1922 Columbus Panhandles season

1922 Columbus Panhandles season
Head coachHerb Dell
Home stadiumNeil Park
Results
Record0–8
League placeT-15th NFL

The 1922 Columbus Panhandles season was their third in the National Football League (formerly the American Professional Football Association) and the last season as the Panhandles. The club went winless, playing seven of their eight games on the road and being outscored by their opponents by a cumulative score of 174 to 24.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 October 1 at Akron Pros L 0–36 0–1 Elks' Field 3,000 Recap [1]
2 October 8 at Oorang Indians L 6–20 0–2 Lincoln Park 1,200 Recap
3 October 15 at Buffalo All-Americans L 0–19 0–3 Buffalo Baseball Park Recap [2][3][4][5][6]
— October 22 (open date)
4 October 29 at Chicago Cardinals L 6–37 0–4 Comiskey Park 5,000 Recap
5 November 5 at Green Bay Packers L 0–3 0–5 Hagemeister Park 2,000 Recap
6 November 11 at Racine Legion L 0–34 0–6 Horlick Field "not up to expectations" Recap [7]
— November 19 at Youngstown St. Edwards W 6–0 — Youngstown, Ohio — [8]
7 November 26 at Toledo Maroons L 6–7 0–7 Swayne Field 1,700 Recap
8 November 30 Oorang Indians L 6–18 0–8 Neil Park 3,000 Recap [9]
Note: Armistice Day: Saturday, November 11. 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
0 8 0 .000 24 174 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ Quick, "Akron Pros Defeat Columbus Panhandles: Local Team Shows Promise in Walloping Panhandles," Akron Beacon Journal, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 12.
  2. ^ "Ohio Football Fails Against All-Ams: Bisons Over Columbus in Getaway Game: All-Americans Run Wild," Buffalo Express, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 14.
  3. ^ "All-Americans Annihilate Panhandles: Hughitt, Kuehl, and Laird Carry Ball Across for Buffalo; Anderson Shines," Buffalo Courier, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 11.
  4. ^ "Buffalo All-Americans Still Have Clean Slate," Buffalo Post, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 8.
  5. ^ Jack Laing, "All-Americans Down Panhandle Team, 19–0: Frank Nesser's Long Passes Are Knocked Down by Buffalo Backs," Buffalo News, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 22.
  6. ^ "Urban, Andy, Laird, Kuehl, Hughitt and Guy Star for Locals: Machine-like All-Americans Trample Over Panhandles," Buffalo Times, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 11.
  7. ^ "Pro Grid Game Originators Licked by Legion: Panhandles are Easy for Locals," Racine Journal Times, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 11.
  8. ^ "Panhandles Beat St. Eds," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,] Nov. 20, 1922, p. 10.
  9. ^ Chris Willis, Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians: How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFL's Most Famous Traveling Team. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017; p. 142.

Further reading

  • Chris Willis, The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900–1922. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007.
  • Chris Willis, The Man who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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