Details
| Date | Time | League | Season | Match Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3, 1920 | 12:00 am | American Professional Football Association | 1920 | Week 1 |
Results
| Team | T |
|---|---|
| Akron Pros | 34 |
| Wheeling Stogies | 0 |
Akron Pros
| Position | FG | Safety | PAT | 2XP | TD | Comp | Att | Pass Yds | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rec | Rec Yds | Int | Lng | Fum | Lost | FR | Tckl | Solo | Asst | Sack | PR | KR | Punt | PYds | PAvg | BFG | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wheeling Stogies
| Position | FG | Safety | PAT | 2XP | TD | Comp | Att | Pass Yds | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rec | Rec Yds | Int | Lng | Fum | Lost | FR | Tckl | Solo | Asst | Sack | PR | KR | Punt | PYds | PAvg | BFG | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recap
Akron Pros opened the 1920 American Professional Football Association season with a 43-0 victory over Independent team Wheeling Stogies from West Virginia. Al Nesser, one of three Football brothers was claimed to have returned three fumbles for touchdowns during the game.
Scorers
AKR – Al Nesser – 3 Fumble Recoveries for Touchdown
References
[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]
[48] Anon. (1920) “State Sports” Charlerston Daily Mail, Wednesday, October 6, 1920. Pg. 2 [Internet] Available from the Newspaper Archive at: https://newspaperarchive.com/charleston-daily-mail-oct-06-1920-p-2/ [Accessed 13 August 2021]