1920 Chicago Tigers season
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The 1920
Chicago Tigers
season was their sole season in the National Football League
. The team finished 2-5-1, tying them for eleventh in the league.
1920 NFL season
The 1920 APFA season was the inaugural regular season of the National Football League which was called the American Professional Football Association in 1920 and 1921...
Chicago Tigers
Chicago Tigers
The Chicago Tigers of the American Professional Football Association played only in the first year of the league and, because of this, have the distinction of being the first official NFL team to fold. They had a record of 2 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie...
season was their sole season in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team finished 2-5-1, tying them for eleventh in the league.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 1920 | Chicago Cardinals | T 0-0 |
| 2 | October 17, 1920 | Detroit Heralds | W 12-0 |
| 3 | October 24, 1920 | Decatur Staleys | L 10-0 |
| 4 | October 31, 1920 | at Rock Island Independents Rock Island Independents The Rock Island Independents were a professional American football team based in Rock Island, Illinois. One of the first professional football teams, they were founded in 1907 as an independent club. They later played in what is now the National Football League from 1920 to 1925. They joined the... |
L 20-7 |
| 5 | November 7, 1920 | Chicago Cardinals | L 6-3 |
| 6 | November 14, 1920 | at Canton Bulldogs Canton Bulldogs The Canton Bulldogs were a professional American football team, based in Canton, Ohio. They played in the Ohio League from 1903 to 1906 and 1911 to 1919, and its successor, the National Football League, from 1920 to 1923 and again from 1925 to 1926. The Bulldogs would go on to win the 1917, 1918... |
L 21-0 |
| 7 | November 25, 1920 | Decatur Staleys | L 6-0 |
| 8 | November 28, 1920 | Chicago Thorn-Tornadoes | W 27-0 |
- Game in italics was against a non-NFL team.