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A second organizational meeting was held in Canton on ).

Four other teams also joined the Association during the year: Buffalo All-Americans , Chicago Tigers , Columbus Panhandles , and Detroit Heralds . Meanwhile, Jim Thorpe of the Canton Bulldogs was named the APFA's first president, but continued to play for the team.

However, the scheduling was left up to each team. There were wide variations, both in the overall number of games played and in the number played against other Association members. Thus, no official standings were maintained.

The Akron Pros ended up being the only undefeated team in the Association. Thus, at the league meetings in Akron on April 30 1921 , the team was awarded the championship of the 1920 season.


UNOFFICIAL FINAL STANDINGS

''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage''

''Note: Tie games were not counted in the standings until 1972.''


REFERENCES

  • ''NFL Record and Fact Book'' (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)

  • NFL History 1911-1920 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)

  • 1920 season in details

  • ''Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League'' (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)