The 1924 Kenosha Maroons season was their sole season in the National Football League. The team played its final game on November 9, abruptly ending their year a record of 0–4–1.[1]
Background
The Kenosha Maroons played their sole home game on the company athletic grounds of the Nash-Simmons Motor Company.[2] The team's stars were halfback Dick Vick of Washington & Jefferson College and Lou Usher, a tackle who played at Syracuse.[2]
The team's final game, played in Buffalo, New York, was reckoned at the time to been the longest excursion ever undertaken to play a professional football game — over 1,000 miles by rail, via Chicago.[2]
The best players from the team finished the season playing with the counterparts on the similarly shuttered Hammond Pros on Thanksgiving Day as part of a touring agglomeration known as the Kenosha All-Stars.[3] That team lost to the Rock Island Independents in a game at Douglas Park, 10 to 6, in front of what was reckoned the smallest crowd to ever see a pro football game in that city.[4]
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 5 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 6–31 | 0–1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | |
| 2 | October 12 | at Milwaukee Badgers | L 0–21 | 0–2 | Milwaukee Athletic Field | 1,000 | Recap | |
| 3 | October 19 | Hammond Pros | T 6–6 | 0–2–1 | Nash Field | 600 | Recap | |
| 4 | October 26 | at Duluth Kelleys | L 0–32 | 0–3–1 | Duluth Athletic Park | Recap | ||
| — | November 2 | (open date) | — | |||||
| 5 | November 9 | at Buffalo Bisons | L 0–27 | 0–4–1 | Bison Stadium | 3,500 | Recap | [5][2][6][7][8][9] |
| — | November 16 | (open date) | — | |||||
| — | November 23 | (open date) | — | |||||
| — | November 30 | (open date) | — |
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 229 | 60 | W2 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 1 | 4 | .857 | 136 | 55 | W3 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 326 | 109 | W8 | ||
| Duluth Kelleys | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 56 | 16 | W1 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 88 | 38 | L1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 108 | 38 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 69 | 47 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 90 | 67 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 120 | 140 | L3 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 91 | 68 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 18 | 45 | W2 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 142 | 188 | L2 | ||
| Akron Pros | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 132 | W1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 45 | 148 | L6 | ||
| Kansas City Blues | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 46 | 124 | L2 | ||
| Kenosha Maroons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 117 | L2 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 108 | L6 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 156 | L7 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Players
- Jimmy Baxter, 5'7", 173 pounds, four games
- Irv Carlson, 5'8", 170 pounds, three games at halfback, quarterback
- Walt Cassidy, 5'10", 200 pounds, five games at end
- Marty Conrad, four games
- George Dahlgren, four games
- Dick Egan, two games at end
- Earl Gorman, 225 pounds, three games at guard, tackle
- Fritz Heinisch, 5'10", 173 pounds, three games
- Bill Hurst, 6'1", 202 pounds, five games at tackle
- Ray Oberbroekling, 5'8", 198 pounds, two games at tackle
- Clete Patterson, guard
- Pard Pearce, 5'5", 150 pounds, two games at quarterback, halfback
- Earl Potteiger, 5'7", 170 pounds, three games at halfback
- George Seasholtz, 5'8", 185 pounds, five games at halfback, fullback
- Jimmy Simpson, 5'10", 160 pounds, four games at halfback, quarterback
- Dick Stahlman, 6'2" 219 pounds, five games at guard, tackle
- Lou Usher, 6'2", 240 pounds, five games at tackle, center, guard
- Dick Vick, 5'9", 167 pounds, five games at back, end
- Whitey Wolter
- Marv Wood, 6'0", 195 pounds, four games at back, end
References
- ^ 1924 Kenosha Maroons
- ^ a b c d "Kenosha Maroons Come East to Test Bison 'Pro' Eleven," Buffalo News, Nov. 8, 1924, p. 8.
- ^ Art Williams, "Independents Jolt Kenosha All-Stars, 10–6: Forward pass, Field Goal Bring Islanders Holiday Grid Victory," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 28, 1924, p. 29.
- ^ "R.I. Independents Defeat Kenosha All-Stars, 10–6, Before Small Gathering," Davenport Daily Times, Nov. 28, 1924, p. 26.
- ^ Chet Youll, " Boynton's Play Features as Bisons Swamp Maroons, 27–0: Former Williams Ace Brilliant as Western Eleven is Outclassed," Buffalo Morning Express, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 13.
- ^ Jack Laing, "Boynton Leads Bison 'Pros' to Win Over Kenosha Eleven: Former Williams College Star Plays Brilliantly as Orange and Black Rolls Up 27 to 0 Score," Buffalo News, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 26.
- ^ "Boynton, Mainspring of Bisons' Winning Aerial Attack, Scores 15 Points," Buffalo Courier, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 11.
- ^ "Bisons Best Kenosha Grid Team 27 to 0: Benny Boynton and Former Canisius Players Co-Star in Overwhelming Triumph," Buffalo Enquirer, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 6.
- ^ "Benny Boynton Stars in Bison Pro Victory," Buffalo Post, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 8.