1924 Akron Pros season
National Football League team season
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The 1924 Akron Pros season was their fifth in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous output of 1â6, winning two games despite playing six of their eight games on the road.[1] They tied for thirteenth place in the league.
| 1924 Akron Pros season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Wayne Brenkert |
| Home stadium | League Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 2â6 |
| Division place | Tâ13th NFL |
| Playoffs | No playoffs until 1932 |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 5 | at Rochester Jeffersons | W 3â0 | 1â0 | Edgerton Park | 1,200 | Recap | [2][3] | |
| 2 | October 12 | at Cleveland Bulldogs | L 14â29 | 1â1 | Dunn Field | 3,000 | Recap | [4][5][6] | |
| â | October 19 | (open date) | â | â | |||||
| 3 | October 26 | at Buffalo Bisons | L 13â17 | 1â2 | Bison Stadium | 4,500 [7] | Recap | [8][9][10][11][12] | |
| 4 | November 1 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0â23 | 1â3 | Frankford Stadium | 6,000 [13] | Recap | [14][15] | |
| 5 | November 2 | at Columbus Tigers | L 0â30 | 1â4 | West Side Athletic Club | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 9 | Cleveland Bulldogs | L 7â20 | 1â5 | General Field | 5,000 | Recap | [16][17][18] | |
| 7 | November 16 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 0â13 | 1â6 | Comiskey Park | 2,500 | Recap | ||
| â | November 23 | (open date) | â | â | |||||
| 8 | November 27 | Buffalo Bisons | W 22â0 | 2â6 | General Field | "fair sized crowd" | Recap | [19][20] | |
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 27. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 229 | 60 | W2 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 1 | 4 | .857 | 136 | 55 | W3 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 326 | 109 | W8 | ||
| Duluth Kelleys | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 56 | 16 | W1 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 88 | 38 | L1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 108 | 38 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 69 | 47 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 90 | 67 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 120 | 140 | L3 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 91 | 68 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 18 | 45 | W2 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 142 | 188 | L2 | ||
| Akron Pros | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 132 | W1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 45 | 148 | L6 | ||
| Kansas City Blues | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 46 | 124 | L2 | ||
| Kenosha Maroons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 117 | L2 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 108 | L6 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 156 | L7 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
