The 1923 Canton Bulldogs season was their fourth in the National Football League (NFL). The team continued to build upon their undefeated 10 win season of 1922 by winning eleven games, with one tie.1923 Canton Bulldogs With the best record in the league, for the second straight year they were crowned the NFL Champions.
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 30 Hammond Pros W 17–0 1–0 Lakeside Park 5,000 Recap 2 October 7 Louisville Brecks W 37–0 2–0 Lakeside Park Recap "Brecks Swamped by Canton, 37 to 0," Louisville Courier-Journal, Oct. 8, 1923, p. 9."Canton Bulldogs Beat Louisville," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 8, 1923, p. 19. 3 October 14 Dayton Triangles W 30–0 3–0 Lakeside Park Recap "Triangle Team is Trimmed by Canton Eleven: Bulldogs Crush Local Gridders in Grid Game That Ends 30 to 0," Dayton Herald, Oct. 15, 1923, p. 14."Canton Bulldogs Wallop Triangles: Defeat Dayton Eleven, 30 to 0, in Third Successive Victory of Season," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 15, 1923, p. 17."Triangles Are Downed by Canton Bulldogs," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 15, 1923, p. 11. 4 October 21 at Chicago Bears W 6–0 4–0 Cubs Park Recap "Henry's Two Kicks Defeat Bears in Debut at Home," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 22, 1923, p. 28."Canton Cleans Chicago Bears by Two Kicks: Boots if Fourth Period by Henry Give Bulldogs 6 to 0 Win Over Halas Men," Rock Island Argus, Oct. 23, 1923, p. 16."Bears Lose to Canton on Two Boots by 6 to 0: Bulldogs Triumph in Last Quarter on Goals from the Field," Davenport Democrat and Leader, Oct. 23, 1923, p. 7. 5 October 28 Akron Pros W 7–3 5–0 Lakeside Park 2,500 Recap 6 November 4 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–3 6–0 Comiskey Park 5,500 Pro Football Reference has this crowd as 6,000. Recap Joe Ziemba, When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL. Chicago: Triumph Books, 1999; p. 399. 7 November 11 at Buffalo All-Americans T 3–3 6–0–1 Buffalo Baseball Park 10,000 Recap 8 November 18 Oorang Indians W 41–0 7–0–1 Lakeside Park 5,000 Recap 9 November 25 at Cleveland Indians W 46–10 8–0–1 Dunn Field 17,000 Recap 10 November 29 Toledo Maroons W 28–0 9–0–1 Lakeside Park 3,000 Recap 11 December 2 Buffalo All-Americans W 14–0 10–0–1 Lakeside Park 4,000 Recap 12 December 9 at Columbus Tigers W 10–0 11–0–1 Neil Park 1,700 Recap Note: Armistice Day: November 11. Thanksgiving Day: November 29.
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