Category: Gridiron Football

ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 1981-2008

ONEFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Champions

YearChampions
1981Águilas Blancas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1982Águilas Blancas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1983Cóndores UNAM
1984Cóndores UNAM
1985Cóndores UNAM
1986Cóndores UNAM
1987Osos Acatlán UNAM
1988Águilas Blancas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1989Pieles Rojas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1990Cóndores UNAM
1991Cóndores UNAM
1992Águilas Blancas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1993Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM
1994Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM
1995Aztecas UDLAP (Puebla)
1996Aztecas UDLAP (Puebla)
1997Aztecas UDLAP (Puebla)
1998Lobos UAdeC (Coahuila)
1999N/A
2000Borregos Salvajes CEM-ITESM
2001N/A
2002N/A
2003Borregos Salvajes CEM-ITESM (Estado de Mexico)
2004Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM
2005Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM
2006Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM
2007Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM
2008Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM / Pumas CU UNAM
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 1981-2008 [Reference: 2]

Report

The ONEFA Mexican College Football Championship changed in 1981 to create a Metropolitan “Big 10” (Centre) and “National” (North and South) Conferences, with the National being the Ascenso or Promotion Conference and the Big 10 being the Major League.

The Águilas Blancas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) won four Championships between 1981 and 2008, after which three equal Conferences were created. Cóndores UNAM won six Championhips over this period, Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM seven Championships, Aztecas UDLAP (Puebla) three and Borregos Salvajes CEM-ITESM (EdoMex) once.

Three Colleges won the title once: Lobos UAdeC (Coahuila) from the National Conference (the only winner from that Conference), Pieles Rojas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute), and Osos Acatlán UNAM where the Irish Institute is based in Naucalpan.

The ONEFA College Football Championship is one of the highlights of the Mexican American Football season, and was considered the National Championship from 1933 until recently. There was a single Championship from 1930 to 1981 when it was split into two Championships: Metropolitan (for the National Championship) and National (for Promotion/Ascent).

The Metropolitan Championship was renamed Big 10 in 1990 and Big 12 in 2004. In 2009 the Colleges agreed to merge the two Conferences into one, with two groups, each with its own Champion. In turn the “Centre” Conference would have two groups A & B each with its own Champion. The Conferences were realigned into “Centre”, “North” and “South”, each with its own Champion.

In 2012 a further restructuring took place, with ONEFA restoring the “Big 8”, mainly with teams from the Centre and the “National” with teams mainly from the North and South. In 2009 the ITESM Tech Colleges left to form their own College Football Organisation: CONADEIP.

References:

Images

[1] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Websites

[2] ONEFA (2020) Historia [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/historia [Accessed 20 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 September 2020

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ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 1930-1980

ONEFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Champions

YearChampions
1930Centro Atlético Mexico
1931Centro Atlético Mexico
1932Centro Atlético Mexico
1933Pumas CU UNAM
1934Pumas CU UNAM
1935Pumas CU UNAM
1936Pumas CU UNAM
1937Pumas CU UNAM
1938Pumas CU UNAM
1939Pumas CU UNAM
1940Pumas CU UNAM
1941Pumas CU UNAM
1942Pumas CU UNAM
1943Pumas CU UNAM
1944Pumas CU UNAM
1945Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1946Pumas CU UNAM
1947Pumas CU UNAM
1948Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1949Aztecas UDLAP
1950Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1951Pumas CU UNAM
1952Pumas CU UNAM
1953Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1954Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1955Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1956Pumas CU UNAM
1957Pumas CU UNAM
1958Poli Blanco IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1959Pumas CU UNAM
1960Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1961Pumas CU UNAM
1962Poli Blanco IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1963Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1964Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1965Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1966Pumas CU UNAM / Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1967Pumas CU UNAM / Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1968Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1969Búhos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1970Cóndores UNAM
1971Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey
1972Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey
1973Águilas Blancas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1974Auténticos Tigres UANL / Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey
1975Pieles Rojas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute)
1976Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey
1977Auténticos Tigres UANL
1978Cóndores UNAM
1979Cóndores UNAM
1980Cóndores UNAM
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 1930-1980 [Reference: 2]

Report

The Mexican College Football Championship (ONEFA) was won for the first three years from 1930 to 1932 by Centro Atlético Mexico, after which Pumas CU UNAM (Mexico City) won 12 Championships in a row. They went on to win another 10 Championships to 1980, before the “Big 10” (Metropolitan) and “National” Championships were introduced.

Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) won six Championships between 1945 and 1955, and the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico City won the title with other teams (Poli Blanco IPN twice, Poli Guinda IPN 7 times and another three times with Águilas Blancas IPN, Búhos IPN and Pieles Rojas IPN), mostly between 1958 and 1969 (10 Championships)

Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey, the Technology College, won four titles from 1971 to 1976, and Auténticos Tigres UANL (also from Nuevo León State) won the Championship in 1974 and 1977. Cóndores UNAM won four Championships 1970 and 1978 to 1980.

The ONEFA College Football Championship is one of the highlights of the Mexican American Football season, and was considered the National Championship from 1933 until recently. There was a single Championship from 1930 to 1981 when it was split into two Championships: Metropolitan (for the National Championship) and National (for Promotion/Ascent).

The Metropolitan Championship was renamed Big 10 in 1990 and Big 12 in 2004. In 2009 the Colleges agreed to merge the two Conferences into one, with two groups, each with its own Champion. In turn the “Centre” Conference would have two groups A & B each with its own Champion. The Conferences were realigned into “Centre”, “North” and “South”, each with its own Champion.

In 2012 a further restructuring took place, with ONEFA restoring the “Big 8”, mainly with teams from the Centre and the “National” with teams mainly from the North and South. In 2009 the ITESM Tech Colleges left to form their own College Football Organisation: CONADEIP.

References:

Images

[1] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Websites

[2] ONEFA (2020) Historia [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/historia [Accessed 20 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 September 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

ONEFA (Mexican College Football) National Champions 2012-Present

ONEFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Champions

YearChampions
2012Potros Salvajes UAEM (EdoMex)
2013Pumas Acatlán UNAM
2014N/A
2015Lobos UAdeC (Coahuila)
2016Correcaminos UAT Norte / Lobos UAdeC
2017Potros Salvajes UAEM / Correcaminos UAT Ciudad Victoria
2018Correcaminos UAT Norte (Tamaulipas)
2019
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) National Champions 2012-Present {Reference: 2]

Report

The “National” Conference was restored in Mexican College Football in 2012 as the Promotion or Ascent (Ascenso) Conference below the Big 8. Featuring mainly colleges from the North and South, it has been won by a different College each year with the exception of Correcaminos UAT Norte (Tamaulipas) who have won it twice in 2016 and 2018 and Potros Salvajes UAEM (EdoMex) in 2012 and 2017 . In 2016 and 2017 The “National” had two Groups: North and South, and there was no Championship in 2014 and 2019.

The ONEFA College Football Championship is one of the highlights of the Mexican American Football season, and was considered the National Championship from 1933 until recently. There was a single Championship from 1930 to 1981 when it was split into two Championships: Metropolitan (for the National Championship) and National (for Promotion/Ascent).

