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1923 St. Louis All-Stars season
National Football League team season
National Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | St. Louis All-Stars |
| year | 1923 |
| record | 1–4–2 in NFL |
| (2–5–2 overall) | |
| league_place | 14th in NFL |
| owner | Ollie Kraehe |
| coach | Ollie Kraehe |
| stadium | Sportsman's Park |
| playoffs | |
| previous | none |
| no_prevseason | true |
| next | none |
| no_nextseason | true |
| no_seasonslist | true |
(2–5–2 overall)
The 1923 St. Louis All-Stars season was the franchise's sole season in the National Football League. The team finished 1–4–2 in league play, and a 2–5–2 overall record finishing fourteenth in the standings.
Alone in the NFL, the All-Stars would not play home games against black opponents in Missouri, forcing the sidelining of Fritz Pollard and end Ink Williams of the Hammond Pros. St. Louis made the best of this competitive disadvantage forced upon its opponent, generating a scoreless tie in this contest with an ostensibly superior opponent.
The team drew crowds of fewer than 1,000 people to two of their four home dates, with team owner Ollie Kraehe losing thousands of dollars on guarantees paid to visiting teams. The Blues did not return to the NFL for the 1924 season.
Schedule
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| September 30 | at Murphysboro All-Stars | W 25–0 | — | Murphysboro, Illinois | (promoter lost money) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 7 | at Green Bay Packers | T 0–0 | 0–0–1 | Bellevue Park | 2,831 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 14 | Hammond Pros | T 0–0 | 0-0-2 | Sportsman's Park | 719 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 21 | at Cleveland Indians | L 0–6 | 0–1–2 | Dunn Field | 7,000 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 | at Milwaukee Badgers | L 0–6 | 0–2–2 | Athletic Park | 4,700 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 4 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–3 | 0–3–2 | Sportsman's Park | 750 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 11 | Oorang Indians | W 14–7 | 1–3–2 | Sportsman's Park | 5,000 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 18 | at Hammond Pros | *canceled* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 24 | Milwaukee Badgers | L 0–17 | 1–4–2 | Sportsman's Park | 2,395 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2 | at Benld Independents | L 7–9 | — | Benld, Illinois | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Games in italics are against non-NFL teams. November 24: Saturday. |
Standings
References
References
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sla/1923.htm 1923 St. Louis All-Stars]
- [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1923nflstl.html 1923 St. Louis All-Stars]
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-hess-plays-star-game-for-pros/164293052/ "Hess Plays Star Game for Pros: Hoosier Line Holds Against Attack of Missouri,"] ''Hammond Times,'' Oct. 15, 1923, p. 8.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-independent-local-all-stars-ba/163875040/ "Local All-Stars Battle St. Louis Famous Eleven: Christie's Men Actually Hold Cream of Collegiate Notables for Downs Within Shadow of Goal,"] ''Murphysboro Daily Independent,'' Oct. 1, 1923, pp. 1-[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-independent-local-all-start-j/163875308/ 2].
- Louis H. Honerkamp, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-louis-star-and-times-st-louis-a/163875747/ "St. Louis All-Stars Win First Grid Game of 1923 Season, 25–0: Ollie Kraehe's Eleven Annexes a Practice Tilt from Murphysboro Crowd — Battle is Waged in a Sea of Mud,"] ''St. Louis Star,'' Oct. 1, 1923, p. 14.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-packers-and-st/164281451/ "Packers and St. Louis Stage Sensational 0–0 Tie: Big Bay Blues Play Rings Around Opponents; Thrills Galore in Pigskin Combat,"] ''Green Bay Press-Express,'' Oct. 8, 1923, p. 11.
- John J. Sheridan, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat-st-louis-all-s/164304891/ "St. Louis All-Stars Battle Hammond Pros to 0–0 Draw: Adverse Weather Holds Down Crowd,"] ''St. Louis Globe-Democrat,'' Oct. 15, 1923, p. 18.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-professional-foo/164304655/ "Professional Football Teams Play to a Scoreless Tie; Rain Holds Down Crowd to About 600,"] ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch,'' Oct. 15, 1923, p. 19.
- The ''Dayton Daily News'' estimated the crowd at 3,000.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-milwaukee-team-wins/163688221/ "Milwaukee Team Wins,"] ''Dayton Daily News,'' Oct. 29, 1923, p. 11.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-st-louis-all-st/163877501/ "St. Louis All-Stars Cancel Hammond Game; Play Milwaukee Next,"] ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch,'' Nov. 18, 1923, p. 11.
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192311110sla.htm "Benld Grid Squad Scores 9 to 7 Win Over St. Louisans: Boise Potthoff's Team Puts Up Great Fight Against Kraehe's Men,"] ''St. Louis Star,'' Dec. 3, 1923, p. 15.
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