The 1923 NFL season was the second season of the Toledo Maroons in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–2–2, winning only three games.[1] They finished tenth in the league.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30 | at Racine Legion | T 7–7 | 0–0–1 | Horlick Field | 3,500 | Recap | [2] | |
| 2 | October 7 | Oorang Indians | W 7–0 | 1–0–1 | Armory Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| — | October 14 | at Cleveland Indians | canceled by Cleveland owner to avert financial loss | [3] | |||||
| 3 | October 21 | Dayton Triangles | W 6–3 | 2–0–1 | Armory Park | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 28 | Columbus Tigers | L 0–3 | 2–1–1 | Armory Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| — | November 4 | at Dayton Triangles | canceled over Toledo financial demands | [4] | |||||
| — | November 4 | at Hammond Pros | canceled due to rain | [5] | |||||
| 5 | November 11 | at Columbus Tigers | L 0–16 | 2–2–1 | Neil Park | Recap | |||
| — | November 18 | Racine Legion | canceled | [6] | |||||
| 6 | November 24 | at Rochester Jeffersons | W 12–6 | 3–2–1 | Edgerton Park | Recap | [7][8] | ||
| 7 | November 25 | at Buffalo All-Americans | T 3–3 | 3–2–2 | Canisius Villa | Recap | [9] | ||
| 8 | November 29 | at Canton Bulldogs | L 0–28 | 3–3–2 | Lakeside Park | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 29. | |||||||||
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 | 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.
Players
- Don Batchelor
- Marty Conrad
- Guil Falcon
- Frani FitzGerald
- Joe Gillis
- Harry Hill
- Steamer Horning
- Ben Hunt
- Cliff Jetmore
- Jerry Jones
- Heinie Kirkgard
- Hal Lauer
- Tom McNamara
- Chuck O'Neil
- Si Seyfrit
- Dutch Strauss
- Tillie Voss
- Rat Watson
- Wilbur White
References
- ^ "1923 Toledo Maroons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Barr's Long Pass Gives Legion Tie with Toledo: Heaves Pigskin Good 55 Yards," Racine Journal-News, Oct. 1, 1923, p. 12.
- ^ "Crowd Waits in Rain — Indians Do Not Play: Owner Deutsch Refuses to Send Team on Gridiron Against Toledo Because of Financial Loss," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 15, 1923, p. 17.
- ^ Glenn Whitesell, "Professional Gridiron Season in Dayton Comes to a Close: Triangles Cancel Two Remaining Home Games; Maroon Go Called Off," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 30, 1923, p. 10.
- ^ "Pro Champs Victors by 7–3 Count," Hammond Times, Nov. 5, 1923, p. 12.
- ^ "Horlicks Start Grid Practice: Much New Blood Added to Horlick-Legion Football Eleven at Racine," Kenosha News, Sept. 13, 1923, p. 13.
- ^ "Toledo Maroons in Close Victory Over Rochester," Buffalo Courier, Nov. 26, 1923, p. 97.
- ^ "Jeffersons Drop Game to Maroons in Pro Football: Stars All Report for Grid Attraction at Edgerton Park," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Nov. 25, 1923, p. 40.
- ^ "Maroons and All-Americans Play at Canisius Field: St. Stephens and Cazenovia Reserves Meet in Preliminary Game," Buffalo Courier, Nov. 26, 1923, p. 97.