The Metropolitan Championship was renamed Big 10 in 1990 and Big 12 in 2004. In 2009 the Colleges agreed to merge the two Conferences into one, with two groups, each with its own Champion. In turn the “Centre” Conference would have two groups A & B each with its own Champion. The Conferences were realigned into “Centre”, “North” and “South”, each with its own Champion.

In 2012 a further restructuring took place, with ONEFA restoring the “Big 8”, mainly with teams from the Centre and the “National” with teams mainly from the North and South. In 2009 the ITESM Tech Colleges left to form their own College Football Organisation: CONADEIP.

References:

Images

[1] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Websites

[2] ONEFA (2020) Historia [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/historia [Accessed 20 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 September 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

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ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Big 8 Champions 2012-Present

ONEFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Champions

YearChampion
2012Auténticos Tigres UANL (Nuevo León)
2013Pumas CU UNAM (Mexico City)
2014Pumas CU UNAM (Mexico City)
2015Auténticos Tigres UANL (Nuevo León)
2016Auténticos Tigres UANL (Nuevo León)
2017Pumas CU UNAM (Mexico City)
2018Auténticos Tigres UANL (Nuevo León)
2019Burros Blancos IPN (Instituto Politécnico Nacional)
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Big 8 Champions 2012-Present [Reference: 2]

Report

Since the last restructuring of Mexican College Football in 2012, the ONEFA Big 8 Conference (The highest in the country) has been dominated by Auténticos Tigres from UA Nuevo León in Monterrey (four times winners) and Pumas CU UNAM from Mexico City (3 times winners) with only Burros Blancos (White Donkeys) from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico City upsetting the big two in 2019.

The ONEFA College Football Championship is one of the highlights of the Mexican American Football season, and was considered the National Championship from 1933 until recently. There was a single Championship from 1930 to 1981 when it was split into two Championships: Metropolitan (for the National Championship) and National (for Promotion/Ascent).

The Metropolitan Championship was renamed Big 10 in 1990 and Big 12 in 2004. In 2009 the Colleges agreed to merge the two Conferences into one, with two groups, each with its own Champion. In turn the “Centre” Conference would have two groups A & B each with its own Champion. The Conferences were realigned into “Centre”, “North” and “South”, each with its own Champion.

In 2012 a further restructuring took place, with ONEFA restoring the “Big 8”, mainly with teams from the Centre and the “National” with teams mainly from the North and South. In 2009 the ITESM Tech Colleges left to form their own College Football Organisation: CONADEIP.

References:

Images

[1] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Websites

[2] ONEFA (2020) Historia [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/historia [Accessed 20 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 September 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 2009-2011

ONEFA Mexican College Football Logo [Reference: 1]

Champions

YearONEFA / Centre NorthSouth
2009Autenticos Tigres UANL Nuevo LeonLobos UAdeC CoahuilaLeones Cancun UA
2010Pumas CU UNAM Mexico City Aguilas UACH ChihuahuaPotros Salvajes UAEM EdoMex
2011Autenticos Tigres UANL Nuevo LeonCentinelas CGP (Cuerpo de Guardias Presidenciales)Linces Guadalajara UVM
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 2009-2011 [Reference: 2]

Report

Autenticos Tigres UANL (from Monterrey in Nuevo Leon), won the Centre Championship in ONEFA (Mexican College Football) in 2009 and 2011, Pumas CU UNAM (Mexico City) won in 2010. For the North and South Championships there was a different Champion each year.

The ONEFA College Football Championship is one of the highlights of the Mexican American Football season, and was considered the National Championship from 1933 until recently. There was a single Championship from 1930 to 1981 when it was split into two Championships: Metropolitan (for the National Championship) and National (for Promotion/Ascent).

The Metropolitan Championship was renamed Big 10 in 1990 and Big 12 in 2004. In 2009 the Colleges agreed to merge the two Conferences into one, with two groups, each with its own Champion. In turn the “Centre” Conference would have two groups A & B each with its own Champion. The Conferences were realigned into “Centre”, “North” and “South”, each with its own Champion.

In 2012 a further restructuring took place, with ONEFA restoring the “Big 8”, mainly with teams from the Centre and the “National” with teams mainly from the North and South. In 2009 the ITESM Tech Colleges left to form their own College Football Organisation: CONADEIP.

References:

Images

[1] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Websites

[2] ONEFA (2020) Historia [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/historia [Accessed 20 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 September 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Major League Football 1920

APFA (NFL) 1920

PNFLAAARegularAll Games
APFA
*Akron Pros115-0-12-0-07-0-18-0-3
*Decatur Staleys132-1-14-0-06-1-110-1-2
*Buffalo All-Americans113-1-05-0-08-1-09-1-1
*Chicago Cardinals103-1-13-0-06-1-16-2-2
Rock Island Independents103-2-02-0-15-2-16-2-2
Dayton Triangles102-3-21-0-03-3-25-3-2
Rochester Jeffersons110-1-05-1-15-2-16-3-2
*Canton Bulldogs136-1-11-0-07-1-17-4-2
Detroit Heralds81-2-11-0-12-2-22-3-3
Cleveland Tigers91-5-20-0-01-5-22-5-2
Chicago Tigers82-4-10-0-02-4-12-5-1
Hammond Pros72-5-00-0-02-5-02-5-0
Columbus Panhandles100-4-00-2-00-6-02-6-2
Muncie Flyers62-1-01-0-02-1-05-1-0
American Professional Football Association 1920 [Reference: Compiled from 1-32]

Note: *Qualify for Playoffs

Independent (AAA) Teams

PAAANFLRegularAll Games
Mid-Western Circuit
Minneapolis Marines +0-0-00-1-05-1-25-1-2
Fort Wayne Friars1-2-11-0-14-2-24-2-2
Chicago Pullman Thorns0-0-00-1-00-1-00-1-0
Lansing Oldsmobiles0-0-10-1-10-1-20-1-2
Youngstown Patricians1-1-01-0-02-1-03-1-0
Cincinnati Celts +0-1-00-3-00-4-00-4-0
Cleveland Panthers0-2-00-2-00-2-00-4-0
Toledo Maroons +1-0-00-3-01-3-01-3-0
Moline Athletics/Tractors0-0-00-2-00-2-00-2-0
Rockford AC0-0-00-1-00-1-00-1-0
Kewanee Walworths0-0-00-1-00-1-00-1-0
Wheeling Stogies0-0-00-1-00-1-00-1-0
Eastern Circuit
All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks3-1-01-1-06-1-07-1-0
Rochester Scalpers0-0-00-2-00-2-00-2-1
Utica Knights of Columbus0-0-00-1-10-1-10-1-1
Syracuse Stars0-0-00-1-00-1-00-1-0
Pitcairn Quakers0-2-00-1-00-3-00-3-0
McKeesport Olympics0-0-00-1-00-1-00-1-0
All-Buffalo0-0-00-2-00-2-00-2-0
West Buffalo0-1-00-1-00-2-00-2-0
Independent Pro Football 1920 [Reference: Compiled from 1-32]

