1920 Chicago Cardinals season
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The 1920
Chicago Cardinals season was their inaugural season in the National Football League
. The team finished 6-2-1, earning fourth in the league. Their final games of the season against the Chicago Stayms Foresters was played after the NFL season was officially over and didn't count towards the standings.
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 Cardinals season was their inaugural 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 6-2-1, earning fourth in the league. Their final games of the season against the Chicago Stayms Foresters was played after the NFL season was officially over and didn't count towards the standings.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 1920 | at 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... |
T 0-0 |
| 2 | October 17, 1920 | Moline Universal Tractors | W 33-3 |
| 3 | October 24, 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 7-0 |
| 4 | October 31, 1920 | Detroit Heralds | W 21-0 |
| 5 | November 7, 1920 | at 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... |
W 6-3 |
| 6 | November 14, 1920 | Cincinnati Celts Cincinnati Celts The Cincinnati Celts was the first professional football team to play in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team played in the unofficial "Ohio League" and the American Professional Football Association . The Celts were a traveling team, playing all of their APFA games in other cities' stadia... |
W 20-0 |
| 7 | November 21, 1920 | Lansing Oldsmobile | W 14-0 |
| 8 | November 28, 1920 | Decatur Staleys | W 7-6 |
| 9 | December 5, 1920 | Decatur Staleys | L 10-0 |
| 10 | December 19, 1920 | at Chicago Stayms Foresters | T 14-14 |
| 11 | January 9, 1921 | Chicago Stayms Foresters | W 6-0 |
- Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.