# Temporada da NFL de 1920

A Temporada 1920 da National Football League (na época chamada de American Professional Football Association, ou APFA) foi a temporada inaugural da liga fundada em Canton, Ohio em 20 de agosto do mesmo ano por 4 clubes profissionais de futebol americano do estado de Ohio: Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers, e Dayton Triangles que disputavam a Ohio League.
Em 17 de setembro em um novo encontro em Canton, Ohio foram integrados mais times à liga: Hammond Pros e Muncie Flyers, ambos do estado de Indiana; o Rochester Jeffersons da New York Pro Football League; o Rock Island Independents, o Decatur Staleys, e o Racine Cardinals de Illinois.
Mais outros times entraram na liga, o Buffalo All-Americans da New York Pro Football League; Chicago Tigers, Columbus Panhandles, e Detroit Heralds.
Jim Thorpe foi eleito o primeiro presidente da liga, ele também era jogador do Canton Bulldogs.
Temporada em que o Akron Pros sagrou-se campeão, muito por causa das atuações de Benny Kale.
Semana 1 :
| 26 de setembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Time visitante | Pontos | Time da casa | Pontos | Local da competição |
| St. Paul Ideals (0-1-0) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (1-0-0) | 48 | Douglas Park |
| Semana 2 ||||||||
| 3 de outubro de 1920 ||||||||
| Wheeling Stogies (0-1-0) | 0 | Akron Pros (1-0-0) | 43 | Akron League Park |
| West Buffalo (0-1-0) | 6 | Buffalo All-Americans (1-0-0) | 32 | Canisius Field |
| Pitcairn Quakers (0-1-0) | 0 | Canton Bulldogs (1-0-0) | 48 | Lakeside Park |
| Columbus Panhandles (0-1-0) | 0 | Dayton Triangles (1-0-0) | 14 | Triangle Park |
| Moline Universal Tractors (0-1-0) | 0 | Decatur Staleys (1-0-0) | 20 | Staley Field |
| Muncie Flyers (0-1-0) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (2-0-0) | 45 | Douglas Park |
| All-Buffalo (0-1-0) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (1-0-0) | 10 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| Semana 3 ||||||||
| 10 de outubro 1920 ||||||||
| Columbus Panhandles (0-2-0) | 0 | Akron Pros (2-0-0) | 37 | Akron League Park |
| All-Buffalo (0-2-0) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (2-0-0) | 51 | Canisius Field |
| Toledo Maroons (0-1-0) | 0 | Canton Bulldogs (2-0-0) | 42 | Lakeside Park |
| Chicago Cardinals (0-0-1) | 0 | Chicago Tigers (0-0-1) | 0 | Cubs Park |
| Cleveland Tigers (0-0-1) | 0 | Dayton Triangles (1-0-1) | 0 | Triangle Park |
| Kewanee Walworths (0-1-0) | 7 | Decatur Staleys (2-0-0) | 25 | Staley Field |
| Cleveland Panthers (0-1-0) | 14 | Detroit Heralds (1-0-0) | 40 | Mack Park |
| Hammond Pros (0-1-0) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (3-0-0) | 26 | Douglas Park |
| Fort Porter (0-1-0) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (2-0-0) | 66 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| Semana 4 ||||||||
| 17 de outubro de 1920 ||||||||
| Cincinnati Celts (0-1-0) | 0 | Akron Pros (3-0-0) | 13 | Akron League Park |
| McKeesport Olympics (0-1-0) | 7 | Buffalo All-Americans (3-0-0) | 28 | Canisius Field |
| Cleveland Tigers (0-1-1) | 0 | Canton Bulldogs (3-0-0) | 7 | Lakeside Park |
| Moline Universal Tractors (0-2-0) | 3 | Chicago Cardinals (1-0-1) | 33 | St. Rita's Field |
| Detroit Heralds (1-1-0) | 0 | Chicago Tigers (1-0-1) | 12 | Cubs Park |
| Columbus Panhandles (0-3-0) | 0 | Fort Wayne Friars (1-0-0) | 14 | Fort Wayne League Park |
| Hammond Pros (0-2-0) | 0 | Dayton Triangles (2-0-1) | 44 | Triangle Park |
| Decatur Staleys (3-0-0) | 7 | Rock Island Independents (3-1-0) | 0 | Douglas Park |
| Utica Knights of Columbus (0-0-1) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (2-0-1) | 0 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| Semana 5 ||||||||
| 24 de outubro de 1920 ||||||||
| Cleveland Tigers (0-2-1) | 0 | Akron Pros (4-0-0) | 7 | Akron League Park |
