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1924 Pottsville Maroons season
National Football League team season
National Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Pottsville Maroons |
| year | 1924 |
| record | 12-1-1 (overall) |
| 6–0–1 (AL) | |
| league_place | 1st |
| (Anthracite League) | |
| coach | Stan Cofall |
| general manager | Dr. J.C. Striegel |
| stadium | Minersville Park |
| playoffs | |
| no_seasonslist | true |
6–0–1 (AL) (Anthracite League)
The 1924 Pottsville Maroons season was their 5th season in existence. The club played in the Anthracite League would go on to post a 12-1-1 record and claim the League Championship. The team allowed just two touchdowns all year and did not lose until their 14th and final game of the year, a 10–7 loss to the Rochester Jeffersons of the National Football League (NFL). For the year Pottsville outscored their opponents by a cumulative score of 303 to 17.
Head coach was Stan Cofall, a 1916 All-American halfback from Notre Dame who had spent time in the NFL as a player and coach with the 1920 Cleveland Tigers the first iteration of the New York Giants in 1921.
The Maroons would themselves join the NFL in 1925.
Schedule
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| September 21 | Philadelphia Colwyn-Darby | W 39–0 | 1–0 | Minersville Park | "a great crowd" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 28 | Phillipsburg, New Jersey | W 78–0 | 2–0 | Minersville Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 5 | at Wilkes-Barre Barons | W 34–0 | 3–0 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 12 | Gilberton Cadamounts | W 17–0 | 4–0 | Minersville Park | "one of largest ever" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 19 | at Coaldale Big Green | W 10–7 | 5–0 | Coaldale Field | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 26 | Reading Tigers | W 40–0 | 6–0 | Minersville Park | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2 | Shenandoah Yellow Jackets | W 7–0 | 7–0 | Minersville Park | 7,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 8 | at Millville Big Blue | W 6–0 | 8–0 | MSAA Field | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 9 | at Atlantic City Roses | W 22–0 | 9–0 | Bader Field | 5,000+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 11 | at Reading Tigers | W 33–0 | 10–0 | Lauer's Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 16 | Gilberton Cadamounts | T 0-0 | 10–0–1 | Minersville Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 16 | Coaldale Big Green | W 3–0 | 11–0–1 | Minersville Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 27 | Shenandoah Yellow Jackets | W 7–0 | 12–0–1 | Minersville Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 30 | *Rochester Jeffersons* | L 7–10 | 12–1–1 | Minersville Park | "few in number" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Non-league games in italics. • NFL opponent in *bold*. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armistice Day: Tuesday, November 11 • Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 27. |
Anthracite League standings
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pottsville Maroons | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilberton Cadamounts | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Shenandoah Yellow Jackets | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Coaldale Big Green | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| Wilkes-Barre Barons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Roster
Linemen
- Clarence Beck
- Vic Biehl
- Larry Conover
- Vic Emmanuel
- Pete Henry
- Al "Doggy" Julian
- Marhefka
- McNamara
- Miller
- Gus Sonnenberg
- Striegel
- Yeasted
- Yost
Backs
- Carl Beck
- Bots Brunner
- Latone
- Lebengood
- Al Nemzic
- Harry Robb
- Johnny Scott
- Barney Wentz
References
References
