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.

Temporada de 1920 da NFL
Temporada regular
Duração 26 de setembro - 19 de dezembro de 1920
Campeão Akron Pros
Temporadas da National Football League
  1921 > 
Fotos dos times da APFA de 1920
Akron Pros
Canton Bulldogs
Chicago Cardinals
Dayton Triangles
Decatur Staleys

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

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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

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