| Toledo Maroons (0-2-0) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (4-0-0) | 38 | Canisius Field |
| Canton Bulldogs (3-0-1) | 20 | Dayton Triangles (2-0-2) | 20 | Triangle Park |
| Chicago Cardinals (1-1-1) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (4-1-0) | 7 | Douglas Park |
| Decatur Staleys (4-0-0) | 10 | Chicago Tigers (1-1-1) | 0 | Cubs Park |
| Columbus Panhandles (0-4-0) | 0 | Detroit Heralds (2-1-0) | 6 | Mack Park |
| Syracuse Stars (0-1-0) | 7 | Rochester Jeffersons (3-0-1) | 21 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| Semana 6 ||||||||
| 31 de outubro de 1920 ||||||||
| Akron Pros (5-0-0) | 10 | Canton Bulldogs (3-1-1) | 0 | Lakeside Park |
| Rochester Jeffersons (3-1-1) | 6 | Buffalo All-Americans (5-0-0) | 17 | Canisius Field |
| Detroit Heralds (2-2-0) | 0 | Chicago Cardinals (2-1-1) | 21 | Cubs Park |
| Chicago Tigers (1-2-1) | 7 | Rock Island Independents (5-1-0) | 20 | Douglas Park |
| Columbus Panhandles (0-5-0) | 0 | Cleveland Tigers (1-2-1) | 7 | Dunn Field |
| Cincinnati Celts (0-2-0) | 7 | Dayton Triangles (3-0-2) | 23 | Triangle Park |
| Decatur Staleys (5-0-0) | 29 | Rockford A.C. (0-1-0) | 0 | Kishwaukee Park |
| Hammond Pros (1-2-0) | 14 | Logan Square (0-1-0) | 9 | Logan Square Park |
| Semana 7 ||||||||
| 7 de novembro de 1920 ||||||||
| All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks (0-1-0) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (6-0-0) | 35 | Canisius Field |
| Canton Bulldogs (4-1-1) | 18 | Cleveland Tigers (1-3-1) | 0 | Dunn Field |
| Chicago Cardinals (3-1-1) | 6 | Chicago Tigers (1-3-1) | 3 | Cubs Park |
| Columbus Panhandles (1-5-0) | 10 | Zanesville Mark Grays (0-1-0) | 0 | Zanesville, Ohio |
| Decatur Staleys (5-0-1) | 0 | Rock Island Independents (5-1-1) | 0 | Douglas Park |
| Hammond Pros (2-2-0) | 14 | Pullman Thorns (0-1-0) | 13 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Utica Knights of Columbus (0-1-1) | 7 | Rochester Jeffersons (4-1-1) | 27 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| Semana 8 ||||||||
| 11 de novembro 1920 ||||||||
| Decatur Staleys (6-0-1) | 20 | Champaign Legion (0-1-0) | 0 | Champaign, Illinois |
| Rock Island Independents (5-1-2) | 7 | Thorn Tornadoes (0-0-1) | 7 | Monmouth, Illinois |
| 14 de novembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Akron Pros (5-0-1) | 7 | Cleveland Tigers (1-3-2) | 7 | Dunn Field |
| Columbus Panhandles (1-6-0) | 7 | Buffalo All-Americans (7-0-0) | 43 | Canisius Field |
| Chicago Tigers (1-4-1) | 0 | Canton Bulldogs (5-1-1) | 21 | Lakeside Park |
| Cincinnati Celts (0-3-0) | 0 | Chicago Cardinals (4-1-1) | 21 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Dayton Triangles (4-0-2) | 21 | Rock Island Independents (5-2-2) | 0 | Douglas Park |
| Decatur Staleys (7-0-1) | 3 | Minneapolis Marines (0-1-0) | 0 | Nicollet Park |
| Detroit Heralds (2-2-1) | 0 | Fort Wayne Friars (1-0-1) | 0 | Fort Wayne League Park |
| Hammond Pros (2-3-0) | 6 | Gary Elks (1-0-0) | 7 | Gleason Field |
| All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks (1-1-0) | 6 | Rochester Jeffersons (4-2-1) | 0 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| Semana 9 ||||||||
| 21 de novembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Dayton Triangles (4-1-2) | 0 | Akron Pros (6-0-1) | 13 | Akron League Park |
| Canton Bulldogs (6-1-1) | 3 | Buffalo All-Americans (7-1-0) | 0 | Canisius Field |
| Lansing Oldsmobile (0-1-0) | 0 | Chicago Cardinals (5-1-1) | 14 | Chicago, Illinois |
| Toledo Maroons (0-3-0) | 0 | Cleveland Tigers (2-3-2) | 14 | Dunn Field |
| Columbus Panhandles (1-6-1) | 0 | Zanesville Mark Grays (0-1-1) | 0 | Zanesville, Ohio |
| Hammond Pros (2-4-0) | 7 | Decatur Staleys (8-0-1) | 28 | Staley Field |
| Rochester Scalpers (0-1-0) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (5-2-1) | 16 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| Semana 10 ||||||||
