The 1922 Milwaukee Badgers season was their inaugural season in the National Football League (NFL). The Badgers finished with a record of 2–4–3,[1] eleventh in the league.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 0–3 | 0–1 | Normal Park | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 8 | at Toledo Maroons | T 12–12 | 0–1–1 | Swayne Field | 2,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 15 | Racine Legion | W 20–0 | 1–1–1 | Athletic Park | 6,000 | Recap | [2] | |
| 4 | October 22 | Green Bay Packers | T 0–0 | 1–1–2 | Athletic Park | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 29 | Hammond Pros | T 0–0 | 1–1–3 | Athletic Park | Recap | |||
| — | November 5 | Rock Island Independents | canceled due to heavy rain | [3] | |||||
| — | November 12 | (open date) | |||||||
| 6 | November 19 | Oorang Indians | W 13–0 | 2–1–3 | Athletic Park | 6,500 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 26 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–13 | 2–2–3 | Hagemeister Park | Recap | [4][5] | ||
| 8 | November 30 | at Racine Legion | L 0–3 | 2–3–3 | Horlick Field | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| 9 | December 3 | at Canton Bulldogs | L 6–40 | 2–4–3 | Lakeside Park | Recap | [6][7][8] | ||
| Note: Games in italics indicate a non-league opponent. 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 Milwaukee Badgers
- ^ "Badgers Upset Racines, 20–0: Pollard and Robeson are Stars of Game for the Milwaukee Team," Rock Island Argus, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 12.
- ^ "Rain Stops Game," Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 8.
- ^ Cal, "Green Bay Knocks Off Milwaukee Badgers 13 to 0: Battling Invaders Beaten Down in Scrappy Struggle; Aerial Attack Cuts Figure," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 10.
- ^ "Green Bay Beats Badgers, 13 to 0," Appleton Post-Crescent, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 12.
- ^ "Milwaukee Walloped," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 13.
- ^ "Bulldogs Swam McMillan's Team: Defeat Milwaukee Badgers, 40 to 6; Bo is Star for Losers," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 17.
- ^ "Canton Bulldogs Trim McMillan & Co.," Akron Beacon Journal, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 12.
Further reading
- Michael D. Benter, The Badgers: Milwaukee's NFL Entry of 1922–1926. Hayworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2013.
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