Details
| Date | Time | League | Season | Match Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3, 1920 | 12:00 am | American Professional Football Association | 1920 | Week 1 |
Results
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Staleys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Moline Athletics / Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Decatur Staleys
| 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 |
Moline Athletics / Tractors
| 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
Decatur Staleys won the opening game of their APFA (American Professional Football Association) history with a 20-0 shutout of the Moline Tractors.
Dutch Sternaman, the former Illinois University star thrilled the 1,600-strong crowd with three touchdowns, returning punts for good gains which got the crowed on their feet. It was the start George Halas’ boys wanted in the APFA, although it came against an Independent Schedule team.
1st Quarter
DEC- Sternaman Run (Blacklock Goal from Touchdown) 7-0
2nd Quarter
DEC – Sternaman Run (Blacklock Goal from Touchdown) 14-0
3rd Quarter
No Scoring
4th Quarter
DEC – Sternaman Run 20-0
References
[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]
[51] Anon. (1920) “Staley Eleven wins from Moline 20 to 0” The Decatur Review. Monday Evening, October 4, 1920. Pg. 5 [Internet] Available from the Newspaper Archive at: https://newspaperarchive.com/decatur-daily-review-oct-04-1920-p-5/ [Accessed 13 August 2021]