1924 Buffalo Bisons (NFL) season
| 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 | |||||
| 2 | October 12 | Dayton Triangles | L 0–7 | 1–1 | |||||
| 3 | October 19 | Rochester Jeffersons | W 26–0 | 2–1 | |||||
| 4 | October 26 | Akron Pros | W 17–13 | 3–1 | |||||
| 5 | November 2 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0–24 | 3–2 | |||||
| 6 | November 9 | Kenosha Maroons | W 27–0 | 4–2 | Bison Stadium | 3,500 | Recap | [2][3][4][5][6][7] | |
| 7 | November 16 | Dayton Triangles | W 14–6 | 5–2 | |||||
| 8 | November 22 | at Rochester Jeffersons | W 16–0 | 6–2 | |||||
| 9 | November 23 | Milwaukee Badgers | L 0–23 | 6–3 | |||||
| 10 | November 27 | at Akron Pros | L 0–22 | 6–4 | |||||
| 11 | November 29 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 7–45 | 6–5 | |||||
| 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
- ^ 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.