Minor League Teams

PNFLAAARegularAll Games
Mid-Western Minor Teams
Thorn Tornadoes0-0-1
Detroit Maroons0-1-1
Chicago Stayms0-0-1
St. Edwards Saints0-1-0
St. Paul’s Ideals0-1-0
Akron Independents1-0-0
Sharon0-1-0
Indiana Minor Circuit
Muncie Tigers0-1-09-0-09-2-0
Gas City Tigers0-2-09-0-09-2-0
Muncie Offers More AC0-1-0
Ohio Valley Minor Teams
Evansville Ex-Collegians4-1-0
Jasper Independents0-1-0
Goldsberg AA Louisville0-1-0
Paducah All-Stars1-0-0
Eastern Minor Teams
Fort Porter0-1-00-1-0
Phoenixville Union AA0-1-0
New Haven Washington Glees0-1-0
College Teams
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Freshmen1-0-0
Pittsburgh All-Collegians0-1-0
Minor League Semi-Pro Football 1920 [Reference: Compiled from 1-32]

City Championships

DateHome TeamAway Team
City Championships
21.11.1920Youngstown Patricians10St. Edward’s Saints0
28.11.1920Muncie Flyers24Muncie Offers More AC0
05.12.1920Detroit Heralds7Detroit Maroons7
05.12.1920Rochester Jeffersons0Rochester Scalpers0
19.12.1920Chicago Stayms14Chicago Cardinals14
National Football League City Championships 1920 [Reference: Compiled from 1-32]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
Round 1
04.12.1920Buffalo All-Americans7Canton Bulldogs3
Semi-Finals
05.12.1920Buffalo All-Americans0Akron Pros0
05.12.1920Decatur Staleys10Chicago Cardinals0
Championship
12.12.1920Decatur Staleys0Akron Pros0
National Football League Playoffs 1920 [Reference: Compiled from 1-32]

Note: On a vote on 21 April 1921 the APFA members gave the 1920 Championship to Akron Pros on the basis they were undefeated during the season.

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1Pre-Season
26.09.1920Rock Island Independents48St. Paul’s Ideals0
Week 2
03.10.1920Dayton Triangles14Columbus Panhandles0
03.10.1920Rock Island Independents45Muncie Flyers0
03.10.1920Canton Bulldogs48Pitcairn Quakers0
03.10.1920Decatur Staleys20Moline Tractors0
03.10.1920Rochester Jeffersons10All-Buffalo0
03.10.1920Akron Pros43Wheeling Stogies0
03.10.1920Buffalo All-Americans32West Buffalo0
03.10.1920Youngstown Patricians21Sharon0
03.10.1920All-Tonawanda38Cleveland Panthers0
03.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars0Cincinnati Celts6
Week 3
10.10.1920Chicago Tigers0Chicago Cardinals0
10.10.1920Rock Island Independents26Hammond Pros0
10.10.1020Akron Pros37Columbus Panhandles0
10.10.1920Dayton Triangles0Cleveland Tigers0
10.10.1920Detroit Heralds40Cleveland Panthers14
10.10.1920Canton Bulldogs42Toledo Maroons0
10.10.1920Rochester Jeffersons66Fort Porter ^0
10.10.1920Decatur Staleys27Kewanee Walworths7
10.10.1920Buffalo All-Americans51All-Buffalo0
10.10.1920All-Tonawanda65All-Syracuse0
10.10.1920Youngstown Patricians15Akron Independents14
10.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars1Dayton Counting Scales0#
Week 4
17.10.1920Moline Athletics3Chicago Cardinals33
17.10.1920Rock Island Independents0Decatur Staleys7
17.10.1920Canton Bulldogs7Cleveland Tigers0
17.10.1920Dayton Triangles44Hammond Pros0
17.10.1920Chicago Tigers12Detroit Heralds0
17.10.1920Akron Pros13Cincinnati Celts0
17.10.1920Buffalo All-Americans28McKeesport Olympics7
17.10.1920Rochester Jeffersons0Utica Knights of Columbus0
17.10.1920All-Tonawanda10Detroit Maroons0
17.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars14Columbus Panhandles0
Week 5
24.10.1920Rock Island Independents7Chicago Cardinals0
24.10.1920Chicago Tigers0Decatur Staleys10
24.10.1920Akron Pros7Cleveland Tigers0
24.10.1920Dayton Triangles20Canton Bulldogs20
24.10.1920Buffalo All-Americans38Toledo Maroons0
24.10.1920Detroit Heralds6Columbus Panhandles0
24.10.1920Rochester Jeffersons21Syracuse Stars7
24.10.1920All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks42West Buffalo0
24.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars1Cleveland Panthers0#
Week 6
31.10.1920Chicago Cardinals21Detroit Heralds0
31.10.1920Canton Bulldogs0Akron Pros10
31.10.1920Rock Island Independents20Chicago Tigers7
31.10.1920Rockford AC0Decatur Staleys29
31.10.1920Buffalo All-Americans17Rochester Jeffersons6
31.10.1920Cleveland Tigers7Columbus Panhandles0
31.10.1920Cleveland Tigers0#Muncie Flyers1
31.10.1920Detroit Armadas0Toledo Maroons10
31.10.1920All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks12Pitcairn Quakers3
31.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars0Lansing Oldsmobiles0
31.10.1920Evansville Ex-Collegians52Jasper Independents0
Week 7
07.11.1920Chicago Tigers3Chicago Cardinals6
07.11.1920Rock Island Independents0Decatur Staleys0
07.11.1920Akron ProsRDetroit HeraldsR
07.11.1920Buffalo All-Americans35All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks 0
07.11.1920Rochester Jeffersons27Utica Knights of Columbus7
07.11.1920Dayton TrianglesRMuncie FlyersR
07.11.1920Evansville Ex-Collegians1??0#
Mid-WeekExhibition
11.11.1920Champaign0Decatur Staleys20
13.11.1920Thorn Tornadoes7Rock Island Independents7
Week 8
14.11.1920Cleveland Tigers7Akron Pros7
14.11.1920Cincinnati Celts0Chicago Cardinals20
14.11.1920Minneapolis Marines0Decatur Staleys3
14.11.1920Rock Island Independents0Dayton Triangles21
14.11.1920Buffalo All-Americans43Columbus Panhandles7
14.11.1920Fort Wayne Friars0Detroit Heralds0
14.11.1920Rochester Jeffersons0All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks6
14.11.1920Youngstown PatriciansCTPitcairn QuakersCT
14.11.1920Evansville ex-Collegians23Goldberg AA Louisville0
Week 9
21.11.1920Akron Pros13Dayton Triangles0
21.11.1920Decatur Staleys28Hammond Pros7
21.11.1920Canton Bulldogs3Buffalo All-Americans0
21.11.1920Rochester Jeffersons16Rochester Sclapers0
21.11.1920Lansing Oldsmobile0Chicago Cardinals14
21.11.1920Detroit HeraldsCDetroit ArmadaC
21.11.1920Rock Island Independents48Pittsburgh All-Collegians7
21.11.1920Cleveland Tigers14Toledo Maroons0
11.1920Fort Wayne Friars7Pitcairn Quakers0
21.11.1920Youngstown Patricians10St. Edward’s Saints0
21.11.1920Evansville Ex-CollegiansW??L
Mid-WeekExhibition
25.11.1920Akron Pros7Canton Bulldogs0
25.11.1920Chicago Tigers0Decatur Staleys6
25.11.1920Dayton Triangles28Detroit Heralds0
25.11.1920Rochester Jeffersons3All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks14
25.11.1920Gas City Tigers7Muncie Flyers19
Week 10
28.11.1920Chicago Cardinals7Decatur Staleys6
28.11.1920Dayton Triangles0Akron Pros14
28.11.1920Detroit Heralds0Lansing Oldsmobiles0
28.11.1920Rock Island Independents14Chicago Pullman Thorns7
28.11.1920Buffalo All-Americans7Cleveland Panthers0
28.11.1920Youngstown Patricians2Columbus Panhandles0
28.11.1920Rochester Jeffersons7Rochester Scaplers6
28.11.1920Muncie Offers More AC0Muncie Flyers24
11.1920Fort Wayne Friars6Notre Dame Fighting Irish Freshmen18
28.11.1920Evansville Ex-Collegians0Paducah All-Stars6
Week 11Post-Season
04.12.1920Buffalo All-Americans7Canton Bulldogs3
05.12.1920Buffalo All-Americans0Akron Pros0
05.12.1920Decatur Staleys10Chicago Cardinals0
05.12.1920New Haven Washington Glees0Canton Bulldogs0
Week 11City Championships
05.12.2020Detroit Heralds7Detroit Maroons7
05.12.1920Rochester Jeffersons0Rochester Scalpers0
05.12.1920Gas City Tigers7Muncie Flyers13
Week 12Post-Season
11.12.1920Phoenixville Union AA13Canton Bulldogs7
12.12.1920Decatur Staleys0Akron Pros0
Week 13City Championships
19.12.1920Chicago Stayms14Chicago Cardinals14
Unknown Week
1920Dayton TrianglesWCincinnati CeltsL
1920Cleveland Tigers0??7
Major League Football 1920 [Reference: 1-3]

