# 1922 Canton Bulldogs season

The 1922 Canton Bulldogs season was their third season in what now was called the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with the league-best 10–0–2 record.

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | October 1 | Louisville Brecks | W 38–0 | 1–0 | Lakeside Park | 3,000 | Recap |
| 2 | October 8 | at Dayton Triangles | T 0–0 | 1–0–1 | Triangle Park | 3,000 | Recap |
| 3 | October 15 | Oorang Indians | W 14–0 | 2–0–1 | Lakeside Park | | Recap |
| 4 | October 22 | at Akron Pros | W 22–0 | 3–0–1 | Elks' Field | | Recap |
| 5 | October 29 | at Chicago Bears | W 7–6 | 4–0–1 | Cubs Park | 10,000 | Recap |
| 6 | November 5 | Toledo Maroons | T 0–0 | 4–0–2 | Lakeside Park | | Recap |
| 7 | November 12 | Buffalo All-Americans | W 3–0 | 5–0–2 | Lakeside Park | 2,000 | Recap |
| 8 | November 19 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 7–0 | 6–0–2 | Comiskey Park | 7,500 | Recap |
| 9 | November 26 | Chicago Cardinals | W 20–3 | 7–0–2 | Lakeside Park | 2,500 | Recap |
| 10 | November 30 | Akron Pros | W 14–0 | 8–0–2 | Lakeside Park | | Recap |
| 11 | December 3 | Milwaukee Badgers | W 40–6 | 9–0-2 | Lakeside Park | | Recap |
| 12 | December 10 | at Toledo Maroons | W 19–0 | 10–0–2 | Swayne Field | 5,000 | Recap |
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 30. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL standings :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| Canton Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 184 | 15 | W6 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 123 | 44 | L1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 96 | 50 | W1 |
| Toledo Maroons | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 94 | 59 | L2 |
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 154 | 27 | L1 |
| Racine Legion | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 122 | 56 | L1 |
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 3 | 1 | .571 | 80 | 62 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 70 | 54 | W2 |
| Buffalo All-Americans | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 87 | 41 | W2 |
| Akron Pros | 3 | 5 | 2 | .375 | 146 | 95 | L3 |
| Milwaukee Badgers | 2 | 4 | 3 | .333 | 51 | 71 | L3 |
| Oorang Indians | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 69 | 190 | W2 |
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 19 | 40 | L1 |
| Louisville Brecks | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 13 | 140 | W1 |
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 88 | L3 |
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 76 | L4 |
| Hammond Pros | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 69 | L2 |
| Columbus Panhandles | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 174 | L8 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Game summaries
### Game 1: vs. Louisville Brecks

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Brecks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 38 |
at Lakeside Park, Canton, Ohio
The Bulldogs opened their 1922 season with a win against the Louisville Brecks. Playing under a crowd of 3,000, the Bulldogs won 38 to 0. In the first quarter, Candy Miller scored a 10-yard rushing touchdown. In the second quarter, Arda Bowser had a 16-yard rushing touchdown and Ed Shaw had a rushing touch down as well. Norb Sacksteder contributed too by having a rushing touchdown in the third quarter. Chamberlin and Bowser both had rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs' kicker, Bowser, made two and missed four extra points.

### Game 2: at Dayton Triangles

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triangles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
October 8, 1922, at Triangle Park
The Bulldogs' followed their victory with a 0–0 tie against the Dayton Triangles under a crowd of 3,000.

### Game 3: vs. Oorang Indians

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
October 15, 1922, at Lakeside Park
The Bulldog's week 3 opponent was the Oorang Indians. All of the Bulldogs' 14 points came in the third quarter: first from a 60-yard punt return by Sacksteder, then a Harry Robb rushing touchdown. With the addition of two extra points by Shaw, the Bulldogs won 13 to 0.

### Game 4 (Sunday October 22, 1922): Akron Pros

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| Pros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Elk's Field, Akron, Ohio
* Game time:
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Scoring Drives:
* Canton – FG Shaw 20
* Canton – Sacksteder 38 run (kick failed)
* Canton – Carroll 19 pass from Sacksteder (kick failed)
* Canton – Robb 1 run (Shaw kick)

### Game 5 (Sunday October 29, 1922): Chicago Bears

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
at Cubs Park, Chicago, Illinois
* Game time:
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* Game attendance: 10,000
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Canton – Shaw run (Shaw kick)
* Chicago Bears – E. Sternaman run (kick failed)

### Game 6 (Sunday November 5, 1922): Toledo Maroons

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Maroons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lakeside Park, Canton, Ohio
* Game time:
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* none

### Game 7 (Sunday November 12, 1922): Buffalo All-Americans

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| All-Americans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Lakeside Park, Canton, Ohio
* Game time:
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* Game attendance: 2,000
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Canton – FG Shaw 30

### Game 8 (Sunday November 19, 1922): Chicago Cardinals

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
* Game time:
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* Game attendance: 7,500
* Referee:
Scoring Drives
* Canton – Sacksteder 35 pass from Smyth (Henry kick)

### Game 9 (Sunday November 26, 1922): Chicago Cardinals

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
at Lakeside Park, Canton, Ohio
* Game time:
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* Game attendance: 2,500
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Chicago Cardinals – FG R. Horween 35
* Canton – Roberts 1 run (Henry kick)
* Canton – Chamberlin 20 pass interception (Henry kick)
* Canton – Chamberlin 15 pass interception (kick failed)

### Game 10 (Thursday November 30, 1922): Akron Pros

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Lakeside Park, Canton, Ohio
* Game time:
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Scoring Drives:
* Canton – Chamberlin blocked punt recovery (Henry kick)
* Canton – Robb 2 run (Shaw kick)

### Game 11 (Sunday December 3, 1922): Milwaukee Badgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Bulldogs | 13 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
at Lakeside Park, Canton, Ohio
* Game time:
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Scoring Drives:
* Canton – Elliott run (Carroll kick)
* Canton – Chamberlin 20 run (kick failed)
* Canton – Shaw 5 run (Shaw kick)
* Canton – Smyth run (kick failed)
* Canton – Shaw 1 run (Shaw kick)
* Milwaukee – McMillin 4 pass from Conzelman (kick failed)
* Canton – Chamberlin run (Shaw kick)

### Week 12 (Sunday December 10, 1922): Toledo Maroons

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Maroons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Swayne Field, Toledo, Ohio
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 5,000
* Referee:
Scoring Drives:
* Canton – FG Henry 45
* Canton – Elliott run (extra point on penalty)
* Canton – FG Henry 45
* Canton – Chamberlin pass from Roberts (kick failed)