1922 Dayton Triangles season

1922 Dayton Triangles season
Head coachCarl Storck
Home stadiumTriangle Park
Results
Record4–3–1
League place7th NFL

The 1922 Dayton Triangles season was their third in the National Football League (NFL). The team opened 1922 with five games at Triangle Park before finishing the year with three games on the road. The team finished with a record of 4–3–1, finishing in seventh place in the league.[1]

Schedule

Ga Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 October 1 Oorang Indians W 36–0 1–0 Triangle Park ~5,500 [2] Recap [3][4]
2 October 8 Canton Bulldogs T 0–0 1–0–1 Triangle Park 3,000 Recap [5]
3 October 15 Minneapolis Marines W 17–0 2–0–1 Triangle Park Recap [6]
4 October 22 Hammond Pros W 20–0 3–0–1 Triangle Park Recap [7][8][9][10]
5 October 29 Buffalo All-Americans L 0–7 3–1–1 Triangle Park 5,000 Recap [11]
6 November 5 at Chicago Bears L 0–9 3–2–1 Cubs Park "several thousand" Recap [12][13][14]
7 November 12 at Rock Island Independents L 0–43 3–3–1 Douglas Park 1,200 Recap [15][16][17]
— November 19 (open date)
— November 26 (open date)
8 December 3 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–3 4–3–1 Comiskey Park 3,000 [18] Recap [19][20][21]

Standings

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Canton Bulldogs 10021.00018415W6
Chicago Bears 930.75012344L1
Chicago Cardinals 830.7279650W1
Toledo Maroons 522.7149459L2
Rock Island Independents 421.66715427L1
Racine Legion 641.60012256L1
Dayton Triangles 431.5718062W1
Green Bay Packers 433.5717054W2
Buffalo All-Americans 541.5568741W2
Akron Pros 352.37514695L3
Milwaukee Badgers 243.3335171L3
Oorang Indians 360.33369190W2
Minneapolis Marines 130.2501940L1
Louisville Brecks 130.25013140W1
Evansville Crimson Giants 030.000688L3
Rochester Jeffersons 041.0001376L4
Hammond Pros 051.000069L2
Columbus Panhandles 080.00024174L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ "1922 Dayton Triangles," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com
  2. ↑ The Troy Daily News has the crowd as "between five and six thousand.
  3. ↑ "Dayton's Triangles Easily Best Thorpe's Indians in Gem City: Oorang Indians Unable to Score Single Point in Opening Battle," Troy Daily News, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 4.
  4. ↑ "Triangles Swamp Indians: Cantons Next For Triangles; Beat Indians," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 8.
  5. ↑ "Millers Next at Triangle; Canton Go Tie," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 9, 1922, p. 11.
  6. ↑ Bill Robson, "Triangles Again Win," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Triangles Prepare for Last Home Game: Mahrt Sparkles in Triangles' Win Over Hammond Team, 20–0," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 23, 1922, p. 17.
  8. ↑ Harry L. Kennedy, "Triangles Win," Dayton Herald, Oct. 23, 1922, p. 10.
  9. ↑ "Dayton Triangles Best Hammond in Last But One of Home Contests," Troy (OH) Daily News, Oct. 23, 1922, p. 4.
  10. ↑ "Triangles Pass Way to Victory: Dayton Pros Win from Hammond, 20 to 0," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 23, 1922, p. 15.
  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.
  12. ↑ "Windy City Bears Trim Dayton, 9–0: Dutch Sternaman Kicks Goal and Scores Touchdown for Halas Outfit," Moline Dispatch, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 13.
  13. ↑ "Bears Smother Triangles 9–0 on Wet Field," Dayton Daily News, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 20.
  14. ↑ "Chicago Bears Win from Triangles, 9–0," Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 8.
  15. ↑ Joe Ziemba, Bears vs. Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2022; p. 105.
  16. ↑ J.L. Hughes, "Independents Batter Daytonians, 43–0: Islanders, Playing on Muddy Field, Out-Pass Vaunted Triangle Team," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 12.
  17. ↑ "Islanders Route Dayton, 43 to 0: Ohio Team Handed Worst Defeat in History," Decatur Review, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 10.
  18. ↑ The Decatur Review has this crowd at 8,000 — a typographical error.
  19. ↑ "Crippled Cardinals Lose to Dayton, 7–3," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 25.
  20. ↑ "Triangles Score Neat Victory Over Chicago Team in Hot Struggle: Storck's Aggregation Displays Fine Form in Contest with Cardinal Crew," Dayton Herald, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 11.
  21. ↑ "Kenneth Huffine Stars in Battle: Gives Dayton 7 to 3 Win Over Cardinals," Decatur Review, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 8.
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