Notes

Note: R = Cancelled due to Rain. # Cancelled by the team with the (#) after its score. Considered a forfeit win for the other team by Eirball – Awarded 1-0 (#) CT = Cancelled due to train crash involving visiting Pitcairn team on way to match, no Pitcairn player was hurt. ^ Minor league Opposition thus not counted towards NFL Standings by Eirball.

Note 2: Cincinnati Celts and Minneapolis Marines joined the APFA in 1921 and the Toledo Maroons joined the NFL in 1922.

Note 3: Teams labelled Independent played matches against Official APFA teams. Teams labelled Minor League played matches against “Independents”.

Note 4: While an Official member of the APFA, Muncie Flyers failed the schedule another game after losing heavily to Rock Island Independents on the opening day of the season. Players signed on with other Indiana teams (in particular Muncie Tigers and Wabash AA) as well as APFA team Dayton Triangles. At the end of the season they scheduled three games against Gas City Tigers and Muncie Tigers who both finished the Indiana State Football season with 9-0 records, and the Flyers won all three matches claiming the Indiana State Football Championship in the process. whether their record is to be considered a 3-1 APFA half-season, or an Indiana State Championship season is open to debate. Other APFA teams (Rochester Jeffersons, Hammond Pros, Decatur Staleys, Buffalo All-Americans, Columbus Panhandles, Detroit Heralds and Chicago Cardinals) all also played more non-APFA teams than APFA teams, and other teams in the two seasons the NFL was known as the APFA played a half-schedule: Cincinnati Celts (1-3 in 1920 and 0-4 in 1921), Toledo Maroons (1-3 in 1920) and Tonawanda Kardex (0-2-1 in 1921 with one game cancelled).

Irish Players

Bertie Maher, DE, who was born in Co. Mayo, played Defensive End for the Detroit Heralds in 1920. [2][3]

Bob Nash, DE/OT, who was born in Collinstown, Ireland, Played Defensive End & Offensive Tackle for the Akron Pros in 1920 [2][7]

Allen “Pat” McGinnis, who has an Irish name, was player-manager for the Evansville Ex-Collegians in 1920

Youngstown Patricians appear to be named after St. Patrick. On the 22 November 1920, the day the Patricians defeated St. Edwards Saints for the City Championship, the Youngstown Daily Vindicator’s Front Page Headline was ” Battles in Ireland Follow Bloody Day” (Monday, November 22, 1920). They started off as the Church team in St. Patrick’s Parish, before becoming the city’s team. The team was made up of Irish, Poles and Italians, tough men who worked in the steel mills. [Reference: 45]

Cincinnati Celts are another team with an Irish name,albeit one referencing all Celts. George Roudebush was Quarterback for the Cincinnati Celts and his revolutionary use of the foward pass changed football. He remembered the Celts as a team run “by a bunch of wild Irishmen” and was 93 years old in 1988 when interviewed, with his wits still sharp, remembering dates, names nicknames, figures, events and conversations from the era, making him the oldest living NFL player at the time. [Reference: 42]

Report

After spirallaing wages threatened to destroy the game with players continually jumping from team to team in the Ohio, Pennsylvania & New York Pro Football Circuits, looking for the best pay packet, four teams from Ohio – the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians & Dayton Triangles, met in Canton, Ohio, to form a Pro Football League, and invited the top teams from Ohio, New York & Pennsylvania to join them in order to play under a common set of rules, and better organise finances. These states were the hotbed of Pro Football in USA, and the League they formed, the American Professional Football Association, changed its’ name for the 1922 season to the National Football League, laying the foundations for the hugely popular, and lucrative NFL of today.

In its early days, the NFL was still a Minor League, second to College Football in terms of status in the eyes of the Media & fans, and far less popular than Baseball. In 1926 it decided to consolidate the best players on the rosters of a fewer teams, reducing the league from 22 teams to 12.

Bert Maher, born in Co. Mayo, played in the first season for the Detroit Heralds. Bob Nash, played six seasons (1920-1925) for the Akron Pros, Buffalo All-Americans, Rochester J effersons & New York Giants. There was an Player-Manager for the Evansville Ex-Collegians in 1920 with an Irish name: Allen “Pat” McGinnis.

Akron Pros won the APFA Championship in 1920 after a series of games at the end of the season between four teams still with Championship aspirations – Akron, Canton Bulldogs, Decatur Staleys and Buffalo all-Americans left them the only undefeated team.

What is interesting about the early seasons of the APFA / NFL is that the teams continued to play against other Pro teams and leagues not officially connected to the NFL, with inter-locking schedules making it possible to create a “Major League Football” season record, with results from both the NFL and AFL / Independent schedules.

