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1923 Columbus Tigers season

{{short description|National Football League team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Columbus Tigers

| year = 1923

| record = 5–4–1

| league_place = 8th NFL

| coach = Gus Tebell and Pete Stinchcomb

| stadium =

| playoffs =

}}

The 1923 Columbus Tigers season was their fourth in the league and first season as the Tigers. The team improved on their previous output of 0–8, winning five games.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/col/1923.htm 1923 Columbus Tigers] They finished eighth in the league.

Schedule

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! 1

| September 30

| at Dayton Triangles

| L 6–7

| 0–1

| Triangle Park

| 6,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192309300day.htm Recap]

|

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! 2

| October 7

| at Milwaukee Badgers

| T 0–0

| 0–1–1

| Athletic Park

| 2,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192310070mil.htm Recap]

|

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! 3

| October 14

| Buffalo All-Americans

| L 0–3

| 0–2–1

| Neil Park

| 3,500

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192310140col.htm Recap]

|

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! 4

| October 21

| Louisville Brecks

| W 34–0

| 1–2–1

| Neil Park

|

|

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! 5

| October 28

| at Toledo Maroons

| W 3–0

| 2–2–1

| Armory Park

| 5,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192310280tol.htm Recap]

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—

| November 4

| Akron Pros

| colspan="5"| canceled due to rain

| [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-pro-champs-victors-by-73-coun/163866731/ "Pro Champs Victors by 7–3 Count,"] Hammond Times, Nov. 5, 1923, p. 12.

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! 6

| November 11

| Toledo Maroons

| W 16–0

| 3–2–1

| Neil Park

|

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192311110col.htm Recap]

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! 7

| November 18

| at Cleveland Indians

| L 3–9

| 3–3–1

| Dunn Field

| 6,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192311180cli.htm Recap]

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! 8

| November 25

| Oorang Indians

| W 27–3

| 4–3–1

| Neil Park

|

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192311250col.htm Recap]

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! 9

| December 2

| Dayton Triangles

| W 30–3

| 5–3–1

| Neil Park

|

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192312020col.htm Recap]

|

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! 10

| December 9

| Canton Bulldogs

| L 0–10

| 5–4–1

| Neil Park

| 1,700

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192312090col.htm Recap]

|

Standings

{{1923 NFL standings}}

References

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Further reading

  • Chris Willis, The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900–1922. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007.
  • Chris Willis, The Man who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010.

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