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The 1920 Rochester Jeffersons season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 6-3-2,[1] earning them seventh place in the league.


1920 Rochester Jeffersons season
Head Coach Jack Forsyth
Home Field
Results
Record 6-3-2
Place 7th APFA
Playoff Finish No playoffs until 1932
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1919 1921


The team could be seen as a league team in name only; though team owner Leo Lyons fought to get the team into the league, only one game in the Jeffs' schedule was actually against another APFA team, against the Buffalo All-Americans.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result
1 October 3, 1920 All Buffalo W 10-0
2 October 10, 1920 Fort Porter W 66-0
3 October 17, 1920 Utica K. of C. T 0-0
4 October 24, 1920 Syracuse Stars W 21-7
5 October 31, 1920 at Buffalo All-Americans L 17-6
6 November 7, 1920 Utica K. of C. W 27-7
7 November 14, 1920 All Tonawanda L 6-0
8 November 21, 1920 Rochester Scalpers W 16-0
9 November 25, 1920 All Tonawanda L 14-3
10 November 28, 1920 at Rochester Scalpers W 7-6
11 December 5, 1920 at Rochester Scalpers T 0-0

Standings[]

APFA
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Akron Pros 8 0 3 1.000 151 7 T-2
Decatur Staleys 10 1 2 .909 164 21 T-1
Buffalo All-Americans 9 1 1 .900 258 32 T-1
Chicago Cardinals 6 2 2 .750 115 43 T-1
Rock Island Independents 6 2 2 .750 201 49 W-1
Dayton Triangles 5 2 2 .714 150 54 L-1
Rochester Jeffersons 6 3 2 .667 156 57 T-1
Canton Bulldogs 7 4 2 .636 208 57 W-1
Detroit Heralds 2 3 3 .400 53 82 T-2
Cleveland Tigers 2 4 2 .333 28 46 L-1
Hammond Pros 2 5 0 .286 41 154 L-3
Chicago Tigers 2 5 1 .286 49 63 W-1
Columbus Panhandles 2 6 2 .250 41 121 W-1
Muncie Flyers 0 1 0 .000 0 45 L-1

References[]


Akron Buffalo Canton Chicago Cardinals
Chicago Tigers Cleveland Columbus Dayton
Decatur Detroit Hammond Muncie
Rochester Rock Island
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