1923 Columbus Tigers season

The 1923 Columbus Tigers season was their fourth in the league and first season as the Tigers. The team improved on their previous output of 0–8, winning five games.[1] They finished eighth in the league.

1923 Columbus Tigers season
Head coachGus Tebell and Pete Stinchcomb
Results
Record5–4–1
League place8th NFL

Schedule edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 September 30 at Dayton Triangles L 6–7 0–1
2 October 7 at Milwaukee Badgers T 0–0 0–1–1
3 October 14 Buffalo All-Americans L 0–3 0–2–1
4 October 21 Louisville Brecks W 34–0 1–2–1
5 October 28 at Toledo Maroons W 3–0 2–2–1
6 November 11 Toledo Maroons W 16–0 3–2–1
7 November 18 at Cleveland Indians L 3–9 3–3–1
8 November 25 Oorang Indians W 27–3 4–3–1
9 December 2 Dayton Triangles W 30–3 5–3–1
10 December 9 Canton Bulldogs L 0–10 5–4–1

Standings edit

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.

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