1923 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season

The 1923 Cleveland Indians season was their first in the league. The team lost only one game finishing 3–1–3.[1] They finished fifth in the league.

1923 Cleveland Bulldogs season
Head coachCap Edwards
Home fieldDunn Field
Results
Record3–1–3
League place5th NFL

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 October 7 at Rock Island Independents T 0–0 0–0–1 Douglas Field Recap
2 October 21 St. Louis All-Stars W 6–0 1–0–1 Dunn Field Recap
3 October 28 Oorang Indians W 27–0 2–0–1 Dunn Field Recap
4 November 4 at Buffalo All-Americans T 0–0 2–0–2 Buffalo Baseball Park Recap
5 November 11 Dayton Triangles T 0–0 2–0–3 Dunn Field Recap
6 November 18 Columbus Tigers W 9–3 3–0–3 Dunn Field Recap
7 November 25 Canton Bulldogs L 10–46 3–1–3 Dunn Field Recap

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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