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-pottsville-wins-its-ope/175811939/ "Pottsville Wins Its Opening Grid Battle: Maroons Defeat Darby Eleven, Scoring Six Touchdowns in Second Half,"] ''Allentown Morning Call,'' Sept. 22, 1924, p. 14.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/republican-and-herald-coaldale-and-potts/175811783/ "Coaldale and Pottsville Teams Open Grid Season; Big Crowds See the Games,"] ''Shenandoah Evening Herald,'' Sept. 22, 1924, p. 7.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-pottsvilles-stron/175811719/ "Pottsville's Strong Eleven Beats Colwyn 39 to 0,"] ''Pottsville Republican,'' Sept. 22, 1924, p. 8.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-pottsville-mauls-philli/175811908/ "Pottsville Mauls Phillipsburg, 78–0: Carl Beck Scores Five Touchdowns Himself in Second Half,"] ''Allentown Morning Call,'' Sept. 29, 1924, p. 14.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-maroons-won-very-e/175811833/ "Maroons Won Very Easily,"] ''Shenandoah Evening Herald,'' Sept. 29, 1924, p. 7.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilkes-barre-times-leader-the-evening-n/175812222/ "Panthers Lose to Pottsville,"] ''Wilkes-Barre Evening News,'' Oct. 6, 1924, p. 17.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-pottsville-opens-t/175812146/ "Pottsville Opens the League Season with Victory Over Barons,"] ''Pottsville Republican,'' Oct. 6, 1924, p. 7.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilkes-barre-times-leader-the-evening-n/175812550/ "Pottsville Wins Over Gilberton in Football,"] ''Wilkes-Barre Evening News,'' Oct. 13, 1924, p. 13.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-pottsville-outplay/175812667/ "Pottsville Outplays Coaldale and Wins 10–7: Pottsville Maroons Conquer Big Green Eleven in Thriller,"] ''Pottsville Republican,'' Oct. 20, 1924, p. 6.
- Reck, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-tigers-lose-400-red-jug/175822431/ "Tigers Lose, 40–0: Red Juggernaut Crushes Hopes of Reading Bengals,"] ''Reading Times,'' Oct. 27, 1924, p. 13.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-pottsville-had-eas/175822247/ "Pottsville Had Easy Win Over Reading Tigers, 40–0,"] ''Pottsville Republican,'' Oct. 27, 1924, p. 9.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-pottsville-once-mo/175833902/ "Pottsville Once More Keeps Its Slate Clean: Maroons Eliminate Yellow Jackets by 7–0 Score,"] ''Pottsville Republican,'' Nov. 3, 1924, p. 11.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-american-a-long-forward-pass/175834178/ "A Long Forward Pass Gave Pottsville a Win Over Shenandoah, 7–0,"] ''Mahanoy City Record American,'' Nov. 3, 1924, p. 4.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlantic-city-sunday-press-the-sunday-ga/175843184/ "Millville Succumbs to Pottsville on Home Soil,"] ''Atlantic City Sunday Gazette,'' Nov. 9, 1924, p. 23.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlantic-city-gazette-review-roses-go-do/175843753/ "Roses Go Down to Defeat Before One of the Greatest Gridiron Teams of Nation], ''Atlantic City Gazette,'' Nov. 10, 1924, p. 5.
- Dan Harper, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-pottsville-conquers-readin/175822904/ "Pottsville Conquers Reading Tigers, 33–0: Maroon Goal Line Never Threatened; Robb, Brunner Star,"] ''Reading Times,'' Nov. 12, 1924, p. 3.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-maroons-beat-readi/175822574/ "Maroons Beat Reading 33–0,"] ''Pottsville Republican,'' Nov. 12, 1924, p. 9.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-american-smythes-field-goal/175836386/ "Smythe's Field Goal Wins for Rochester from Pottsville, 10–7,"] ''Mahanoy City Record American,'' Dec. 1, 1924, p. 5.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/republican-and-herald-maroons-taste-firs/175837110/ "Maroons Taste First Defeat of Season,"] ''Shenandoah Evening Herald,'' Dec. 1, 1924, p. 7.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-carmel-item-maroons-get-their-firs/175836849/ "Maroons Get Their First 1924 Defeat,"] ''Mt. Carmel Item,'' Dec. 1, 1924, p. 5.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/standard-speaker-rochester-beat-pottsvil/175837481/ "Rochester Beat Pottsville: Winner Take All Next Sunday,"] ''Hazelton Speaker-Sentinel,'' Dec. 1, 1924, p. 14.
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