1923 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season
| 1923 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Cap Edwards | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 3–1–3 | ||||||
| Division place | 5th NFL | ||||||
| Playoff finish | No playoffs until 1932 | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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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
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