1923 Minneapolis Marines season
National Football League team season
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The 1923 Minneapolis Marines season was their third in the league. The team improved on their previous year's record of 1â3 by winning two games,[1] good for 13th place in the 20-team league.
| 1923 Minneapolis Marines season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Harry Mehre |
| Home stadium | Nicollet Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 2â5â2 (NFL) (3â5â2 overall) |
| League place | 13th in NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0â12 | 0â1 | Bellevue Park | 3,008 | Recap | [2][3][4] | |
| 2 | October 7 | Duluth Kelleys | L 0â10 | 0â2 | Nicollet Park | 2,500 | Recap | [5][6][7] | |
| 3 | October 14 | Oorang Indians | W 23â0 | 1â2 | Nicollet Park | 4,000 | Recap | [8] | |
| 4 | October 21 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 0â9 | 1â3 | Comiskey Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 28 | at Duluth Kelleys | L 0â9 | 1â4 | Duluth Athletic Park | 3,000 | Recap | [9][10][11][12] | |
| 6 | November 4 | Racine Legion | W 13â6 | 2â4 | Nicollet Park | 1,200 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 11 | Rock Island Independents | T 6â6 | 2â4â1 | Nicollet Park | 3,000 | Recap | [13][14] | |
| â | November 18 | Minneapolis Emersons | W 7â2 | â | Nicollet Park | â | [15][16][17] | ||
| 8 | November 25 | at Rock Island Independents | T 6â6 | 2â4â2 | Douglas Park | 1,800 | Recap | [18][19] | |
| 9 | December 2 | at Racine Legion | L 0â23 | 2â5â2 | Horlick Field | Recap | [20] | ||
| Note: Game in italics was a non-NFL opponent. | |||||||||
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.