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As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; Cincinnati Reds: 96: 44 .686 — 51–19 45–25 New York Giants: 87: 53 .621 9 46–23 41–30 Chicago Cubs: 75: 65 .536 21 40–31 35–34 Pittsburgh Pirates: 71: 68 .511 24½ 39–31 32–37 Brooklyn Robins: 69: 71 .493 27 36–34 33–37 Boston Braves ...
As the name implied, its teams were mostly based in Ohio. It is the direct predecessor to the modern National Football League (NFL). A proposal to add teams from outside Ohio, such as the Latrobe Athletic Association, to form a formal league known as the "Football Association" fell through prior to the 1904 season.
The 1919 Cleveland Indians season was their last season in Ohio League before its evolution into the American Professional Football Association. The team posted a known record of 0–2–1. Of the games that are known, the 1919 Indians are one of only a handful of teams to have never scored a point in an entire season.
The team improved on their 6–1 record from 1919 to a 10–1–2 record and earning them a second-place finish in the league standings. In the last league game of the season, the Staleys needed a win versus Akron to have a chance at the title. Akron, predictably, played for a tie, achieved that, and won the first APFA title.
American football teams established in 1919 (13 P) C. 1919 college football season (16 C, 87 P) ... 1919 Canton Bulldogs season; 1919 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season;