1924 Duluth Kelleys season
| 1924 Duluth Kelleys season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marshall C. Gebert Dewey Scanlon Joey Sternaman Dan "Doc" Williams |
| Head coach | Dewey Scanlon |
| Home stadium | Athletic Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–1 (NFL) 8–1–4 (overall) |
| League place | 4th NFL |
The 1924 Duluth Kelleys season was their second in the National Football League (NFL). The club improved on their previous output of 4–3, winning five games.[1] The team also played 7 non-league games, exhibition contests from the NFL's perspective, winning 3 and tying 4.
The club, known commonly in the press as Kelley–Duluth, finished 4th out of 18 teams in the 1924 NFL standings.[2]
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | September 7 | West Duluth | T 0–0 | — | Athletic Park | — | |||
| – | September 28 | at Bessemer, Michigan | W 13–0 | — | — | ||||
| – | September 21 | Ironwood Legion | T 0–0 | — | Athletic Park | — | |||
| 1 | September 28 | Green Bay Packers | W 6–3 | 1–0 | Athletic Park | 2,200 | Recap | [3] | |
| 2 | October 5 | at Minneapolis Marines | W 3–0 | 2–0 | Nicollet Park | Recap | |||
| – | October 12 | at Ironwood Legion | T 0–0 | — | Ironwood Ball Park | — | |||
| – | October 19 | Hibbing All-Stars | W 20–7 | — | Athletic Park | — | |||
| 3 | October 26 | Kenosha Maroons | W 32–0 | 3–0 | Athletic Park | "fair-sized crowd" | Recap | [4][5] | |
| 4 | November 2 | at Minneapolis Marines | W 6–0 | 4–0 | Nicollet Park | Recap | |||
| 5 | November 9 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–13 | 4–1 | Bellevue Park | 2,700 | Recap | [6] | |
| – | November 16 | at Ironwood Legion | T 0–0 | — | Ironwood Ball Park | — | |||
| 6 | November 23 | at Rock Island Independents | W 9–0 | 5–1 | Douglas Park | 2,500 | Recap | ||
| – | November 27 (?) | Superior Christy | W 14–7 | — | Athletic Park | — | |||
| Note: Games in italics indicate a non-NFL opponent. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 229 | 60 | W2 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 1 | 4 | .857 | 136 | 55 | W3 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 326 | 109 | W8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 56 | 16 | W1 | |||
| Rock Island Independents | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 88 | 38 | L1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 108 | 38 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 69 | 47 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 90 | 67 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 120 | 140 | L3 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 91 | 68 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 18 | 45 | W2 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 142 | 188 | L2 | ||
| Akron Pros | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 132 | W1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 45 | 148 | L6 | ||
| Kansas City Blues | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 46 | 124 | L2 | ||
| Kenosha Maroons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 117 | L2 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 108 | L6 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 156 | L7 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ 1924 Duluth Kelleys
- ^ 1924 Duluth Kelleys season
- ^ Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Packers' Fumbles Pave Way for Duluth Victory: Big Bay Blues are Handed Surprise Reversal, 6 to 3," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Sept. 29, 1924, p. 10.
- ^ "Kelley-Duluths Smother Kenosha Eleven, 32–0: Scanlon Clan Shows Flashy Attack and Strong Defense in Winning Grid Tilt," Duluth News Tribune, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 8.
- ^ "Nash-Simmons Pro Maroons Crushed by Kelley Eleven at Duluth, 32 to 0: Locals Fail to Make First Downs in Game," Kenosha News, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 13.
- ^ Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Packers Smear Up Duluth's Clean Slate 13 to 0: Air Drive of Bays Defeats Kelleys; Tillie Voss, Mathys Nab Passes for Touchdowns," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 10, 1924, pp. 12-13.
Further reading
- Chuck Frederick, Leatherheads of the North: The True Story of Ernie Nevers and the Duluth Eskimos. Duluth, MN: X-Communications, 2007.