1923 Rochester Jeffersons season
| 1923 Rochester Jeffersons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Leo Lyons |
| Home field | Edgerton Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–4 |
| League place | 19th NFL |
The 1923 Rochester Jeffersons season was their fourth in the league. The team equaled their previous output of 0–4–1, going 0–4.[1] They tied for nineteenth place in the league. They allowed at least 50 points in back to back games in Weeks 1 and 2, the only NFL team to do so until the 2014 Chicago Bears did so in Weeks 8 and 10.
A protest was lodged over the Week 2 game by the Rock Island Independents, charging that Rochester had misrepresented its lineup, brought in lesser substitute players, and therefore breached their contract.[2] The 1924 annual league meeting, held in Chicago in January, heard the dispute and decided in Rochester's favor, awarding the team the appearance guarantee that Rock Island sought to withhold.[2]
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | September 30 | Hornell, New York | W 46–0 | — | Edgerton Park | 680 | — | [3] | |
| 1 | October 7 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 0–60 | 0–1 | Normal Park | 5,000 | Recap | [4][5] | |
| 2 | October 14 | at Rock Island Independents | L 0–56 | 0–2 | Douglas Park | 2,500 | Recap | [6][7] | |
| — | October 21 | (open date) | |||||||
| — | October 28 | at Hammond Pros | canceled due to expected bad attendance | [8] | |||||
| — | November 4 | (open date) | [9] | ||||||
| — | November 11 | (open date) | |||||||
| — | November 18 | (open date) | |||||||
| 3 | November 24 | Toledo Maroons | L 6–12 | 0–3 | Edgerton Park | Recap | [10][11] | ||
| 4 | December 1 | Buffalo All-Americans | L 0–13 | 0–4 | Edgerton Park | Recap | [12][13][14] | ||
| Note: Non-NFL opponent in italics. November 24: Saturday. | |||||||||
Standings
| 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
- ^ 1923 Rochester Jeffersons
- ^ a b "Independents May Be in New Grid Division," Rock Island Argus, Jan. 28, 1924, p. 12.
- ^ "Jeffs Win Over Hornell," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Oct. 1, 1923, p. 25.
- ^ Joe Ziemba, When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL. Chicago: Triumph Books, 1999; p. 399.
- ^ "Jeffersons Swamped by Chicago Football Eleven," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Oct. 8, 1923, p. 20.
- ^ Art Williams, "Independents Massacre Rochester, 56 to 0: Easterners are Helpless as Islanders Stage a Marathon in Wild Contest of Football," Rock Island Argus, Oct. 15, 1923, p. 14.
- ^ "Independents Swamp Rochester Team: Passes Feature Islanders' Win Over Easterners," Moline Dispatch, Oct. 15, 1923, p. 17.
- ^ "Hammond–Rochester Pro Grid Game is Canceled," Hammond Times, Oct. 29, 1923, p. 10.
- ^ "Jeffs Want $1,200 To Take On Oxfords," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Oct. 22, 1923, p. 20.
- ^ "Toledo Maroons in Close Victory Over Rochester," Buffalo Courier, Nov. 26, 1923, p. 97.
- ^ "Jeffersons Drop Game to Maroons in Pro Football: Stars All Report for Grid Attraction at Edgerton Park," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Nov. 25, 1923, p. 40.
- ^ "Jeffersons to Battle Buffalo All-Americans Today: Jeffersons to Show Same Line-up That Appeared in Game Last Week; Strong Backfield," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Dec. 1, 1923, p. 39.
- ^ "Buffalo All-Americans Get Breaks to Beat Jeffersons: Rochester Fumbles to Give Ball to Visitors Who Score Touchdown and Field Goals," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Dec. 2, 1923, p. 21.
- ^ "All-Americans Down Rochester," Buffalo Times, Dec. 2, 1923, p. 78.