References

Websites

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings | 1920-1926” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 398-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

[2] The Growth of a Game (2015) The Complete List of European NFL Players [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/2015/03/the-complete-list-of-european-nfl-players/ [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2019) Detroit Heralds 1920 [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1920apfadet.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[4] Arizona Cardinals (2020) Schedule [1920] [Internet] Available from: https://www.azcardinals.com/schedule/1920/ [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[5]  Marc S. Maltby, The Coffin Corner Vol. 14 No. 4, Pro Football Researchers Association (1992) Evansville 1920-1922: The Early Stuggles of Professional Football – [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/14-04-466.pdf   [Accessed 18 September 2020]

[6] Arizona Cardinals | Wayback Machine (2009) All-Time Results [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20090914231608/http://www.azcardinals.com/history/all-time-results.html [Accessed 19 september 2020]

[7] Bob Carroll, The Coffin Corner Vol. 4 No. 12, Pro Football Researchers Association (1982) Akron Pros 1920 – [Internet] Available from: https://www.webcitation.org/65r52lUNU?url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/04-12-119.pdf  Accessed 18 September 2020]

[8] Chicago Bears (2020) Schedule [1920] [Internet] available from: https://www.chicagobears.com/schedule/1920/ [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[10] Google News: Youngsown Vindicator, October 4, 1920. Canton Trims Pitcairn Team [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dGxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QYYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2868%2C2793544 [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[11] Google News: Youngsown Vindicator, October 11, 1920. pg. 10 Canton Stops Toledo Eleven [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19201011&printsec=frontpage&hl=en [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[12] Google News: Youngsown Vindicator, October 11, 1920. pg. 10 Panhandles lose to Akron [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19201011&printsec=frontpage&hl=en [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[13] Google News: Toledo News-Bee, October 18, 1920. Canton beats Cleveland [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-u9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BEUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4221%2C2532398 [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[14] Google News: Youngstown Vindicator, October 25, 1920. pg. 11 Thorpe saves Canton Eleven with 2 Goals [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19201025&printsec=frontpage&hl=en [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[15] Google News: Youngstown Vindicator, November 1, 1920. pg. 15 Akron Takes Canton in Great Game [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MC1KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_YUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3302%2C1526680 [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[16] Google News: Youngstown Vindicator, November 22, 1920. pg. 15 Canton Downs Buffalo Team [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19201122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[17] Google News: The Sunday Chronicle, December 5, 1920. pg. 15 Tigers tame Thorpe’s Bulldogs [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aO9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fkINAAAAIBAJ&pg=1212,1102615&dq=canton+bulldogs&hl=en [Accessed 19 September 2020]

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[19] New York Times December 5, 1920 All-Americans win Pro Gridiron Game [Internet] Available from: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/12/05/102991292.pdf [acessed 19 september 2020] [See PDF]

[20] Pro Football Archives (2020) New Haven Washington Glees [Internet] available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1920newhwa.html [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[21] Pro Football Archives (2020) Phoenixville Union AA [Internet] available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1920uni.html [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[22] Rochester Jeffersons (2020) 1920 Season {Internet] Available from: http://kencrippen.com/Jeffersons/1920_Rochester_Jeffersons.pdf [Accessed 19 September 2020][See PDF]

[23] Dayton Triangles (2020) Dayton APFA / NFL Summary [Internet] Available from: https://daytontriangles.com/dayton-apfa-nfl-franchise-summary/ [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[24] Dayton Triangles (2020) Dayton APFA / NFL Summary [Internet] Available from: https://daytontriangles.com/dayton-apfa-nfl-franchise-summary/ [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[25] Dayton Triangles (2020) Dayton APFA / NFL Clubs Official Games [Internet] Available from: https://daytontriangles.com/dayton-apfa-nfl-clubs-official-games-1920-1929/ [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[26] Bills Backers | Wayback Machine (2001) History of Pro football in Western New York 1920-1939 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010425091533/http://www.billsbackers.com/1920s.htm [accessed 19 September 2020]

[27] Sports Encyclopedia (2020) Muncie Flyers [Internet] Available from: https://sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/muncie/flyers.html [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[28] Roy Sye, The Coffin Corner Vol. 24 No. 3, Pro Football Researchers Association (2002) Muncie Flyers 1920 – [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/24-03-937.pdf  Accessed 18 September 2020]

[29] Google News: Toledo News-Bee, November 1, 1920 pg. 11. Brickley Boy Wins for Cleveland [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=k_8v9Q84L5sC&dat=19201101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[30] Google News: Youngstown Vindicator, November 29, 1920. pg. 15 Pat’s defeat Panhandles in last game [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19201129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[31] Case Western Reserve University (2020) Cleveland Tigers [Internet] Available from: https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cleveland-tigers [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[32] Google News: Youngstown Vindicator, November 15, 1920. pg. 15 Patricians defeat St. Edwards at Idora 10-0 [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19201122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[33] Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1920. p. 13. “Heralds Trim Panthers 40-14: Vogel, Cleveland Star Right Halfback, in Hospital From Injuries”. 

[34] Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1920. p. 11. “FLUKY KICKS GIVE CHICAGO THE GAME: Detroit Heralds Lose Hard Fought Game, 12 to 0”. 

[35] Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1920. p. 12. “Heralds Get Lonely Tally: Fitzgerald Intercepts Forward Pass, Runs 85 Yards to Beat Pan Handles; Local Team Plays Good Game as Do the Visitors; Big Crowd Out”. 

[36] Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1920. p. 15. “HERALDS BEATEN BY LARGE SCORE: Three Blocked Punts Turn Detroit Team Back”. 

[37] Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1920. p. 14. “Heralds Draw at Ft. Wayne”. 

[38] Detroit Free Press. November 29, 1920. p. 11. “No Scoring in Title Battle: Neither Lansing Nor Champion Heralds Are Able to Tally on Muddy Gridiron; Visitors Outgain Locals but Long Forward Pass Almost Beats Them”. 

[39]  Detroit Free Press. December 6, 1920. p. 11. “EACH ELEVEN SCORES ONCE: Heralds and Maroons Go to 7-7 Tie on Muddy Grid Sunday Afternoon”. 

[40] Rock Island Independents (2020) 1920 R.I. Independents [Read All About It][1920] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rockislandindependents.com/index_frame.htm [Accessed 18 September 2020]

[41] Decatur Staleys (2020) Staleys [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20050517205446/http://home.comcast.net/~esterneman/sternaman/football.htm [accessed 19 September 2020]

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[43] Jim Quirk, The Coffin Corner Vol. 20 No. 1, Pro Football Researchers Association (1998) The Minneapolis Marines – Minnesota’s Forgotten NFL Team – [Internet] Available from:  https://web.archive.org/web/20101218204303/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/20-01-732.pdf Accessed 19 September 2020][Also Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20071210085947/http://footballresearch.com/articles/frpage.cfm?topic=marines [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[44] Website (2009) Toledo Maroons [Internet] Available from: https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/krd4052/FootballResearch/ohio/ohtolmar.htm&date=2009-10-26+01:32:02 [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[45] Cleveland (2015) 100 Years ago, were Youngstown Patricians pro football’s world champs? (photos) [Internet] available from: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2015/11/100_years_ago_youngstown_patri.html [Accessed 20 September 2020]

[46] Google News: Youngsown Vindicator, October 11, 1920 pg. 10. Akron downs “Pats” in close contest [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eGxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QYYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1462%2C4224078 [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[47] Google News: Youngstown Vindicator, October 4, 1920. pg. 14 Sharon beaten by Patricians [Internet] Available from: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dGxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QYYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3879%2C2787954  [Accessed 20 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Decy Maher.

