Temporada da NFL de 1920
A Temporada 1920 da National Football League (na época chamada de American Professional Football Association, ou APFA) foi a temporada inaugural da liga fundada em Canton, Ohio em 20 de agosto do mesmo ano por 4 clubes profissionais de futebol americano do estado de Ohio: Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers, e Dayton Triangles que disputavam a Ohio League.
| Temporada de 1920 da NFL | |||
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| Temporada regular | |||
| Duração | 26 de setembro - 19 de dezembro de 1920 | ||
| Campeão | Akron Pros | ||
Temporadas da National Football League
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Fotos dos times da APFA de 1920
Akron Pros
Canton Bulldogs
Chicago Cardinals
Dayton Triangles
Decatur Staleys
Em 17 de setembro em um novo encontro em Canton, Ohio foram integrados mais times à liga: Hammond Pros e Muncie Flyers, ambos do estado de Indiana; o Rochester Jeffersons da New York Pro Football League; o Rock Island Independents, o Decatur Staleys, e o Racine Cardinals de Illinois.
Mais outros times entraram na liga, o Buffalo All-Americans da New York Pro Football League; Chicago Tigers, Columbus Panhandles, e Detroit Heralds.
Jim Thorpe foi eleito o primeiro presidente da liga, ele também era jogador do Canton Bulldogs.
Temporada em que o Akron Pros sagrou-se campeão, muito por causa das atuações de Benny Kale.
| Semana 1 | |||||||
| 26 de setembro de 1920 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time visitante | Pontos | Time da casa | Pontos | Local da competição | |||
| St. Paul Ideals (0-1-0) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (1-0-0) | 48 | Douglas Park | |||
| Semana 2 | |||||||
| 3 de outubro de 1920 | |||||||
| Wheeling Stogies (0-1-0) | 0 | Akron Pros (1-0-0) | 43 | Akron League Park | |||
| West Buffalo (0-1-0) | 6 | Buffalo All-Americans (1-0-0) | 32 | Canisius Field | |||
| Pitcairn Quakers (0-1-0) | 0 | Canton Bulldogs (1-0-0) | 48 | Lakeside Park | |||
| Columbus Panhandles (0-1-0) | 0 | Dayton Triangles (1-0-0) | 14 | Triangle Park | |||
| Moline Universal Tractors (0-1-0) | 0 | Decatur Staleys (1-0-0) | 20 | Staley Field | |||
| Muncie Flyers (0-1-0) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (2-0-0) | 45 | Douglas Park | |||
| All-Buffalo (0-1-0) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (1-0-0) | 10 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| Semana 3 | |||||||
| 10 de outubro 1920 | |||||||
| Columbus Panhandles (0-2-0) | 0 | Akron Pros (2-0-0) | 37 | Akron League Park | |||
| All-Buffalo (0-2-0) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (2-0-0) | 51 | Canisius Field | |||
| Toledo Maroons (0-1-0) | 0 | Canton Bulldogs (2-0-0) | 42 | Lakeside Park | |||
| Chicago Cardinals (0-0-1) | 0 | Chicago Tigers (0-0-1) | 0 | Cubs Park | |||
| Cleveland Tigers (0-0-1) | 0 | Dayton Triangles (1-0-1) | 0 | Triangle Park | |||
| Kewanee Walworths (0-1-0) | 7 | Decatur Staleys (2-0-0) | 25 | Staley Field | |||
| Cleveland Panthers (0-1-0) | 14 | Detroit Heralds (1-0-0) | 40 | Mack Park | |||
| Hammond Pros (0-1-0) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (3-0-0) | 26 | Douglas Park | |||
| Fort Porter (0-1-0) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (2-0-0) | 66 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| Semana 4 | |||||||
| 17 de outubro de 1920 | |||||||
| Cincinnati Celts (0-1-0) | 0 | Akron Pros (3-0-0) | 13 | Akron League Park | |||
| McKeesport Olympics (0-1-0) | 7 | Buffalo All-Americans (3-0-0) | 28 | Canisius Field | |||
| Cleveland Tigers (0-1-1) | 0 | Canton Bulldogs (3-0-0) | 7 | Lakeside Park | |||
| Moline Universal Tractors (0-2-0) | 3 | Chicago Cardinals (1-0-1) | 33 | St. Rita's Field | |||
| Detroit Heralds (1-1-0) | 0 | Chicago Tigers (1-0-1) | 12 | Cubs Park | |||
| Columbus Panhandles (0-3-0) | 0 | Fort Wayne Friars (1-0-0) | 14 | Fort Wayne League Park | |||
| Hammond Pros (0-2-0) | 0 | Dayton Triangles (2-0-1) | 44 | Triangle Park | |||
| Decatur Staleys (3-0-0) | 7 | Rock Island Independents (3-1-0) | 0 | Douglas Park | |||
| Utica Knights of Columbus (0-0-1) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (2-0-1) | 0 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| Semana 5 | |||||||
| 24 de outubro de 1920 | |||||||
| Cleveland Tigers (0-2-1) | 0 | Akron Pros (4-0-0) | 7 | Akron League Park | |||
