The 1924 Kansas City Blues season was their inaugural season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with 2 wins and 7 losses — 15th place in the 18-team league.[1]
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 5 | at Milwaukee Badgers | L 0–3 | 0–1 | Athletic Park | Recap | [2] | ||
| 2 | October 12 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–16 | 0–2 | Bellevue Park | 2,800 | Recap | [3] | |
| 3 | October 19 | at Racine Legion | L 3–13 | 0–3 | Horlick Field | Recap | |||
| 4 | October 26 | Rock Island Independents | W 23–7 | 1–3 | Muehlebach Field | < 2,000 | Recap | [4][5][6] | |
| 5 | November 2 | Hammond Pros | L 0–6 | 1–4 | Muehlebach Field | Recap | [7][8] | ||
| 6 | November 8 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 7–42 | 1–5 | Frankford Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 11 | Milwaukee Badgers | W 7–3 | 2–5 | Muehlebach Field | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 16 | at Rock Island Independents | L 0–17 | 2–6 | Douglas Park | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 27 | Green Bay Packers | L 6–17 | 2–7 | Muehlebach Field | 1,542 | Recap | [9] | |
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 27. | |||||||||
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.
References
- ^ 1924 Kansas City Blues
- ^ "Milwaukee Badgers Defeat Kansas City in Close Game, 3–0: Red Dunn Kicks Field Goal," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 6, 1924, p. 14.
- ^ Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Kansas City Handed 16 to 0 Defeat by Packers: Tillie Voss and Lewellen Score Touchdowns for Bay," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 13, 1924, pp. 12-13.
- ^ "Rock Island Met Defeat: Kansas City Team Won Its First Game in 'Pro' League," Kansas City Times, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 12.
- ^ "Rock Island Independents Lose to Kansas City by 23 to 7 Count: Absence of Duke Slater is Serious Handicap to Rube Ursella's Eleven: Kansas City Grid Officials Will Not Permit Colored Boy to Play," Davenport Daily Times, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 11.
- ^ "Independents Crumble Before Kansas City Attack: Lose, 23 to 7: Kaws Batter Line, Skirt Ends and Pass Way to Easy Win Over Islanders," [Davenport] Quad-City Times, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 6.
- ^ Ed A. Fetting, "KC Eleven Drops Game to Hammond: Bad Punt Proves Costly for Local Pros; Score, 6 to 0," Kansas City Journal, Nov. 3, 1924, p. 9.
- ^ "Kansas City 'Pros' Lost: Hammond Staged an Early Attack to Win, 6 to 0," Kansas City Times, Nov. 3, 1924, p. 11.
- ^ Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Packers Defeat Kansas City: Green Bay 'Pros' Forward Pass to 17 to 6 Victory Over Missouri Footballers," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 28, 1924, pp. 18-19.
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