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Last Updated: 20 September 2020

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Indiana State Football Championship 1920

Standings

PWLTPFPAPct
APFA Pro Team
*Muncie Flyers330056141.000
Northern Indiana
*South Bend Arrows (C)99001.000
Goshen Delts
Michigan City Nepos
Rum Village
Mishiwaka Pastimes
Fort Wayne Pyramids
Southern Indiana
*Gas City Flyers992045741.818
Muncie Offers More AC
Muncie Tigers
Wabash AA
Jonesboro AC
Portland-Redkey Legion
Indiana State Football Championship 1920 [Reference: 1]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
City Championships
05.12.1920Muncie Offers More AC0Muncie Flyers24
Challenge Game
28.11.1920Gas City Tigers7Muncie Flyers19
12.12.1920Muncie Flyers13Gas City Tigers7
Muncie Flyers won series 2-0
Championship
1920South Bend Arrows6Gas City0
Indiana State Football Championship 1920 [References: 1]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
1920Chicago ?LSouth Bend ArrowsW
1920??LSouth Bend ArrowsW
1920South Bend ArrowsWGoshen DeltsL
1920South Bend Arrows41Michigan City Nepos0
1920South Bend Arrows20Wabash AA0
1920South Bend Arrows18Rum Village0
1920South Bend Arrows12Michiwaka Pastimes0
1920South Bend Arrows13Fort Wayne Pyramids0
Indiana State Football Championship 1920 [Reference: 1]

Report North Indiana

The South Bend Arrows, who were sponsored by the alcoholic drink, Arrow, were hurt badly by the prohibition on alcohol, which came into effect in 1920. In order to survive without sponsorship they decided to focus mainly on home matches as well as only playing away matches within a 50 km radies of South Bend.

The two away matches they played in 1920 they won, though who against has gone unrecorded, one was possiblyy against a Chicago team, and the other against another Indiana team.

The rest of the season they played at home, winning all six matches against Goshen Delts, Michigan City Nepos, Wabash AA, Rum Village, Mishiwaka Pastimes and then a final match 13-0 against Fort Wayne Pyramids, giving them the right to call themselves Northern Indiana Champions.

Meanwhile, in Southern Indiana, a team from Gas City had also gone undefeated so a post-season Championship Game, which the the press called the Indiana State Football Championship was organised, with South Bend winning 6-0.

The South Bend Arrows, from the same city as the Irish Catholic University, Notre Dame. with its famed Fighting Irish Football Team, featured on their squad a player with an Irish name, Cavanaugh, who played Right End.

Note: Total Record including Playoffs. *Qualify for Championship Series

Report South Indiana

Who won the Indiana State Football Championship in 1920 is a matter of debate. For starters there was no Official League, and secondly the State’s best team in 1919, the Muncie Flyers, signed up to play in the American Professional Football Association (APFA) – the first National Football League for Pro teams, adopting the name NFL in 1992.

The Flyers, however, were to lose their first game in the APFA on opening weekend 45-0 to the Rock Island Independents of Illinois, and had trouble scheduling matches after that. No team was willing to play them for the next three weeks, and players signed on with the Dayton Triangles in the APFA, Fort Wayne Friars (AAA – National Division 2) or Indiana State Football Circuit teams such as the Wabash AA and Muncie Tigers.

By the end of the season after scheduling three more games and having their opponents cancel to play more lucrative teams (and one cancelled due to rain), the Muncie Flyers were then challenged to a game for the Indiana State Championship by Gas City Tigers, who had won all nine games they had played.

The Flyers won 19-7 and then in a game the Gas City Journal described as “a team of college stars” (Flyers) versus “a team of highly skilled players” (Muncie Offers More AC), the Flyers won 24-0 against the MOM FC to win the City Championship for the second year running. In a rematch for the State Championship, this tome on home ground in Muncie, the Flyers defeated Gas City 13-7 to take the series 2-0.

After playing at AAA (National Division 2) in 1919 against the likes of the Cincinnati Celts and Dayton Oakwoods and finishing the season with a respectable 4-1-1 record, the Flyers found the jump to the APFA (NFL) in 1920 too much, but by the end of the season, having dropped back down to play the Indiana State Championship went 3-0, including two wns against the Gas City Tigers who had won all 9 games they had played, out-scoring opponents 443 points to 9.

References

References

Websites

[1] Emil Klosinski, The Coffin Corner Vol. 14 No. 3, Pro Football Researchers Association (1992) Inflation of 1920; A Tale of Two Cities – [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/14-03-463.pdf  [Accessed 18 September 2020]

[2] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings | 1920-1926” 2014 Official NFL Record & Factbook” pg. 398-399. National football League, Time Home Entertainment. 2014.

[3] The Growth of a Game (2015) The Complete List of European NFL Players [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/2015/03/the-complete-list-of-european-nfl-players/ [Accessed 11 October 2019]

[4] Sports Encyclopedia (2020) Muncie Flyers [Internet] Available from: https://sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/muncie/flyers.html [Accessed 19 September 2020]

[5] Roy Sye, The Coffin Corner Vol. 24 No. 3, Pro Football Researchers Association (2002) Muncie Flyers 1920 – [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/24-03-937.pdf  Accessed 18 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Ann Hanley, Gabriel McCloyne, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Gerry Tully.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 September 2020

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Fort Wayne Friars Independent AAA Football 1920

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Regular Season
03.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars 0Cincinnati Celts (OH)6
10.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars1Dayton Counting Scales (OH)0 #
17.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars14Columbus Panhandles (OH)0
24.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars1Cleveland Panthers (OH)0 #
31.10.1920Fort Wayne Friars0Lansing Oldsmobiles (MICH)0
11.1920Fort Wayne Friars0Detroit Heralds (MICH)0
11.1920Fort Wayne Friars7Pitcairn Quakers (PA)0
Championship Game
11.1920Fort Wayne Friars6Notre Dame Fighting Irish Freshmen18
Fort Wayne Friars Independent AAA Football 1920 [References: 1]

Note: Teams in Italics played in the American Professional Football Association in 1920. The APFA changed its name to the National Football League in 1922.

Report

While the National Football League had just started up in 1920 (as the American Professional Football Association), the country was in the midst of war inflation as a hangover from World War I, as well as the imposition of the abolition on alcohol which affected many sports teams as they relied on sponsorship from the brewing companies.

Fort Wayne Friars in Indiana decided to combat this by playing a home-only schedule and take on all-comers, thus saving money. They lost their first game 0-6 to the Cincinnati Celts, one of four Ohio teams they had scheduled to play in October. The next game against Dayton Computing Scales was forfeited by the Dayton team, as did the Friars fourth opponent Cleveland Panthers.

In between the Friars defeated Columbus Panandles, an APFA team (the name of the NFL from 1920 to 1921), before then embarking on a series of matches against Michigan teams, tying with both Lansing Oldsmobiles and Detroit Heralds (another APFA team) 0-0. The Friars finished off the season undefeated by triumphing 7-0 against the Pitcairn Quakers from Pennsylvania.

