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1923 Canton Bulldogs season

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1923 Canton Bulldogs season
Head coachGuy Chamberlin
Results
Record11–0–1
League place1st NFL

The 1923 Canton Bulldogs season was their fourth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 10–0–2, winning eleven games.[1] With the best record in the league, they were crowned the NFL Champions.

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 September 30 Hammond Pros W 17–0 1–0 Lakeside Park
2 October 7 Louisville Brecks W 37–0 2–0 Lakeside Park
3 October 14 Dayton Triangles W 30–0 3–0 Lakeside Park
4 October 21 at Chicago Bears W 6–0 4–0 Cubs Park
5 October 28 Akron Pros W 7–3 5–0 Lakeside Park
6 November 4 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–3 6–0 Comiskey Park
7 November 11 at Buffalo All-Americans T 3–3 6–0–1 Buffalo Baseball Park
8 November 18 Oorang Indians W 41–0 7–0–1 Lakeside Park
9 November 25 at Cleveland Indians W 46–10 8–0–1 Dunn Field
10 November 29 Toledo Maroons W 28–0 9–0–1 Lakeside Park
11 December 2 Buffalo All-Americans W 14–0 10–0–1 Lakeside Park
12 December 9 at Columbus Tigers W 10–0 11–0–1 Neil Park

Standings

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NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Canton Bulldogs 11 0 1 1.000 246 19 W5
Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 123 35 W1
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 85 34 W5
Milwaukee Badgers 7 2 3 .778 100 49 W1
Cleveland Indians 3 1 3 .750 52 49 L1
Chicago Cardinals 8 4 0 .667 161 56 L1
Duluth Kelleys 4 3 0 .571 35 33 L3
Buffalo All-Americans 5 4 3 .556 94 43 L1
Columbus Tigers 5 4 1 .556 119 35 L1
Toledo Maroons 3 3 2 .500 35 66 L1
Racine Legion 4 4 2 .500 86 76 W1
Rock Island Independents 2 3 3 .400 84 62 L1
Minneapolis Marines 2 5 2 .286 48 81 L1
St. Louis All-Stars 1 4 2 .200 25 74 L1
Hammond Pros 1 5 1 .167 14 59 L4
Akron Pros 1 6 0 .143 25 74 W1
Dayton Triangles 1 6 1 .143 16 95 L2
Oorang Indians 1 10 0 .091 50 257 W1
Louisville Brecks 0 3 0 .000 0 90 L3
Rochester Jeffersons 0 4 0 .000 6 141 L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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