1923 Milwaukee Badgers season
National Football League team season
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The 1923 Milwaukee Badgers season was their second in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous league record of 2â4â3, winning 7 games.[1] They tied for third place in the league.[2]
| 1923 Milwaukee Badgers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Conzelman |
| Home stadium | Milwaukee Athletic Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 7â2â3 NFL (8â2â4 overall) |
| League place | T-3rd in NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30 | Oorang Indians | W 13â2 | 1â0 | Athletic Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 7 | Columbus Tigers | T 0â0 | 1â0â1 | Athletic Park | 2,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 14 | Racine Legion | T 7â7 | 1â0â2 | Athletic Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 21 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0â12 | 1â1â2 | Bellevue Field | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 28 | St. Louis All-Stars | W 6â0 | 2â1â2 | Athletic Park | 4,700 [3] | Recap | [4] | |
| 6 | November 4 | at Rock Island Independents | W 14â3 | 3â1â2 | Douglas Park | 2,500 | Recap | [5][6][7] | |
| 7 | November 11 | Duluth Kelleys | W 6â3 | 4â1â2 | Athletic Park | 5,000 | Recap | [8][9] | |
| 8 | November 18 | Green Bay Packers | L 7â10 | 4â2â2 | Athletic Park | 5,400 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 24 | at St. Louis All-Stars | W 17â0 | 5â2â2 | Sportsman's Park | 2,395 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 29 | at Racine Legion | W 16â0 | 6â2â2 | Horlick Field | Recap | [10][11] | ||
| 11 | December 2 | at Chicago Bears | T 0â0 | 6â2â3 | Cubs Park | "a big crowd" | Recap | [12][13] | |
| â | December 8 | Milwaukee Lapham A.C. | W 10â0 | â | Athletic Park | â | |||
| 12 | December 9 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 14â12 | 7â2â3 | Comiskey Park | 6,000 | Recap | [14] | |
| â | December 16 | at Chicago Bears | T 7â7 | â | Cubs Park | 7,500 | â | [15] | |
| Note: Game in italics not recognized as official in league statistics. 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.