The 1922 Columbus Panhandles season was their third in the league and last season as the Panhandles. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 1–8, losing all their games.[1] They tied for fifteenth place in the league.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | at Akron Pros | L 0–36 | 0–1 | Elks' Field | 3,000 | Recap | [2] | |
| 2 | October 8 | at Oorang Indians | L 6–20 | 0–2 | Lincoln Park | 1,200 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 15 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 0–19 | 0–3 | Buffalo Baseball Park | Recap | [3][4][5][6][7] | ||
| — | October 22 | (open date) | |||||||
| 4 | October 29 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 6–37 | 0–4 | Comiskey Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | November 5 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–3 | 0–5 | Hagemeister Park | 2,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 11 | at Racine Legion | L 0–34 | 0–6 | Horlick Field | Recap | |||
| — | November 19 | (open date) | — | ||||||
| 7 | November 26 | at Toledo Maroons | L 6–7 | 0–7 | Swayne Field | 1,700 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 30 | Oorang Indians | L 6–18 | 0–8 | Neil Park | Recap | |||
| Note: Armistice Day: Saturday, November 11. Thanksgiving Day: November 30. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Canton Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 184 | 15 | W6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 123 | 44 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 96 | 50 | W1 | ||
| Toledo Maroons | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 94 | 59 | L2 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 154 | 27 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 122 | 56 | L1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 3 | 1 | .571 | 80 | 62 | W1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 70 | 54 | W2 | ||
| Buffalo All-Americans | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 87 | 41 | W2 | ||
| Akron Pros | 3 | 5 | 2 | .375 | 146 | 95 | L3 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 2 | 4 | 3 | .333 | 51 | 71 | L3 | ||
| Oorang Indians | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 69 | 190 | W2 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 19 | 40 | L1 | ||
| Louisville Brecks | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 13 | 140 | W1 | ||
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 88 | L3 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 76 | L4 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 69 | L2 | ||
| Columbus Panhandles | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 174 | L8 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ 1922 Columbus Panhandles
- ^ Quick, "Akron Pros Defeat Columbus Panhandles: Local Team Shows Promise in Walloping Panhandles," Akron Beacon Journal, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 12.
- ^ "Ohio Football Fails Against All-Ams: Bisons Over Columbus in Getaway Game: All-Americans Run Wild," Buffalo Express, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 14.
- ^ "All-Americans Annihilate Panhandles: Hughitt, Kuehl, and Laird Carry Ball Across for Buffalo; Anderson Shines," Buffalo Courier, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 11.
- ^ "Buffalo All-Americans Still Have Clean Slate," Buffalo Post, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 8.
- ^ Jack Laing, "All-Americans Down Panhandle Team, 19–0: Frank Nesser's Long Passes Are Knocked Down by Buffalo Backs," Buffalo News, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 22.
- ^ "Urban, Andy, Laird, Kuehl, Hughitt and Guy Star for Locals: Machine-like All-Americans Trample Over Panhandles," Buffalo Times, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 11.
Further reading
- Chris Willis, The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900–1922. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007.
- Chris Willis, The Man who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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