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| 1920 Akron Pros season |
| Head Coach |
Elgie Tobin |
| Home Field |
League Park |
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| Results |
| Record |
8-0-3 |
| Place |
1st (APFA) |
| Playoff Finish |
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| Timeline |
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| Previous Season |
Next Season |
| First |
1921 |
The 1920 Akron Pros season was the franchise's 1st season (although it had been known as the Akron Burkhardts in previous years). 1920 was the Pros' first year in the National Football League, then known as the American Professional Football Association (APFA).
The team finished with a record of 8-0-3 (6-0-3 among other APFA teams). The Akron Pros finished in first place in the APFA, and were awarded the title of league champions.[1]
[edit] Roster
[edit] Starting lineup
[edit] Offense
| Name[2] |
Position |
GP |
Height |
Weight |
Born |
| Fritz Pollard |
TB |
11 |
5'9" |
165 |
January 27, 1894 |
| Rip King |
FB |
11 |
6'1" |
202 |
October 25, 1895 |
| Harry Harris |
BB |
11 |
5'9" |
175 |
September 10, 1895 |
| Frank McCormick |
WB |
11 |
5'11" |
190 |
November 5, 1894 |
| Bob Nash |
LE |
9 |
6'1" |
205 |
December 16, 1892 |
| Pike Johnson |
LT |
10 |
5'11" |
185 |
September 30, 1896 |
| Tommy Tomlin |
LG |
11 |
5'10" |
197 |
| Russ Bailey |
C |
11 |
5'11" |
183 |
October 17, 1897 |
| Alf Cobb |
RG |
11 |
5'11" |
210 |
June 7, 1892 |
| Charlie Copley |
RT |
11 |
5'9" |
191 |
| Scotty Bierce |
RE |
10 |
5'9" |
164 |
September 3, 1896 |
| Al Nesser |
RE |
11 |
6'0" |
195 |
June 6, 1893 |
[edit] Special teams
| Name[2] |
Position |
GP |
Height |
Weight |
Born |
| Russ Bailey |
K, P, PR, KR |
11 |
5'11" |
183 |
October 17, 1897 |
[edit] Other players
| Name[2] |
Position |
GP |
Height |
Weight |
Born |
| Matt Brown |
HB |
1 |
5'10 |
170 |
| Tuffy Conn |
B |
3 |
5'6" |
155 |
February 22, 1895 |
| Ken Crawford |
B |
7 |
5'11" |
185 |
September 7, 1898 |
| Budge Garrett |
E, G, FB |
7 |
5'9" |
200 |
April 17, 1893 |
| Tommy Holleran |
BB |
1 |
|
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March 6, 1892 |
| Buck Miles |
FB |
1 |
|
195 |
December 10, 1888 |
| Frank Moran |
C, T |
1 |
6'4" |
285 |
March 18, 1887 |
| Al Pierotti |
C, G, T, B |
1 |
5'10" |
204 |
October 24, 1895 |
| Bill Preston |
T |
1 |
|
|
| Fred Sweetland |
WB, FB |
4 |
5'10" |
175 |
|
| Elgie Tobin |
G, BB |
1 |
5'9" |
180 |
May 7, 1886 |
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Regular season
The Pros remained undefeated through eleven regular-season games. They scored a total of 151 points and allowed just 7; this was the best defensive record and the sixth-best offensive record in 1920. The team was 5-0 (3-0 among other APFA teams) at home and 3-0-3 on the road.[3] Games in italics represent non-league games.
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Game Site |
Final Score |
Record |
| 2 |
October 3, 1920 |
Wheeling Stogies |
League Park |
W, 43-0 |
1-0 |
| 3 |
October 10, 1920 |
Columbus Panhandles |
League Park |
W, 37-0 |
2-0 |
| 4 |
October 17, 1920 |
Cincinnati Celts[4] |
League Park |
W, 13-0 |
3-0 |
| 5 |
October 24, 1920 |
Cleveland Tigers |
Cubs Park |
W, 7-0 |
4-0 |
| 6 |
October 31, 1920 |
Canton Bulldogs |
Lakeside Park |
W, 10-0 |
5-0 |
| 8 |
November 14, 1920 |
Cleveland Tigers |
Dunn Field |
T, 7-7 |
5-0-1 |
| 9 |
November 21, 1920 |
Dayton Triangles |
League Park |
W, 13-0 |
6-0-1 |
| 10 |
November 25, 1920 |
Canton Bulldogs |
League Park |
W, 7-0 |
7-0-1 |
| November 28, 1920 |
Dayton Triangles |
Triangle Park |
W, 14-0 |
8-0-1 |
| 11 |
December 5, 1920 |
Buffalo All-Americans |
Buffalo Baseball Park |
T, 0-0 |
8-0-2 |
| 12 |
December 12, 1920 |
Decatur Staleys |
Cub Park |
T, 0-0 |
8-0-3 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References and notes
