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1923 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1923 Chicago Cardinals season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–3, losing four games.[1] They finished sixth in the league.
| 1923 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Arnie Horween |
| Home field | Comiskey Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| League place | 6th NFL |
Schedule edit
On November 25 against Racine, the Cardinals became the only team in NFL history to score 4 points in a game.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30 | Buffalo All-Americans | W 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | October 7 | Rochester Jeffersons | W 60–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | October 14 | Akron Pros | W 19–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | October 21 | Minneapolis Marines | W 9–0 | 4–0 |
| 5 | October 28 | Dayton Triangles | W 13–3 | 5–0 |
| 6 | November 4 | Canton Bulldogs | L 3–7 | 5–1 |
| 7 | November 11 | Hammond Pros | W 6–0 | 6–1 |
| 8 | November 18 | Duluth Kelleys | W 10–0 | 7–1 |
| 9 | November 25 | Racine Legion | L 4–10 | 7–2 |
| 10 | November 29 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–3 | 7–3 |
| 11 | December 2 | Oorang Indians | W 22–19 | 8–3 |
| 12 | December 9 | Milwaukee Badgers | L 12–14 | 8–4 |
Standings edit
| 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 | 2 | .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 edit
- ^ 1923 Chicago Cardinals
- Ziemba, Joe. When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL. Triumph Books, 1999. ISBN 1-57243-317-5.