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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 ...
The NFL Championship Game was ended after the 1969 season, succeeded by the NFC Championship Game. [2][6] The champions of that game play the champions of the AFC Championship Game in the Super Bowl to determine the NFL champion. [2] The Green Bay Packers won the most NFL championships before the merger, winning eleven of the fifty championships.
The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. After initially determining champions through end-of-season standings, a playoff system was implemented in 1933 that culminated with the NFL Championship Game until 1966.
The 1920 All-Pro Team represented the All-Pro team for the 1920 season of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), later renamed the National Football League (NFL). It was compiled by sportswriter Bruce Copeland.
The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants of regional leagues in their respective territories. The league took on its current name in 1922. The NFL was the first professional football league to ...
The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL). [1][2] This list documents the franchise's completed seasons from 1920 to present ...
The American Professional Football Association is formed September 17, 1920, at Canton, Ohio, with Jim Thorpe elected president. [1] The fourteen teams were mainly drawn from the Ohio League, Chicago Circuit, New York Pro Football League and other teams from the lower midwest.
NFL: 1920: Akron Pros* 8 0 3 0.864 1st NFL No Post-Season – Championship by league vote NFL: No HOF: No 1922: Canton Bulldogs* 10 0 2 0.917 1st NFL No Post-Season – Championship by standings NFL: No HOF: No 1923: Canton Bulldogs* 11 0 1 0.958 1st NFL No Post-Season – Championship by standings NFL: No HOF: No 1929: Green Bay Packers* 12 0 ...