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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |||||||
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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 |