1924 Cleveland Bulldogs season

The 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs season was their second season in the league. The team finished 7–1–1,[1] the best record in the league, making them 1924 NFL Champions.

1924 Cleveland Bulldogs season
Head coachGuy Chamberlin
Results
Record7–1–1
League place1st NFL

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 October 5 Chicago Bears W 16–14 1–0 Dunn Field Recap
2 October 11 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 3–3 1–0–1 Frankford Stadium Recap
3 October 12 Akron Pros W 29–14 2–0–1 Dunn Field Recap
4 October 26 Rochester Jeffersons W 59–0 3–0–1 Dunn Field Recap
5 November 2 Dayton Triangles W 35–0 4–0–1 Dunn Field Recap
6 November 9 at Akron Pros W 20–7 5–0–1 League Park Recap
7 November 16 Frankford Yellow Jackets L 7–12 5–1–1 Dunn Field Recap
8 November 23 Columbus Tigers W 7–0 6–1–1 Dunn Field Recap
9 November 27 Milwaukee Badgers W 53–10 7–1–1 Lakeside Park Recap

A December 7, 1924, game against the Chicago Bears (a 23–0 loss) was stricken from the league records.

Standings

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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

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