1922 Minneapolis Marines season

1922 Minneapolis Marines season
Head coach	Russell Tollefson
Home stadium	Nicollet Park
Results
Record	1–3
League place	T-13th in NFL

The 1922 Minneapolis Marines season was their second in the National Football League (NFL). The team matched their previous output of 1–3,^[1] tying for thirteenth place in the league.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
—	October 1	(open date)					—
—	October 8	(open date)					—
1	October 15	at Dayton Triangles	L 0–17	0–1	Triangle Park		Recap	^[2]
2	October 22	at Chicago Cardinals	L 0–3	0–2	Comiskey Park	4,000	Recap
—	October 29	(open date)					—
3	November 5	Oorang Indians	W 13–6	1–2	Nicollet Park		Recap
4	November 12	at Green Bay Packers	L 6–14	1–3	Hagemeister Park	< 2,000	Recap	^[3]^[4]^[5]
—	November 19	(open date)					—
—	November 26	(open date)					—

Standings

NFL standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Canton Bulldogs	10	0	2	1.000	184	15	W6
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	123	44	L1
Chicago Cardinals	8	3	0	.727	96	50	W1
Toledo Maroons	5	2	2	.714	94	59	L2
Rock Island Independents	4	2	1	.667	154	27	L1
Racine Legion	6	4	1	.600	122	56	L1
Dayton Triangles	4	3	1	.571	80	62	W1
Green Bay Packers	4	3	3	.571	70	54	W2
Buffalo All-Americans	5	4	1	.556	87	41	W2
Akron Pros	3	5	2	.375	146	95	L3
Milwaukee Badgers	2	4	3	.333	51	71	L3
Oorang Indians	3	6	0	.333	69	190	W2
	1	3	0	.250	19	40	L1
Louisville Brecks	1	3	0	.250	13	140	W1
Evansville Crimson Giants	0	3	0	.000	6	88	L3
Rochester Jeffersons	0	4	1	.000	13	76	L4
Hammond Pros	0	5	1	.000	0	69	L2
Columbus Panhandles	0	8	0	.000	24	174	L8

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

Roster

1922 Minneapolis Marines. Front row: Sampson, fullback; Terach, tackle; Kraft, end; Erickson, tackle; Irgens, halfback; Mason, utility backfield; Flynn, end. Back row: Townsend, guard; Gaustad, guard; Anderson, utility lineman; Tollefson, coach; Cleve, halfback; Norton, quarter; Mehre, center

References

^ 1922 Minneapolis Marines
^ Bill Robson, "Triangles Again Win," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 8.
^ Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Bays Beat Marines: Rally in Fourth Quarter Pulls Game Out of Fire; Open Play Pleases Croud," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 4.
^ "Marines Fall Before Packers by 14–6 Score," Minneapolis Star, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 9.
^ "Packers Bump Marines with 14 to 6 Score: Minneapolis 'Pros' Count First, But Lose in Last Half," Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 9.

Further reading

R.C. Christiansen, Mill City Scrum: The History of Minnesota's First Team in the National Football League. Fargo, ND: Ryan Cornell Christiansen, 2023.