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The 1920 APFA season was the inaugural season of the American Professional Football Association, renamed the National Football League in 1922.An agreement to form a league was made by four independent teams from Ohio on August 20, 1920, at Ralph Hay's office in Canton, Ohio, with plans to invite owners of more teams for a second meeting on September 17, 1920. [1]
1920 APFA standings; W L T PCT DIV DPCT PF PA STK; Akron Pros† 8 0 3 1.000 6–0–3 1.000 151 7 T2 Decatur Staleys: 10 1 2 .909 5–1–2 .833 164 21 T1
September 26, 1920, at Douglas Park, Rock Island, Illinois. To start its 1920 season, the Independents played the first game in the history of the league against the non-APFA St. Paul Ideas. [citation needed] This was the Ideals' second game of the season, coming off a 14–7 victory the week prior. [17]
October 3, 1920, at Douglas Park. In their only APFA game counted in the standings, the Muncie Flyers played against the Rock Island Independents. It is considered to be one of the first games played with two APFA teams. [14] Since kickoff times were not standardized, it is unknown if the Muncie–Rock Island or Columbus–Dayton game is the ...
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The 1920 Columbus Panhandles season was the franchise's inaugural season in the American Professional Football Association (APFA)—later named the National Football League. The season concluded with the team going 2–6–2 and finishing 13th place in the APFA standings. The Panhandles entered the season after a 3–6–1 record in 1919.
The 1920 Canton Bulldogs season was the franchise's sixteenth and its first in the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which became the National Football League two years later. Jim Thorpe , the APFA's president, was Canton's coach and a back who played on the team.
The 1920 Hammond Pros season was the franchise's inaugural season in the American Professional Football Association (APFA) and second as an American football team. The Pros entered 1920 coming off a 4-win, 2-loss, 3-tie (4–2–3) record in 1919 as an independent team.