1920 Rochester Jeffersons season
1920 Rochester Jeffersons season | |
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Owner | Leo Lyons[1] |
General manager | Leo Lyons[2] |
Head coach | Jack Forsyth |
Home field | Baseball Park |
Results | |
Record | 6–3–2 |
League place | 6th in APFA |
The 1920 Rochester Jeffersons season was the
Ownership, roster, and coaching nearly stayed the same for the 1920 season. The team opened the season with a 10–0 victory over the non-APFA All-Buffalo. The only time the Jeffersons played a game against an APFA team was week six, when they lost to the Buffalo All-Americans. The team ended with a 6–3–2 record, which was good enough for them to finish sixth place in the final standings. The sportswriter Bruce Copeland compiled the 1920 All-Pro list, but no players from the Jeffersonss were on it. As of 2012, no player from the 1920 Rochester Jeffersons has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Jeffersons' 66–0 defeat of Fort Porter remains the largest regular season shutout victory in league history, albeit being against a non-league team.[3]
Offseason
The Rochester Jeffersons finished 6–2–1 in their
At that meeting, held at Bulldogs owner
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
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1 | No game scheduled | |||||||
2 | October 3 | vs. All-Buffalo† | W 10–0 | Baseball Park | 2,000 | 1–0 | ||
3 | October 10 | vs. Fort Porter† | W 66–0 | Baseball Park | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | October 17 | vs. Utica Knights of Columbus† | T 0–0 | Baseball Park/ Canisius Field[A] |
— | 2–0–1 | ||
5 | October 24 | vs. Syracuse Stars† | W 21–7 | Baseball Park | — | 3–0–1 | ||
6 | October 31 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 6–17 | Canisius Field | 7,500 | 3–1–1 | ||
7 | November 7 | vs. Utica Knights of Columbus† | W 27–7 | Baseball Park | — | 4–1–1 | ||
8 | November 14 | vs. All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks † |
L 0–6 | Baseball Park | — | 4–2–1 | ||
9 | November 21 | vs. Rochester Scalpers† | W 16–0 | Baseball Park | — | 5–2–1 | ||
10 | November 25 | vs. All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks† | L 3–14 | Baseball Park | 2,500 | 5–3–1 | ||
November 28 | vs. Rochester Scalpers† | W 7–6 | Baseball Park | — | 6–3–1 | |||
11 | December 5 | vs. Rochester Scalpers† | T 0–0 | Exposition Park | — | 6–3–2 | ||
12 | No game scheduled | |||||||
13 | No game scheduled | |||||||
A dagger (†) indicates teams not affiliated with the APFA. |
- A ^ The Professional Football Researchers Association states the game was played at Canisius Field.
Standings
1920 APFA standings[15] | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | DPCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Akron Pros† | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6–0–3 | 1.000 | 151 | 7 | T2 |
Decatur Staleys | 10 | 1 | 2 | .909 | 5–1–2 | .833 | 164 | 21 | T1 |
Buffalo All-Americans | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 4–1–1 | .800 | 258 | 32 | T1 |
Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 3–2–2 | .600 | 101 | 29 | T1 |
Rock Island Independents | 6 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 4–2–1 | .667 | 201 | 49 | W1 |
Dayton Triangles | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 4–2–2 | .667 | 150 | 54 | L1 |
Rochester Jeffersons | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0–1–0 | .000 | 156 | 57 | T1 |
Canton Bulldogs | 7 | 4 | 2 | .636 | 4–3–1 | .571 | 208 | 57 | W1 |
Detroit Heralds | 2 | 3 | 3 | .400 | 1–3–0 | .250 | 53 | 82 | T2 |
Cleveland Tigers | 2 | 4 | 2 | .333 | 1–4–2 | .200 | 28 | 46 | L1 |
Chicago Tigers | 2 | 5 | 1 | .286 | 1–5–1 | .167 | 49 | 63 | W1 |
Hammond Pros | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 0–3–0 | .000 | 41 | 154 | L3 |
Columbus Panhandles | 2 | 6 | 2 | .250 | 0–4–0 | .000 | 41 | 121 | W1 |
Muncie Flyers | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0–1–0 | .000 | 0 | 45 | L1 |
† Awarded the Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup and named APFA Champions.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Notes
- ^ Quirk & Fort 1997, p. 430
- ^ Western New York Committee 2007, p. 1
- ^ 2023 NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. 2023. p. 297.
- ^ "1919 Rochester Jeffersons". The Pro Football Archives. Maher Sports Media. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ Crippen 2001, p. 3
- ^ PFRA Research 1980, pp. 3–4
- ^ Siwoff, Zimmber & Marini 2010, pp. 352–353
- ^ a b PFRA Research 1980, p. 4
- ^ "Thorpe Made President" (PDF). The New York Times. September 19, 1920.
- The Milwaukee Journal. September 19, 1920. p. 24. Archived from the originalon July 11, 2012.
- ^ Peterson 1997, p. 74
- ^ Davis 2005, p. 59
- Akron Beacon-Journal. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ Western New York Committee 2007, pp. 2–9
- ^ "NFL – 1920 Regular Season". National Football League. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
References
- Crippen, Ken (2001). "1919 Buffalo Prospects" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 23 (5). Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2012.
- Davis, Jeff (2005). Papa Bear, The Life and Legacy of George Halas. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-146054-3.
- Hogrogian, John (1984). "1920 All-Pros" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 6 (1). Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2014.
- Peterson, Robert (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football. ISBN 0-19-507607-9.
- PFRA Research (1980). "Happy Birthday NFL?" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 2 (8). Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2011.
- Quirk, James; Fort, Rodney (1997). Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports. ISBN 9780691015743.
- Siwoff, Seymour; Zimmber, Jon; Marini, Matt (2010). The Official NFL Record and Fact Book 2010. ISBN 978-1-60320-833-8.
- Western New York Committee (January 8, 2007). "1920 Rochester Jeffersons" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved November 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Crippen, Ken (July 27, 2009). "The Rochester Jeffersons Take to the National Stage (Part 1)". Two Bills Drive. Retrieved March 14, 1920.