1922 Buffalo All-Americans season
| 1922 Buffalo All-Americans season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tommy Hughitt |
| Home stadium | Buffalo Baseball Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–4–1 |
| Division place | 9th NFL |
| Playoffs | No playoffs until 1932 |
The 1922 Buffalo All-Americans season was their third in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9–1–2.[1] They finished ninth in the league.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | Hammond Pros | W 7–0 | 1–0 | Buffalo Baseball Park | 4,500 | Recap | ||
| — | October 8 | (open date) | |||||||
| 2 | October 15 | Columbus Panhandles | W 19–0 | 2–0 | Buffalo Baseball Park | Recap | [2][3][4][5][6] | ||
| 3 | October 22 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–7 | 2–1 | Cubs Park | 6,500 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 29 | at Dayton Triangles | W 7–0 | 3–1 | Triangle Park | 5,000 | Recap | [7] | |
| 5 | November 5 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 7–9 | 3–2 | Comiskey Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 12 | at Canton Bulldogs | L 0–3 | 3–3 | Lakeside Park | 2,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 19 | Akron Pros | T 3–3 | 3–3–1 | Buffalo Baseball Park | Recap | |||
| 8 | November 26 | Oorang Indians | L 7–19 | 3–4–1 | Buffalo Baseball Park | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 30 | at Rochester Jeffersons | W 21–0 | 4–4–1 | Edgerton Park | 2,500 | Recap | [8][9][10][11][12] | |
| 10 | December 3 | Akron Pros | W 16–0 | 5–4–1 | Buffalo Baseball Park | Recap | |||
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 30. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Canton Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 184 | 15 | W6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 123 | 44 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 96 | 50 | W1 | ||
| Toledo Maroons | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 94 | 59 | L2 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 154 | 27 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 122 | 56 | L1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 3 | 1 | .571 | 80 | 62 | W1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 70 | 54 | W2 | ||
| Buffalo All-Americans | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 87 | 41 | W2 | ||
| Akron Pros | 3 | 5 | 2 | .375 | 146 | 95 | L3 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 2 | 4 | 3 | .333 | 51 | 71 | L3 | ||
| Oorang Indians | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 69 | 190 | W2 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 19 | 40 | L1 | ||
| Louisville Brecks | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 13 | 140 | W1 | ||
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 88 | L3 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 76 | L4 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 69 | L2 | ||
| Columbus Panhandles | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 174 | L8 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
The following players saw action in at least one NFL game as a member of the Buffalo All-Americans.[13] Total number of NFL games played in 1922 follows in parentheses.
Linemen
- Bill Brace (10)
- Herb Dieter (9)
- Gus Goetz (7)
- Charlie Guy (10)
- Glenn Knack (1)
- Frank Morrissey (10)
- Bob Nash (2)
- Frank Spellacy (1)
- Carl Thomas (9)
- Luke Urban (9)
- Jim Wilson (4)
- Swede Youngstrom (10)
Backs
- Ockie Anderson (7)
- Buck Gavin (3)
- Tommy Hughitt (10)
- Bill Kibler (2)
- Waddy Kuehl (10)
- Jim Laird(10)
- Jim Morrow (1)
- Bob Rawlings (6)
- Johnny Scott (1)
References
- ↑ 1922 Buffalo All-Americans
- ↑ "Ohio Football Fails Against All-Ams: Bisons Over Columbus in Getaway Game: All-Americans Run Wild," Buffalo Express, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 14.
- ↑ "All-Americans Annihilate Panhandles: Hughitt, Kuehl, and Laird Carry Ball Across for Buffalo; Anderson Shines," Buffalo Courier, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 11.
- ↑ "Buffalo All-Americans Still Have Clean Slate," Buffalo Post, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 8.
- ↑ Jack Laing, "All-Americans Down Panhandle Team, 19–0: Frank Nesser's Long Passes Are Knocked Down by Buffalo Backs," Buffalo News, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 22.
- ↑ "Urban, Andy, Laird, Kuehl, Hughitt and Guy Star for Locals: Machine-like All-Americans Trample Over Panhandles," Buffalo Times, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 11.
- ↑ Glenn Whitesell, "Triangles Wind Up Successful Schedule — Another Possible: Blue and White Eleven Outscores Enemy 73–7," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 30, 1922, p. 16.
- ↑ "Buffalo Eleven Too Strong for Rochester Pros: Bisons Outclass Jeffs in One-Sided Contest at Edgerton Park," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Dec. 1, 1922, p. 29.
- ↑ "All-Americans Crush Rochester Jeffs, 21–0: Rochester Jeffs Easy for Buffalo as Stars Desert," Buffalo Courier, Dec. 1, 1922, p. 11.
- ↑ "Buffalo's Pros Danced Around the Jeffersons: Hughitt's All-Americans Had an Easy Time Winning Over the Rochester Team," Buffalo Express, Dec. 1, 1922, p. 14.
- ↑ "Akron Coming Again Sunday," Buffalo Times, Dec. 1, 1922, p. 22.
- ↑ [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-all-americans-defeat-we/163613712/ Buffalo News, Dec. 1, 1922, p. 38.
- ↑ "1922 Buffalo All-Americans Roster & Players," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com