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1923 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season
National Football League team season
National Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Cleveland Bulldogs |
| year | 1923 |
| record | 3–1–3 |
| league_place | 5th NFL |
| owner | Sam H. Deutsch |
| coach | Cap Edwards |
| stadium | Dunn Field |
| playoffs | |
| previous | none |
| no_prevseason | true |
The 1923 Cleveland Indians season was their first in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a record of 3–1–3, fifth in the league by winning percentage.
The team also canceled one home game with the Toledo Maroons due to poor attendance, with just 400 fans paying admission. Team owner Sam H. Deutsch declaring that if he had allowed the two squads to take the field, he would have lost $7,500 due to salaries, guarantees to the visiting team, park rental fees, and other incidentals. Cleveland was not forced to absorb a forfeit for their failure to play, despite the fact that both teams were present and ready to take the field. Deutsch asserted that he still lost $2,500 on the day despite having stopped the contest.
Schedule
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| October 7 | at Rock Island Independents | T 0–0 | 0–0–1 | Douglas Park | 3,500 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 14 | Toledo Maroons | *canceled by Cleveland owner to avert financial loss* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 21 | St. Louis All-Stars | W 6–0 | 1–0–1 | Dunn Field | 7,000 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 | Oorang Indians | W 27–0 | 2–0–1 | Dunn Field | "modest crowd" | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 4 | at Buffalo All-Americans | T 0–0 | 2–0–2 | Buffalo Baseball Park | 3,000 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 11 | Dayton Triangles | T 0–0 | 2–0–3 | Dunn Field | 11,000 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 18 | Columbus Tigers | W 9–3 | 3–0–3 | Dunn Field | 6,000 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 25 | Canton Bulldogs | L 10–46 | 3–1–3 | Dunn Field | 17,000 | Recap |
Standings
References
References
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cli/1923.htm 1923 Cleveland Indians]
- Another estimate has this crowd pegged at "more than 4,000."
- Art Williams, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-tigers-fight-sies/163681277/ "Tigers Fight Sies' Team to Scoreless Tie: Independents Threatened by Hard Plunging Ohioans,"] ''Rock Island Argus,'' Oct. 8, 1923, p. 12.
- Herb Wilson, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-center-smashes-bring-00/163680651/ "Center Smashes Bring 0–0 Score for Cleveland Team: Weakness of Center of Rock Island Line Keeps the Independents on the Defensive Large Share of Game,"] ''Davenport Daily Times,'' Oct. 8, 1923, p. 16.
- Bob Marion, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch-islanders-hold-panhandlers/163681030/ "Islanders Hold Panhandlers to 0 to 0 Verdict: Cleveland Gains Most Ground But Lacks Punch to Cross Line,"] ''Moline Dispatch,'' Oct. 8, 1923, p. 14.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-crowd-waits-in-rain-i/164097830/ "Crowd Waits in Rain — Indians Do Not Play: Owner Deutsch Refuses to Send Team on Gridiron Against Toledo Because of Financial Loss,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer'', Oct. 15, 1923, p. 17.
- Chris Willis, ''Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians,'' p. 161.
- Merrick M. Hill, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-cleveland-indians-romp/163683542/ "Cleveland Indians Romp to 27–0 Triumph Over Thorpe's Oorang Redskins: Jim's Lengthy Kicks Avail Little as His Eleven Are Defeated,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Oct. 29, 1923, p. 16.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-cleveland-in-270-victor/163682908/ "Cleveland in 27–0 Victory Over Indians,"] ''Davenport Democrat and Leader'', Oct. 29, 1923, p. 8.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-thorpe-fails-at-clevel/163683845/ "Thorpe Fails at Cleveland,"] ''Dayton Daily News,'' Oct. 29, 1923, p. 11.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-all-americans-outplay-in/164074847/ "All-Americans Outplay Invaders on Muddy Field But Lack Scoring Punch,"] ''Buffalo Courier,'' Nov. 5, 1923, p. 11.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-post-all-americans-and-cleveland/164076184/ "All-Americans and Cleveland Fail to Score: Thrilling Gridiron is Furnished by Pros on Ferry Street Field,"] ''Buffalo Post,'' Nov. 5, 1923, p. 10.
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