| Toledo Maroons (0-2-0) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (4-0-0) | 38 | Canisius Field | |||
| Canton Bulldogs (3-0-1) | 20 | Dayton Triangles (2-0-2) | 20 | Triangle Park | |||
| Chicago Cardinals (1-1-1) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (4-1-0) | 7 | Douglas Park | |||
| Decatur Staleys (4-0-0) | 10 | Chicago Tigers (1-1-1) | 0 | Cubs Park | |||
| Columbus Panhandles (0-4-0) | 0 | Detroit Heralds (2-1-0) | 6 | Mack Park | |||
| Syracuse Stars (0-1-0) | 7 | Rochester Jeffersons (3-0-1) | 21 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| Semana 6 | |||||||
| 31 de outubro de 1920 | |||||||
| Akron Pros (5-0-0) | 10 | Canton Bulldogs (3-1-1) | 0 | Lakeside Park | |||
| Rochester Jeffersons (3-1-1) | 6 | Buffalo All-Americans (5-0-0) | 17 | Canisius Field | |||
| Detroit Heralds (2-2-0) | 0 | Chicago Cardinals (2-1-1) | 21 | Cubs Park | |||
| Chicago Tigers (1-2-1) | 7 | Rock Island Independents (5-1-0) | 20 | Douglas Park | |||
| Columbus Panhandles (0-5-0) | 0 | Cleveland Tigers (1-2-1) | 7 | Dunn Field | |||
| Cincinnati Celts (0-2-0) | 7 | Dayton Triangles (3-0-2) | 23 | Triangle Park | |||
| Decatur Staleys (5-0-0) | 29 | Rockford A.C. (0-1-0) | 0 | Kishwaukee Park | |||
| Hammond Pros (1-2-0) | 14 | Logan Square (0-1-0) | 9 | Logan Square Park | |||
| Semana 7 | |||||||
| 7 de novembro de 1920 | |||||||
| All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks (0-1-0) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (6-0-0) | 35 | Canisius Field | |||
| Canton Bulldogs (4-1-1) | 18 | Cleveland Tigers (1-3-1) | 0 | Dunn Field | |||
| Chicago Cardinals (3-1-1) | 6 | Chicago Tigers (1-3-1) | 3 | Cubs Park | |||
| Columbus Panhandles (1-5-0) | 10 | Zanesville Mark Grays (0-1-0) | 0 | Zanesville, Ohio | |||
| Decatur Staleys (5-0-1) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (5-1-1) | 0 | Douglas Park | |||
| Hammond Pros (2-2-0) | 14 | Pullman Thorns (0-1-0) | 13 | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Utica Knights of Columbus (0-1-1) | 7 | Rochester Jeffersons (4-1-1) | 27 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| Semana 8 | |||||||
| 11 de novembro 1920 | |||||||
| Decatur Staleys (6-0-1) | 20 | Champaign Legion (0-1-0) | 0 | Champaign, Illinois | |||
| Rock Island Independents (5-1-2) | 7 | Thorn Tornadoes (0-0-1) | 7 | Monmouth, Illinois | |||
| 14 de novembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Akron Pros (5-0-1) | 7 | Cleveland Tigers (1-3-2) | 7 | Dunn Field | |||
| Columbus Panhandles (1-6-0) | 7 | Buffalo All-Americans (7-0-0) | 43 | Canisius Field | |||
| Chicago Tigers (1-4-1) | 0 | Canton Bulldogs (5-1-1) | 21 | Lakeside Park | |||
| Cincinnati Celts (0-3-0) | 0 | Chicago Cardinals (4-1-1) | 21 | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Dayton Triangles (4-0-2) | 21 | Rock Island Independents (5-2-2) | 0 | Douglas Park | |||
| Decatur Staleys (7-0-1) | 3 | Minneapolis Marines (0-1-0) | 0 | Nicollet Park | |||
| Detroit Heralds (2-2-1) | 0 | Fort Wayne Friars (1-0-1) | 0 | Fort Wayne League Park | |||
| Hammond Pros (2-3-0) | 6 | Gary Elks (1-0-0) | 7 | Gleason Field | |||
| All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks (1-1-0) | 6 | Rochester Jeffersons (4-2-1) | 0 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| Semana 9 | |||||||
| 21 de novembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Dayton Triangles (4-1-2) | 0 | Akron Pros (6-0-1) | 13 | Akron League Park | |||
| Canton Bulldogs (6-1-1) | 3 | Buffalo All-Americans (7-1-0) | 0 | Canisius Field | |||
| Lansing Oldsmobile (0-1-0) | 0 | Chicago Cardinals (5-1-1) | 14 | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Toledo Maroons (0-3-0) | 0 | Cleveland Tigers (2-3-2) | 14 | Dunn Field | |||
| Columbus Panhandles (1-6-1) | 0 | Zanesville Mark Grays (0-1-1) | 0 | Zanesville, Ohio | |||
| Hammond Pros (2-4-0) | 7 | Decatur Staleys (8-0-1) | 28 | Staley Field | |||
| Rochester Scalpers (0-1-0) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (5-2-1) | 16 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| Semana 10 | |||||||
| 25 de novembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Canton Bulldogs (6-2-1) | 0 | Akron Pros (7-0-1) | 7 | Akron League Park | |||
| Decatur Staleys (9-0-1) | 6 | Chicago Tigers (1-5-1) | 0 | Chicago Cub Park | |||
