The 1922 Akron Pros season was their third in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–3–1, winning only three games.[1] They finished tenth in the league.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | Columbus Panhandles | W 36–0 | 1–0 | Elks' Field | 3,000 | Recap | [2] | |
| — | October 8 | (open date) | |||||||
| 2 | October 12 | Rochester Jeffersons | T 13–13 | 1–0–1 | Elks' Field | 2,000 | Recap | [3] | |
| 3 | October 22 | Canton Bulldogs | L 0–22 | 1–1–1 | Elks' Field | Recap | |||
| 4 | October 29 | Oorang Indians | W 62–0 | 2–1–1 | Elks' Field | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | November 5 | Hammond Pros | W 22–0 | 3–1–1 | Elks' Field | 2,500 | Recap | [4][5] | |
| 6 | November 12 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 0–7 | 3–2–1 | Comiskey Park | 2,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 19 | at Buffalo All-Americans | T 3–3 | 3–2–2 | Buffalo Baseball Park | Recap | |||
| 8 | November 26 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–20 | 3–3–2 | Cubs Park | 6,000 | Recap | [6][7][8] | |
| 9 | November 30 | at Canton Bulldogs | L 0–14 | 3–4–2 | Lakeside Park | Recap | |||
| 10 | December 3 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 0–16 | 3–5–2 | Buffalo Baseball Park | Recap | |||
| Note: Jeffersons game postponed from October 8 to 12 because of rain. 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 Akron Pros
- ^ Quick, "Akron Pros Defeat Columbus Panhandles: Local Team Shows Promise in Walloping Panhandles," Akron Beacon Journal, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 12.
- ^ Akron Team Rained Out: But Will Play Rochester Pros on Thursday," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 9, 1922, p. 15.
- ^ "Akron Swamps Hammond, 22–0," Dayton Daily News, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 20.
- ^ "Akron Pros Defeat Hammond 22 to 0 Here Sunday: Hammond Suffers Its Worst Defeat of Season in Akron," Akron Beacon Journal, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 15.
- ^ "Bears' Passes Tumble Akron Eleven, 20 to 10," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 19.
- ^ "Akron Bothers Bears But Stinchcomb Saves the Day for Chicago: Aerial Attack of King and Kreinheder Brings Oval Within Scoring Distance," Buffalo Courier Express, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 16.
- ^ "Chicago Bears Beat Akron in Fast Game," Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 9.
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