The 1924 Milwaukee Badgers season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–2–3, winning only five games.[1] They finished twelfth in the league.
| 1924 Milwaukee Badgers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Hal Erickson |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–8 |
| League place | 12th in NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 7–17 | 0–1 | Normal Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 5 | Kansas City Blues | W 3–0 | 1–1 | Athletic Park | Recap | [2] | ||
| 3 | October 12 | Kenosha Maroons | W 21–0 | 2–1 | Athletic Park | 1,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 19 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–17 | 2–2 | Bellevue Park | 4,150 | Recap | [3] | |
| 5 | October 26 | Racine Legion | L 0–10 | 2–3 | Athletic Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 17–8 | 3–3 | Comiskey Park | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 9 | Minneapolis Marines | W 28–7 | 4–3 | Athletic Park | Recap | |||
| 8 | November 11 | at Kansas City Blues | L 3–7 | 4–4 | Muehlebach Field | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 16 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–17 | 4–5 | Athletic Park | 3,800 | Recap | [4] | |
| 10 | November 22 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 6–21 | 4–6 | Frankford Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 23 | at Buffalo Bisons | W 23–0 | 5–6 | Bison Stadium | Recap | |||
| 12 | November 27 | at Cleveland Bulldogs | L 10–53 | 5–7 | Lakeside Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 13 | November 30 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–31 | 5–8 | Cubs Park | 1,000+ | Recap | [5] | |
| Note: November 22: Saturday. Thanksgiving Day: November 27. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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