After the season a match was arranged with Knute Rockne’s Notre Dame Fighting Irish, although on the day the match was arranged the Fighting Irish were playing Michigan Aggies, so the Fighting Irish sent their Freshmen team, which came from 6-0 down to defeat the Fort Wayne Friars, in a post-season Championship Game of sorts. The Fort Wayne Friars finished the season 4-2-2 including two forfeit wins, and the post-season game with the Fighting Irish Freshmen.

References

Websites

[1] Emil Klosinski, The Coffin Corner Vol. 14 No. 3, Pro Football Researchers Association (1992) Inflation of 1920; A Tale of Two Cities – [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/14-03-463.pdf  [Accessed 18 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Ann Hanley, Gabriel McCloyne, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Gerry Tully.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 September 2020

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Universal Football League 1974

Teams

WestEast
PhoenixToronto
SeattleNew York
ChicagoTampa
AnaheimMemphis
Mexico CityBirmingham
Universal Football League Teams 1974 [Reference: 1]

Report

The Universal Football League was announced as yet another “Major” Football league on October 5, 1973 with intentions to begin play in Fall (Autumn) 1974. Two men fro Dayton (Ohio) had planned to start the league: Tony Rizzano and Louis S. Goldman.

The league never made it past the planning stages, presumably because of the appearance of the World Football league which played from 1974 to 1975, but also possibly because there was another attempt at a World Football league at the same time: the National Football Leagues attempts to start a league in Europe: the Intercontinental Football League.

References

Websites

Origins of the WLAF

[2] Tod Maher, The Coffin Corner Volume 14 No. 2, Pro Football Researchers Association (1992) Origins of the WLAF  [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/14-02-455.pdf  [Accessed 18 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills and Karl & Clive Saab.

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Last Updated: 18 September 2020

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American Football Ireland Youth Kitted Finals 2013-Present

American Football Ireland Youth Logo [References: 66]

Finals

YearWinnersRunners-Up
2013South Kildare Soldiers0Carrickfergus Knights0 *
2014Craigavon Cowboys34Carrickfergus Knights0
2015Craigavon Cowboys3-1 +South Kildare Soldiers3-1 *
2016South Kildare Soldiers6-0 +Westmeath Minotaurs3-3
2017South Kildare Soldiers5-0 +Westmeath Minotaurs1-3
2018Cork Admirals36South Kildare Soldiers16
2019Cork Admirals44Belfast Knights7
American Football Ireland Youth Kitted Finals 2013-Present [References:

Note: *Title Shared in 2013 and 2015

Note 2: + Title decided on Wins Percentage from 2015 to 2017 (Wins-Losses Records of Winners and Runners-Up Shown)

Report

The first Irish American Football Association Youth League Final took place in 2013 and was shared between South Kildare Soldiers and Carrickfergus Knights after a 0-0 tie. Craigavon Cowboys won the 2014 edition defeating the Knights 34-0, and repeated in 2015, sharing the title with South Kildare Soldiers after both teams finished with 3-1 wins-losses records.

From 2015 to 2017 the Youth Kitted League was decided on a league basis, with South Kildare Soldiers going undefeated in 2016 and 2017 to win their three-in-a-row. Cork Admirals then won the first two Finals played at the end of a League stage, triumphing 36-16 over South Kildare Soldiers in 2018 and then gaining a big win over Belfast Knights, 44-7, in 2019.

Cork Admirals Youth Kitted League Champions 2019 [Reference: 65]

References

Images

[66] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI-Youth-Logo-2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AFI-Youth-Logo-2.png [Accessed 17 September 2020]

Websites (2013)

[1] Irish American Football Association (2013) Junior Blitz 2013 – U19 kitted football tournament on 13th October. [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/junior-blitz-2013-u19-kitted-football-tournament-on-13th-october/ [Accessed 17 March 2017]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2013) Carrickfergus & South Kildare share first Youth Kitted Blitz [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/carrickfergus-south-kildare-share-first-youth-kitted-blitz/ [Accessed 17 March 2017]

Social Media (2013)

[3] Tube – Ted Elston (Dec 24 2013) South Kildare Soldiers: Carrickfergus Youth Blitz 15/12/13 [1:10][2:20][3:15] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crU3eJMqHBk [Accessed 5 November 2017]

[4] Carrickfergus Knights Facebook Page (2013) Post December 15 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BelfastKnightsNI/photos/a.381190102015434.1073741844.229667953834317/381189848682126/?type=3&theater [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[5] Carrickfergus Knights Facebook Page (2013) Post December 15 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BelfastKnightsNI/posts/381297688671342 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[6] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2013) Post December 15 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboys/posts/719403958069803 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

Websites (2014)

[7] Double Coverage – Wayback Machine (2014) Carrickfergus Host First Irish Youth Blitz Tournament [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20140221174435/http://dblcoverage.com/carrickfergus-host-first-irish-youth-blitz-tournament/ [Accessed 4 september 2018]

[8] NFL Ireland (2014) IAFL Weekly – 13/12/14 [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7407-iafl-weekly-131214/ [Accessed 28 February 2017]

[9] NFL-Ireland (2017) IAFL Weekly – 13/12/14. [Internet] Available from: http://nfl-ireland.com/flag-football/7407-iafl-weekly-131214/ [Accessed 28 February 2017]

Social Media (2014)

[10] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2017) Post November 9 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/862683297098905 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[11] OTS Irish Gridiron Facebook Page (2017) Post November 28 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishgridiron/posts/1492741517658786 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[12] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2016) Post October 26 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboys/posts/880722438604620 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[13] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2016) Post October 26 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboys/posts/880722438604620 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[14] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2017) Post November 9 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/862683297098905 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[15] OTS Irish Gridiron Facebook Page (2017) Post November 28 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishgridiron/posts/1492741517658786 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

Websites (2015)

[16] Irish American Football Association (2015) Youth football kicks off this Sunday [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/youth-football-kicks-off-this-sunday [Accessed 17 March 2017]

[17] Irish American Football Association (2015) Junior Kitted Result – 18th October 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/junior-kitted-results-18th-october-2015/ [Accessed 23 December 2016]

[18] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2015) 2015 Junior League [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20151218200615/http://www.americanfootball.ie/ [Accessed 4 September 2018]

[19] Hogan, Sean (2016) “Kildare’s American football team crowned All Ireland champs”. Kildare Now. 26 October, 2016. [Internet] Available from: https://www.kildarenow.com/gallery/sport/392501/kildare-s-american-football-team-crowned-all-ireland-champs.html [Accessed 30 January 2020]

[20] Craigavon Cowboys (2020) History: Honours [Internet] Available from: https://www.craigavoncowboys.co.uk/history.html [Accessed 13 February 2020]

Videos (2015)

[21] You Tube (2015) Youth game – Published by FelipsDazza on Sep 15, 2015 [4:36] [4:47] [5:55] [8:50] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oltt9F7mfiM [Accessed 31 October 2017]

[22] You Tube (2015) Craigavon Cowboys Juniors Blitz 1 2015 Highlights [1:33] [2:27] – Published by CannonMedia on Sep 14, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be3WxXKGil4 [Accessed 24 October 2017]

