"Greatness Isn't Cheap; It Takes a Lot of Hard Work to Reach This Level of Play A marauding band of football players were roaming our nation's landscape, trying to build a new league, but generally just trying to play for the enjoyment of completing at the highest level of football. A New League Was Formed! By John R. Balazs administrator@footballhistorian.com 1922 National Football League - First Season Final Standing: Canton Bulldogs 10-0-2... Chicago Bears 9-3-0... Chicago Cardinals 8-3-0... Toledo Maroons 5-2-2... Rock Island Independents 4-2-1... Racine Legion 6-4-1... Dayton Triangles 4-3-1... Green Bay Packers 4-3-3... Buffalo All-Americans 5-4-1... Akron Pros 3-5-2... Milwaukee Badgers 2-4-3... Oorang Indians 2-6-0... Minneapolis Marines 1-3-0... Louisville Brecks 1-3-0... Evansville Crimson Giants 0-3-0... Rochester Jeffersons 0-4-1... Hammond Pros 0-5-1... Columbus Panhandles 0-7-0...
"The Maroons from Toledo, Ohio, ran up a 5-2-2 record in their initial NFL season, 1922. However, to tell the truth - the level of competition was suspect. Their opponents' combined mark was only 7-23-2. And, the Maroons scheduled easy opponents again in 1923 and finished this season at 3-3-2. However, when they were blasted 28-0 in the last game of the season by the Dayton Bulldogs, the Toledo squad played its last game.