| 25 de novembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Canton Bulldogs (6-2-1) | 0 | Akron Pros (7-0-1) | 7 | Akron League Park |
| Decatur Staleys (9-0-1) | 6 | Chicago Tigers (1-5-1) | 0 | Chicago Cub Park |
| Columbus Panhandles (1-6-2) | 0 | Elyria Athletics (0-0-1) | 0 | Lorain, Ohio |
| Detroit Heralds (2-3-1) | 0 | Dayton Triangles (5-1-2) | 28 | Triangle Park |
| Hammond Pros (2-5-0) | 0 | Chicago Boosters (1-0-0) | 27 | DePaul Field |
| All-Tonawanda Lumberjacks (2-1-0) | 14 | Rochester Jeffersons (5-3-1) | 3 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| 28 de novembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Akron Pros (8-0-1) | 14 | Dayton Triangles (5-2-2) | 0 | Triangle Park |
| Cleveland Tigers (2-4-2) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (8-1-0) | 7 | Buffalo Baseball Park |
| Decatur Staleys (9-1-1) | 6 | Chicago Cardinals (6-1-1) | 7 | Normal Park |
| Thorn Tornadoes (0-1-1) | 0 | Chicago Tigers (2-5-1) | 27 | Cubs Park |
| Lansing Oldsmobile (0-1-1) | 0 | Detroit Heralds (2-3-2) | 0 | Mack Park |
| Rochester Scalpers (0-2-0) | 6 | Rochester Jeffersons (6-3-1) | 7 | Rochester Baseball Park |
| Wash. & Jeff. All-Stars (0-1-0) | 7 | Rock Island Independents (6-2-2) | 48 | Douglas Park |
| Semana 11 ||||||||
| 4 de dezembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Canton Bulldogs (6-3-1) | 3 | Buffalo All-Americans (9-1-0) | 7 | New York Polo Grounds |
| 5 de dezembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Akron Pros (8-0-2) | 0 | Buffalo All-Americans (9-1-1) | 0 | Buffalo Baseball Park |
| Canton Bulldogs (6-3-2) | 0 | Washington Glee Club | 0 | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Chicago Cardinals (6-2-1) | 0 | Decatur Staleys (10-1-1) | 10 | Cubs Park |
| Columbus Wagner Pirates (0-1) | 0 | Columbus Panhandles (2-6-2) | 24 | Neil Park |
| Detroit Maroons (0-0-1) | 7 | Detroit Heralds (2-3-3) | 7 | Mack Park |
| Rochester Scalpers (0-2-1) | 0 | Rochester Jeffersons (6-3-2) | 0 | Exposition Park |
| Semana 12 ||||||||
| 11 de dezembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Canton Bulldogs (6-4-2) | 7 | Union AA of Phoenixville (1-0-0) | 13 | Phillies Park |
| 12 de dezembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Akron Pros (8-0-3) | 0 | Decatur Staleys (10-1-2) | 0 | Cubs Park |
| Semana 13 ||||||||
| 18 de dezembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Canton Bulldogs (7-4-2) | 39 | Richmond Athletics (0-1-0) | 0 | Boulevard Field |
| 19 de dezembro de 1920 ||||||||
| Chicago Cardinals (6-2-2) | 14 | Chicago Stayms (0-0-1) | 14 | Pyott Field |

## Resultados Finais

W = Vitórias, L = Derrotas, T = Empates, PCT = Percentagem de vitórias, PF = Pontos a favor, PA = Pontos contra
Nota: Jogos empatados não são considerados nos resultados até a temporada de 1972.
| Equipe | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
| Akron Pros | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 151 | 7 |
| Decatur Staleys | 10 | 1 | 2 | .909 | 164 | 21 |
| Buffalo All-Americans | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 258 | 32 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 115 | 43 |
| Rock Island Independents | 6 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 201 | 49 |
| Dayton Triangles | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 150 | 54 |
| Rochester Jeffersons | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 156 | 57 |
| Canton Bulldogs | 7 | 4 | 2 | .636 | 208 | 57 |
| Detroit Heralds | 2 | 3 | 3 | .400 | 53 | 82 |
| Cleveland Tigers | 2 | 4 | 2 | .333 | 28 | 46 |
| Chicago Tigers | 2 | 5 | 1 | .286 | 49 | 63 |
| Hammond Pros | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 41 | 154 |
| Columbus Panhandles | 2 | 6 | 2 | .250 | 41 | 121 |
| Muncie Flyers | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 45 |