[23] You Tube (2015) Craigavon Cowboys Juniors Blitz 2 2015 Highlights [1:49] [4:28] – Published by Cannon Media on Oct 29, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9UNpqtutq4 [Accessed 24 October 2017]

Social Media (2015)

[24] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2015) Post November 28 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/1057091924324707 [Accessed 4 September 2018]

[25] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2015) Post September 12 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboys/photos/a.701990129811186.1073741830.701486486528217/1050487744961421/?type=3&theater [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[26] South Kildare Soldiers Facebook Page (2015) Post October 18 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SouthKildareSoldiers/posts/754465811346366 [Accessed 6 December 2017][Broken Link]

[27] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook (2015) Photo, October 18, 2015″Another hard fought day for our lads in purple today. Despite fantastic performances from all our players,” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/photos/a.659626717382731.1073741828.311169445561795/1073439316001467/?type=3&theater [Accessed 6 December 2017]

Websites (2016)

[28] Irish American Football Association (2016) 2016 Junior Football season Kicked Off [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/2016-junior-football-season-kicked-off/ [Accessed 23 December 2016]

[29] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2016) Junior Kitted Football Dates Announced. Rules details [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20160304234537/http://www.americanfootball.ie/junior-kitted-football-dates-announced/ [Accessed 4 September 2018]

[30] Irish American Football Association (2016) Junior Football 2016 Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/junior-football-2016-champions/ [Accessed 23 December 2016]

[31] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2016) Junior Kitted Football Dates Announced. Rules details [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20160304234537/http://www.americanfootball.ie/junior-kitted-football-dates-announced/ [Accessed 4 September 2018]

Social Media (2016)

[32] South Kildare Soldiers Facebook Page (2016) Post September 18 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SouthKildareSoldiers/photos/a.240354999424119.55089.227676250691994/954895121303433/?type=3&theater [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[33] South Kildare Soldiers Facebook Page (2016) Post October 3 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SouthKildareSoldiers/posts/969317006527911 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[34] South Kildare Soldiers Facebook Page (2016) Post October 23 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SouthKildareSoldiers/posts/988006751325603 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[35] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2016) Post September 18 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/photos/a.400391443306261.97658.311169445561795/1287843521227711/?type=3&theater [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[36] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2016) Post October 3 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1300888999923163 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[37] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2016) Post October 23 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1319966001348796 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[38] Republic of Edenderry Facebook Page (2016) Post October 25 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=990627224417147&id=230818513731359 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

Websites (2017)

[39] Irish American Football Association (2017) Junior Football Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/schedule/junior-football/ [Accessed 23 September 2017]

[40] Cork Admirals [2017] Cork Admirals Youth Team Open Their Season [Internet] Available from: https://www.corkadmirals.ie/single-post/2017/11/06/Cork-Admirals-Youth-Team-Open-Their-Season [Accessed 6 December 2017]

Social Media (2017)

[41] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2017) Post October 15 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1703316189680440 [Accessed 17 October 2017]

[42] Craigavon Cowboys Facebook Page (2017) Post October 15 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CraigavonCowboys/posts/1681077225235800 [Accessed 17 October 2017]

[43] Cill Dara Crusaders Facebook Page (2017) Post October 29 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://www.facebook.com/CillDaraCrusaders/posts/155163938425523 [Accessed 1 November 2017]

[44] Cill Dara Crusaders Facebook Page (2017) Post November 26 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CillDaraCrusaders/posts/162700431005207 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[45] Cill Dara Crusaders Facebook Page (2017) Post November 26 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CillDaraCrusaders/posts/162725277669389 [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[46] Cork Admirals Facebook Page (2017)Video November 26 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/corkadmiralsAFC/videos/779020282296065/ [Accessed 6 December 2017]

[47] Cork Admirals Twitter Account (2017) Tweet 29 Oct 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://twitter.com/corkadmiralsAFC/status/924637237127667712 [Accessed 1 November 2017]

[48] Cork Admirals Twitter Account (2017) Tweet 29 Oct 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://twitter.com/corkadmiralsAFC/status/924646713591296000 [Accessed 1 November 2017]

[49] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2017) Post November 9 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1728567953821930 [Accessed 15 November 2017]

[50] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2017) Post November 11 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1730985910246801 [Accessed 15 November 2017]

[51] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2017) Post November 24 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1744529465559112 [Accessed 28 November 2017]

[52] Westmeath Minotaurs Facebook Page (2017) Post November 27 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/westmeathminotaurs/posts/1747392558606136 [Accessed 28 November 2017]

Websites (2018)

[53] Irish American Football Association (2018) Youth League [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/youth-league/ [Accessed 15 October 2018]

Social Media (2018)

[54] Irish American Football Association Facebook Page (2018) Post October 29, 2018: “Some great photos from yesterdays youth game by Eddie Smyth!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/2159617004072188 [Accessed 3 November 2018]

Websites (2019)

[55] Irish American Football Association (2019) Youth Season 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/youth-football/youth-kitted/ [Accessed 17 October 2019]

[56] Irish American Football Association (2019) Youth Football [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/youth-football/ [Accessed 17 October 2019]

Social Media (2019)

[57] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Event, October 20, 2019: “Youth Championship Day” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/events/1649354321868116/ [Accessed 21 October 2019]

[58] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: “ Congratulations to Cork Admirals American Football Club who are this years IAFA Youth Champions after defeating the Belfast Knights 44-7 in the final! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/posts/2768526973181185 [Accessed 21 October 2019]

[59] Louth Mavericks | Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: “ Results are in from Dublin for the Louth Mavericks Youths and we have finished 3rd overall in the country. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/louthmavericks/posts/2484428128341527 [Accessed 21 October 2019]

[60] Cork Admirals| Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: ” Admirals Youth Team won back to back National Championships with a 44-7 win over Belfast Knights. MVP for the final was Michael Hand. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/corkadmiralsAFC/posts/1218765021654920 [Accessed 21 October 2019]

[61] Cork Admirals| Facebook (2019) Post, October 20, 2019: ” Admirals Youth team won 26-6 in semi final vs South Dublin Panthers. They now take on Belfast Knights in a National Final “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/corkadmiralsAFC/posts/1218675291663893 [Accessed 21 October 2019]

Images

[62] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 23 February 2017

[63] Irish American Football association (2018) IAFA Youth Logo 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IAFA-Logos-2018_Youth-R-e1565538368665.png [Accessed 13 September 2019]

[64] Hogan, Sean (2016) “Kildare’s American football team crowned All Ireland champs”. Kildare Now. 26 October, 2016. [Internet] Available from: https://www.kildarenow.com/upload/2016/10/26122252/IMG_1564-e1477481286183.jpg [Accessed 30 January 2020]

[65] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Photo, October 20, 2019: “ Congratulations to Cork Admirals American Football Club who are this years IAFA Youth Champions after defeating the Belfast Knights 44-7 in the final! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/photos/pcb.2768526973181185/2768526746514541/?type=3&theater [Accessed 21 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Conor Connolly-Mulcahy & Dara Connolly-Mulcahy

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