1923 Canton Bulldogs season
National Football League team season
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The 1923 Canton Bulldogs season was their fourth in the National Football League (NFL). The team continued to build upon their undefeated 10 win season of 1922 by winning eleven games, with one tie.[1] With the best record in the league, for the second straight year they were crowned the NFL Champions.
| 1923 Canton Bulldogs season | |
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| Head coach | Guy Chamberlin |
| Home stadium | Lakeside Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 11â0â1 |
| League place | 1st NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30 | Hammond Pros | W 17â0 | 1â0 | Lakeside Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 7 | Louisville Brecks | W 37â0 | 2â0 | Lakeside Park | Recap | [2][3] | ||
| 3 | October 14 | Dayton Triangles | W 30â0 | 3â0 | Lakeside Park | Recap | [4][5][6] | ||
| 4 | October 21 | at Chicago Bears | W 6â0 | 4â0 | Cubs Park | Recap | [7][8][9] | ||
| 5 | October 28 | Akron Pros | W 7â3 | 5â0 | Lakeside Park | 2,500 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 4 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 7â3 | 6â0 | Comiskey Park | 5,500 [10] | Recap | [11] | |
| 7 | November 11 | at Buffalo All-Americans | T 3â3 | 6â0â1 | Buffalo Baseball Park | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 18 | Oorang Indians | W 41â0 | 7â0â1 | Lakeside Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 25 | at Cleveland Indians | W 46â10 | 8â0â1 | Dunn Field | 17,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 29 | Toledo Maroons | W 28â0 | 9â0â1 | Lakeside Park | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 2 | Buffalo All-Americans | W 14â0 | 10â0â1 | Lakeside Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 9 | at Columbus Tigers | W 10â0 | 11â0â1 | Neil Park | 1,700 | Recap | ||
| Note: Armistice Day: November 11. Thanksgiving Day: November 29. | |||||||||
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.