1924 Buffalo Bisons (NFL) season
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| 1924 Buffalo Bisons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tommy Hughitt |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–5 |
| Division place | 9th NFL |
The 1924 Buffalo Bisons season was their fifth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–4–3, losing five games.[1] They finished ninth in the league.
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 5 | Columbus Tigers | W 13–0 | 1–0 | Bison Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 12 | Dayton Triangles | L 0–7 | 1–1 | Bison Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 19 | Rochester Jeffersons | W 26–0 | 2–1 | Bison Stadium | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 26 | Akron Pros | W 17–13 | 3–1 | Bison Stadium | 4,500 [2] | Recap | [3][4][5][6][7] | |
| 5 | November 2 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0–24 | 3–2 | Bison Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 9 | Kenosha Maroons | W 27–0 | 4–2 | Bison Stadium | 3,500 | Recap | [8][9][10][11][12][13] | |
| 7 | November 16 | Dayton Triangles | W 14–6 | 5–2 | Bison Stadium | 2,700 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 22 | at Rochester Jeffersons | W 16–0 | 6–2 | Edgerton Park | 2,500 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 23 | Milwaukee Badgers | L 0–23 | 6–3 | Bison Stadium | Recap | [14][15][16][17] | ||
| 10 | November 27 | at Akron Pros | L 0–22 | 6–4 | General Field | "fair sized crowd" | Recap | [18][19] | |
| 11 | November 29 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 7–45 | 6–5 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 27. | |||||||||
Standings
[edit]| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 229 | 60 | W2 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 1 | 4 | .857 | 136 | 55 | W3 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 326 | 109 | W8 | ||
| Duluth Kelleys | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 56 | 16 | W1 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 88 | 38 | L1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 108 | 38 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 69 | 47 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 90 | 67 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 120 | 140 | L3 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 91 | 68 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 18 | 45 | W2 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 142 | 188 | L2 | ||
| Akron Pros | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 132 | W1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 45 | 148 | L6 | ||
| Kansas City Blues | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 46 | 124 | L2 | ||
| Kenosha Maroons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 117 | L2 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 108 | L6 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 156 | L7 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
[edit]- ^ 1924 Buffalo Bisons
- ^ Pro Football Reference has the crowd at 3,500.
- ^ Gene Korzelius, "Buffalo Views Most Exciting Pro Football Ever Seen Here," Buffalo Times, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 11.
- ^ Jack Laing, "Bisons Triump Over Akron in Fiercely Fought Struggle: Orange and Black Gets Off to Early Lead, But Visitors Uncover Brilliant Aerial Attack in Final Period," Buffalo Evening News, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 20.
- ^ "Bison Pros Nose Out Victory: Aerial Attack Again Brings Bison Victory," Buffalo Enquirer, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 6.
- ^ "Buffalo Bisons Beat Akron, 17–13, in Professional Grid Battle: Jimmie Robertson Stars for Losers in Feature Tilt," Pittsburgh Post, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 8.
- ^ "Bisons Win on Akron Fumble: Ohio Team Beaten at Buffalo, 17 to 13," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 16.
- ^ Chet Youll, " Boynton's Play Features as Bisons Swamp Maroons, 27–0: Former Williams Ace Brilliant as Western Eleven is Outclassed," Buffalo Morning Express, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 13.
- ^ "Kenosha Maroons Come East to Test Bison 'Pro' Eleven," Buffalo News, Nov. 8, 1924, p. 8.
- ^ Jack Laing, "Boynton Leads Bison 'Pros' to Win Over Kenosha Eleven: Former Williams College Star Plays Brilliantly as Orange and Black Rolls Up 27 to 0 Score," Buffalo News, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 26.
- ^ "Boynton, Mainspring of Bisons' Winning Aerial Attack, Scores 15 Points," Buffalo Courier, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 11.
- ^ "Bisons Best Kenosha Grid Team 27 to 0: Benny Boynton and Former Canisius Players Co-Star in Overwhelming Triumph," Buffalo Enquirer, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 6.
- ^ "Benny Boynton Stars in Bison Pro Victory," Buffalo Post, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 8.
- ^ "Milwaukee Regains Limelight as Badgers Win Over Bisons: Dunn and Swanson Lead Visitors' Attack as Orange and Black Succumbs, 23 to 0," Buffalo News, Nov. 24, 1924, p. 24.
- ^ "Brilliant Aerial Attack Led by Red Dunn Buries Bisons Under Big Score," Buffalo Courier, Nov. 24, 1924, p. 11.
- ^ "Bisons Beaten by Milwaukee Badgers, 23–0: 'Red' Dunn, Former Marquette Star, Downs Locals Almost Single-handed," Buffalo Enquirer, Nov. 24, 1924, p. 8.
- ^ "Buffalo Pros Out of Race for National Grid Honors: Championship Hopes of Bisons Shattered in Loss to Milwaukee Badgers," Buffalo Commercial, Nov. 24, 1924, p. 10.
- ^ Jack Gibbons, "Powerful Lineup of Pros Stops Buffalo Team in Its Tracks: Akron Steps Out with Team that Brings Back Memories of Championship Day —Buffalo Makes 2 First Downs to Pros' 13," Akron Beacon Journal, Nov. 28, 1924, p. 18.
- ^ "Akron Jolts Buffalo: Defeats Bison Pro Eleven in Easy Fashion, 22 to 0," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Nov. 28, 1924, p. 19.