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1924 Milwaukee Badgers season

1924 Milwaukee Badgers season
Head coachHal Erickson
Results
Record5–8
League place12th in NFL

The 1924 Milwaukee Badgers season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–2–3, winning only five games.[1] They finished twelfth in the league.

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 28 at Chicago Cardinals L 7–17 0–1 Normal Park 4,000 Recap
2 October 5 Kansas City Blues W 3–0 1–1 Athletic Park Recap [2]
3 October 12 Kenosha Maroons W 21–0 2–1 Athletic Park 1,000 Recap
4 October 19 at Green Bay Packers L 0–17 2–2 Bellevue Park 4,150 Recap [3]
5 October 26 Racine Legion L 0–10 2–3 Athletic Park 4,000 Recap
6 November 2 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–8 3–3 Comiskey Park 3,000 Recap
7 November 9 Minneapolis Marines W 28–7 4–3 Athletic Park Recap
8 November 11 at Kansas City Blues L 3–7 4–4 Muehlebach Field 3,000 Recap
9 November 16 Green Bay Packers L 10–17 4–5 Athletic Park 3,800 Recap [4]
10 November 22 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 6–21 4–6 Frankford Stadium 5,000 Recap
11 November 23 at Buffalo Bisons W 23–0 5–6 Bison Stadium Recap [5][6][7][8]
12 November 27 at Cleveland Bulldogs L 10–53 5–7 Lakeside Park 4,000 Recap
13 November 30 at Chicago Bears L 14–31 5–8 Cubs Park 1,000+ Recap [9]
Note: November 22: Saturday. Thanksgiving Day: November 27.

Standings

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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

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  1. ^ 1924 Milwaukee Badgers
  2. ^ "Milwaukee Badgers Defeat Kansas City in Close Game, 3–0: Red Dunn Kicks Field Goal," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 6, 1924, p. 14.
  3. ^ Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Packers Play Great Football to Beat Milwaukee: Big Bay Blues Cut Loose Bag of Tricks in Fourth Quarter to Get 17–0 Win," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 20, 1924, pp. 10-11.
  4. ^ Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Packers Trample on Milwaukee Badgers 17 to 10: Thousand Green Bay Fans See Lambeau's Team Win Thrilling Football Game," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 17, 1924, pp. 12-13.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Brilliant Aerial Attack Led by Red Dunn Buries Bisons Under Big Score," Buffalo Courier, Nov. 24, 1924, p. 11.
  7. ^ "Bisons Beaten by Milwaukee Badgers, 23–0: 'Red' Dunn, Former Marquette Star, Downs Locals Almost Single-handed," Buffalo Enquirer, Nov. 24, 1924, p. 8.
  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.
  9. ^ "Chicago Bears Sweep Over Badgers, 31–14: Windy City Crew Plays Thrilling Game Before Less Than 1,500 Fans," Rock Island Argus, Dec. 1, 1924, p. 12.

Further reading

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  • Michael D. Benter, The Badgers: Milwaukee's NFL Entry of 1922–1926. Hayworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2013.