ended Game on Even Terms," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 12, 1923, p. 10.
  15. ^ "Marines Nose Out Emersons by 7–2 Score: North Side Team Gives League Team Scars in 1st, 4th Quarters," Minneapolis Tribune, Nov. 19, 1923, p. 8.
  16. ^ "Emersons Put Up Hard Fight But Lose, 7–2: Victorious Marines Play Rock Island for Second Time Sunday," Minneapolis Star, Nov. 19, 1923, p. 9.
  17. ^ "Marine Eleven Defeats Emersons 7 to 2 to Win City Grid Title," Minneapolis Journal, Nov. 19, 1923, p. 23.
  18. ^ Herb Wilson, "Independents Given Great Fright by Gopher Eleven, But Put Over Late Rally: Season Closed with Second 6–6 Tie with Minneapolis," Davenport Daily Times, Nov. 26, 1923, p. 20.
  19. ^ Art Williams, "Independents Tie Marines in Last Period: Two Teams Battle to Second 6–6 Score," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 26, 1923, p. 16.
  20. ^ "Marines Get Year's Worst Defeat, 23–0: Locals Snowed Under at Racine," Minneapolis Star, Dec. 3, 1923, p. 10.
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