1920 NFL season
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The 1920 NFL season was the inaugural campaign of the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the National Football League, marking the formal beginning of organized professional football in the United States.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football season
ⓘ
NFL season ⓘ sports season ⓘ |
| APFAPresident | Jim Thorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Akron Pros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championRecord | 8–0–3 ⓘ |
| championshipDeterminationMethod | league standings ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1920-12-19 ⓘ |
| era | 1920s American sports ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Fritz Pollard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Thorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Professional Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
Akron Pros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buffalo All-Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton Bulldogs NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbus Panhandles NERFINISHED ⓘ Dayton Triangles NERFINISHED ⓘ Decatur Staleys NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Heralds NERFINISHED ⓘ Hammond Pros NERFINISHED ⓘ Muncie Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Jeffersons NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Island Independents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the formal beginning of organized professional football in the United States ⓘ |
| isInauguralSeasonOf | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | American Professional Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueLaterRenamedAs | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1921 NFL season ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first season of what became the National Football League ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 14 ⓘ |
| officialChampionDesignationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| officialNameAtTheTime | 1920 APFA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffsHeld | no ⓘ |
| previousSeason | none ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingOfLeagueOccurredIn | 1922 ⓘ |
| ruleSet | early professional American football rules ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920-09-26 ⓘ |
| tieGamesAllowed | yes ⓘ |
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