1923 NFL season

The 1923 NFL season was the fourth regular season of the National Football League. For the first time, all of the clubs that were considered to be part of the NFL fielded teams. The new teams that entered the league included the Duluth Kelleys, the St. Louis All Stars (which only lasted one season), and a new Cleveland Indians team. The Evansville Crimson Giants folded from the league.

1923 National Football League season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 30 – December 16, 1923
ChampionsCanton Bulldogs

The Canton Bulldogs repeated as NFL Champions after ending the season with an 11–0–1 record.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the NFL during the 1923 season.

First season in NFL * Team folded this season ^ Last season before hiatus, rejoined league later §
First season in NFL, and then folded after this season *^
Team Head coach(es) Stadium(s)
Akron ProsDutch Hendrian (5 games) and Wayne Brenkert (2 games)Akron League Park
Buffalo All-AmericansTommy HughittCanisius Field and Buffalo Baseball Park
Canton Bulldogs §Guy ChamberlinLeague Field
Chicago BearsGeorge HalasCubs Park
Chicago CardinalsArnie HorweenComiskey Park
Cleveland Indians *Cap EdwardsDunn Field
Columbus TigersGus Tebell (3 games) and Gaylord Stinchcomb (7 games)Neil Park
Dayton TrianglesCarl StorckTriangle Park
Duluth Kelleys *Joey SternamanDuluth Athletic Park
Green Bay PackersCurly LambeauBellevue Park
Hammond ProsWally HessTraveling team
Louisville Brecks ^Jim KendrickParkway Field
Milwaukee BadgersJimmy ConzelmanMilwaukee Athletic Park
Minneapolis MarinesHarry MehreNicollet Park
Oorang Indians ^Jim ThorpeTraveling team
Racine LegionBabe RuetzHorlick Field
Rochester JeffersonsLeo LyonsEdgerton Park
Rock Island IndependentsHerb SiesDouglas Park
St. Louis All-Stars *^Ollie KraeheSportsman's Park
Toledo Maroons ^Guil FalconSwayne Field

Standings
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
  • NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
  • NFL History 1921–1930 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
  • Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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