1923 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season

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

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.

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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