1924 Hammond Pros season
National Football League team season
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The 1924 Hammond Pros season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1â5â1, winning two games.[1]
| 1924 Hammond Pros season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Wally Hess |
| Results | |
| Record | 2â2â1 |
| League place | 10th NFL |
The team played its final game of the season on November 2. The best players from the team finished the season playing with the counterparts on the similarly shuttered Kenosha Maroons as part of a touring team known as the Kenosha All-Stars.[2]
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28 | at Racine Legion | L 0â10 | 0â1 | Horlick Field | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| â | October 5 | (open date) | |||||||
| 2 | October 12 | at Rock Island Independents | L 0â26 | 0â2 | Douglas Park | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 19 | at Kenosha Maroons | T 6â6 | 0â2â1 | Nash Field | 600 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 26 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 6â3 | 1â2â1 | Comiskey Park | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| 5 | November 2 | at Kansas City Blues | W 6â0 | 2â2â1 | Muehlebach Field | Recap | [3][4] | ||
| â | November 9 | (open date) | |||||||
| â | November 16 | (open date) | |||||||
| â | November 23 | (open date) | |||||||
| â | November 30 | (open date) | |||||||
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.
Players
- Dunc Annan
- George Berry
- Teddy Besta
- Sol Butler
- John Detwiler
- Guil Falcon
- Bill Fortune
- Wally Hess
- Ward Meese
- Ray Neal
- Russ Oltz
- Mace Roberts
- Eddie Robinson
- Frank Rydzewski
- Lenny Sachs
- Si Seyfrit
- Dick Stahlman
- Steve Sullivan
- Dave Tallant
- Lou Usher
- Rat Watson
- Ink Williams