| Columbus Panhandles (1-6-2) | 0 | Elyria Athletics (0-0-1) | 0 | Lorain, Ohio | |||
| Detroit Heralds (2-3-1) | 0 | Dayton Triangles (5-1-2) | 28 | Triangle Park | |||
| Hammond Pros (2-5-0) | 0 | Chicago Boosters (1-0-0) | 27 | DePaul Field | |||
| All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks (2-1-0) | 14 | Rochester Jeffersons (5-3-1) | 3 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| 28 de novembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Akron Pros (8-0-1) | 14 | Dayton Triangles (5-2-2) | 0 | Triangle Park | |||
| Cleveland Tigers (2-4-2) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (8-1-0) | 7 | Buffalo Baseball Park | |||
| Decatur Staleys (9-1-1) | 6 | Chicago Cardinals (6-1-1) | 7 | Normal Park | |||
| Thorn Tornadoes (0-1-1) | 0 | Chicago Tigers (2-5-1) | 27 | Cubs Park | |||
| Lansing Oldsmobile (0-1-1) | 0 | Detroit Heralds (2-3-2) | 0 | Mack Park | |||
| Rochester Scalpers (0-2-0) | 6 | Rochester Jeffersons (6-3-1) | 7 | Rochester Baseball Park | |||
| Wash. & Jeff. All-Stars (0-1-0) | 7 | Rock Island Independents (6-2-2) | 48 | Douglas Park | |||
| Semana 11 | |||||||
| 4 de dezembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Canton Bulldogs (6-3-1) | 3 | Buffalo All-Americans (9-1-0) | 7 | New York Polo Grounds | |||
| 5 de dezembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Akron Pros (8-0-2) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (9-1-1) | 0 | Buffalo Baseball Park | |||
| Canton Bulldogs (6-3-2) | 0 | Washington Glee Club | 0 | New Haven, Connecticut | |||
| Chicago Cardinals (6-2-1) | 0 | Decatur Staleys (10-1-1) | 10 | Cubs Park | |||
| Columbus Wagner Pirates (0-1) | 0 | Columbus Panhandles (2-6-2) | 24 | Neil Park | |||
| Detroit Maroons (0-0-1) | 7 | Detroit Heralds (2-3-3) | 7 | Mack Park | |||
| Rochester Scalpers (0-2-1) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (6-3-2) | 0 | Exposition Park | |||
| Semana 12 | |||||||
| 11 de dezembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Canton Bulldogs (6-4-2) | 7 | Union AA of Phoenixville (1-0-0) | 13 | Phillies Park | |||
| 12 de dezembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Akron Pros (8-0-3) | 0 | Decatur Staleys (10-1-2) | 0 | Cubs Park | |||
| Semana 13 | |||||||
| 18 de dezembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Canton Bulldogs (7-4-2) | 39 | Richmond Athletics (0-1-0) | 0 | Boulevard Field | |||
| 19 de dezembro de 1920 | |||||||
| Chicago Cardinals (6-2-2) | 14 | Chicago Stayms (0-0-1) | 14 | Pyott Field | |||
Resultados Finais
editarW = Vitórias, L = Derrotas, T = Empates, PCT = Percentagem de vitórias, PF = Pontos a favor, PA = Pontos contra
Nota: Jogos empatados não são considerados nos resultados até a temporada de 1972.
| Equipe | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Pros | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 151 | 7 |
| Decatur Staleys | 10 | 1 | 2 | .909 | 164 | 21 |
| Buffalo All-Americans | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 258 | 32 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 115 | 43 |
| Rock Island Independents | 6 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 201 | 49 |
| Dayton Triangles | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 150 | 54 |
| Rochester Jeffersons | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 156 | 57 |
| Canton Bulldogs | 7 | 4 | 2 | .636 | 208 | 57 |
| Detroit Heralds | 2 | 3 | 3 | .400 | 53 | 82 |
| Cleveland Tigers | 2 | 4 | 2 | .333 | 28 | 46 |
| Chicago Tigers | 2 | 5 | 1 | .286 | 49 | 63 |
| Hammond Pros | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 41 | 154 |
| Columbus Panhandles | 2 | 6 | 2 | .250 | 41 | 121 |
| Muncie Flyers | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 45 |
Referências
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- História da NFL 1911-1920
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
- Carroll, Bob (1982). «Akron Pros 1920» (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Coffin Corner. 4 (12): 1–4. Consultado em 25 de fevereiro de 2010. Arquivado do original (PDF) em 2 de março de 2012
- «Once More, With Feeling» (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. AFPA Research. 4: 1–8
- Peterson, Robert W. (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football. [S.l.]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195119134
