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 1920Canton 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.
EquipeWLTPCTPFPA Akron Pros8031.0001517 Decatur Staleys1012.90916421 Buffalo All-Americans911.90025832 Chicago Cardinals622.75011543 Rock Island Independents622.75020149 Dayton Triangles522.71415054 Rochester Jeffersons632.66715657 Canton Bulldogs742.63620857 Detroit Heralds233.4005382 Cleveland Tigers242.3332846 Chicago Tigers251.2864963 Hammond Pros250.28641154 Columbus Panhandles262.25041121 Muncie Flyers010.000045
NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X) História da NFL 1911-1920 Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
Categoria:Temporadas da National Football League Categoria:1920 no desporto