1924 Minneapolis Marines season

1924 Minneapolis Marines season
Head coach	Joe Brandy
Home field	Nicollet Park
Results
Record	0–6
League place	T-16th in NFL

The 1924 Minneapolis Marines season was their fourth in the league and final as the Marines. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–5–2, losing six games.[1] They tied for sixteenth place in the league.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	October 5	Duluth Kelleys	L 0–3	0–1	Nicollet Park		Recap
2	October 12	at Chicago Cardinals	L 0–13	0–2	Comiskey Park		Recap
—	October 19	(open date)
3	October 26	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–19	0–3	Bellevue Park	2,500	Recap	[2]
4	November 2	Duluth Kelleys	L 0–6	0–4	Nicollet Park		Recap
5	November 9	at Milwaukee Badgers	L 7–28	0–5	Athletic Park		Recap
6	November 15	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	L 7–39	0–6	Frankford Stadium		Recap
—	November 23	(open date)
—	November 30	at Rock Island Independents	canceled by R.I. due to cold weather and snow					[3][4][5]
November 15: Saturday.

Standings

NFL standings
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Bulldogs	7	1	1	.875	229	60	W2
Chicago Bears	6	1	4	.857	136	55	W3
Frankford Yellow Jackets	11	2	1	.846	326	109	W8
Duluth Kelleys	5	1	0	.833	56	16	W1
Rock Island Independents	5	2	2	.714	88	38	L1
Green Bay Packers	7	4	0	.636	108	38	L1
Racine Legion	4	3	3	.571	69	47	W1
Chicago Cardinals	5	4	1	.556	90	67	L1
Buffalo Bisons	6	5	0	.545	120	140	L3
Columbus Tigers	4	4	0	.500	91	68	L1
Hammond Pros	2	2	1	.500	18	45	W2
Milwaukee Badgers	5	8	0	.385	142	188	L2
Akron Pros	2	6	0	.250	59	132	W1
Dayton Triangles	2	6	0	.250	45	148	L6
Kansas City Blues	2	7	0	.222	46	124	L2
Kenosha Maroons	0	4	1	.000	12	117	L2
Minneapolis Marines	0	6	0	.000	14	108	L6
Rochester Jeffersons	0	7	0	.000	7	156	L7

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

References

1. 1924 Minneapolis Marines
2. Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Packers' Air Drive Puts Skids Under Minneapolis, 19 to 0: Forward Passing Offensive Runs Marines Ragged; Put Across Easy Grid Win," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 27, 1924, pp. 14-15.
3. "Independents Trim Kenosha, 10–6: Badgers Fall to Islanders in Ragged Tilt," [Davenport] Quad-City Times, Nov. 28, 1924, p. 23.
4. "Independents Call Off Game With Marines: Cold Weather Brings Football Season to Sudden Finish Here," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 29, 1924, p. 16.
5. "No More Tilts Are Arranged for Islanders: Cold Weather Brings Halt to All Plans for Further Professional Games This Season," Rock Island Argus, Dec. 1, 1924, p. 12.