1923 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season

1923 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season
Head coach Cap Edwards
Results
Record 3–1–3
Division place 5th NFL
Playoff finish No playoffs until 1932
Timeline
Previous season Next season
N/A 1924

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

Week Date Opponent Result
1 October 7, 1923 at Rock Island Independents T 0–0
2 October 21, 1923 St. Louis All-Stars W 6–0
3 October 28, 1923 Oorang Indians W 27–0
4 November 4, 1923 Buffalo All-Americans T 0–0
5 November 11, 1923 Dayton Triangles T 0–0
6 November 18, 1923 Columbus Tigers W 9–3
7 November 25, 1923 Canton Bulldogs L 46–10

Standings

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 0 .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