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1923 Oorang Indians season
National Football League team season
National Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Oorang Indians |
| year | 1923 |
| record | 1–10 NFL |
| (2–10 overall) | |
| league_place | 18th in NFL |
| owner | Walter Lingo |
| coach | Jim Thorpe |
| stadium | *touring team* |
| playoffs | |
| next | *none* |
| no_nextseason | true |
(2–10 overall)
The 1923 Oorang Indians season was their second and final season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous league record of 3–6, winning only one NFL game. They finished eighteenth in the league.
Background
The team's name, Oorang Indians, is the object of some confusion. The name was adopted due to the sponsorship of the team by Walter Lingo, proprietor of Oorang Kennels of LaRue, Ohio. Lingo was a dog breeder and sportsman, specializing in the perfection of champion Airedale Terriers.
The team made no effort to make Marion, Ohio into a bastion of fan support for the club, playing every NFL game of the 1923 season on the road. Their one appearance in their ostensible hometown proved to be a debacle, a Thanksgiving day exhibition game against the Marion Athletic Club at the county fairgrounds. Only about 100 fans paid a dollar to attend the game, and many of these remained in their automobiles parked alongside the field rather than endure the cold drizzle of the day.
Moreover, with the 36-year old Thorpe suffering a series of nagging injuries, his appearance on the field could no longer be meaningfully promoted. Only bad football remained — the team scored just one touchdown, one field goal, and a safety in its first 9 games combined. Attendance plummeted.
The 1923 season would prove to be the team.
Schedule
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| September 30 | at [Milwaukee Badgers](1923-milwaukee-badgers-season) | **L** 2–13 | 0–1 | Athletic Park | 4,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192309300mil.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 7 | at [Toledo Maroons](1923-toledo-maroons-season) | **L** 0–7 | 0–2 | Armory Park | 5,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192310070tol.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 14 | at [Minneapolis Marines](1923-minneapolis-marines-season) | **L** 0–23 | 0–3 | Nicollet Park | 4,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192310140mnn.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 21 | at [Buffalo All-Americans](1923-buffalo-all-americans-season) | **L** 0–57 | 0–4 | Buffalo Baseball Park | 12,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192310210bff.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 | at [Cleveland Indians](1923-cleveland-indians-nfl-season) | **L** 0–27 | 0–5 | Dunn Field | "modest crowd" | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192310280cli.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 4 | at [Chicago Bears](1923-chicago-bears-season) | **L** 0–26 | 0–6 | Cubs Park | 1,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192311040chi.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 11 | at [St. Louis All-Stars](1923-st-louis-all-stars-season) | **L** 7–14 | 0–7 | Sportsman's Park | 5,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192311110sla.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 18 | at [Canton Bulldogs](1923-canton-bulldogs-season) | **L** 0–41 | 0–8 | Lakeside Park | 5,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192311180cbd.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 25 | at [Columbus Tigers](1923-columbus-tigers-season) | **L** 3–27 | 0–9 | Neil Park | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192311250col.htm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 29 | *vs. Marion Athletic Club* | **W** 31–0 | — | Marion County Fairgrounds | 100 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2 | at [Chicago Cardinals](1923-chicago-cardinals-season) | **L** 19–22 | 0–10 | Comiskey Park | 1,200 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192312020crd.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 9 | at [Louisville Brecks](1923-louisville-brecks-season) | **W** 19–0 | 1–10 | Parkway Field | 1,200 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192312090lou.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Note:** Non-NFL opponent in *italics.* Thanksgiving Day: November 29. |
Standings
References
References
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oor/1923.htm 1923 Oorang Indians]
- [http://www.profootballarchives.com/1923nfloor.html 1923 Oorang Indians season]
- Tom Bennett, et al., ''The NFL's Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football.'' New York: Macmillan, 1977; p. 19.
- Lingo was attracted to the fellowship of some of the leading celebrities of his era, including baseball players [[Ty Cobb]] and [[Tris Speaker]], athletic legend [[Jim Thorpe]], boxer [[Jack Dempsey]], and actor [[Gary Cooper]] — all of whom he was known to hunt with, together with his dogs.Greg Isabel, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090408075700/http://baron-von-aliff.home.att.net/whats-an-oorang.html "Walter Lingo,"] Baron von Aliff, baron-von-aliff.home.att.net
- F.L. Kraner, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-thorpes-indians-win-fir/164089638/ "Thorpe's Indians Win First Game of Season: Defeat Athletics at Fairground, 31 to Nothing,"] ''Marion Star,'' Nov. 30, 1923, p. 26.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-oorangs-finally-win-de/164086355/ "Oorangs Finally Win: Defeat Marion Athletics, 31 to 0, in First Victory of Season,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Nov. 30, 1923, p. 22.
- For example, a mere 1,000 fans came to see the Indians play the Bears at Wrigley Field and just 1,200 showed up to Comiskey Park in Chicago for a December game against the Chicago Cardinals.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-marines-face-tough/163731401/ "Marines Face Tough Chicago Team Sunday: Local Eleven Shows Improvement in Beating Oo-Rangs, 23 to 0,"] ''Minneapolis Star,'' Oct. 15, 1923, p. 11.
- A wire report, apparently from the league, puts the crowd between 13,000 and 14,000.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-all-americans-smother-th/164074553/ "All-Americans Smother Thorpe's Oorang Indians: Famous Veteran and His Team Prove Weak Opposition for Locals,"] ''Buffalo Courier,'' Oct. 22, 1923, p. 9.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-buffalo-beats-in/175965299/ "Buffalo Beats Indians, 57–0: Jim Thorpe's Team Swamped by All-Americans Before Large Crowd,"] ''Pittsburgh Gazette Times,'' Oct. 22, 1923, p. 11.
- Chris Willis, ''Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians,'' p. 161.
- Merrick M. Hill, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-cleveland-indians-romp/163683542/ "Cleveland Indians Romp to 27–0 Triumph Over Thorpe's Oorang Redskins: Jim's Lengthy Kicks Avail Little as His Eleven Are Defeated,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Oct. 29, 1923, p. 16.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-cleveland-in-270-victor/163682908/ "Cleveland in 27–0 Victory Over Indians,"] ''Davenport Democrat and Leader'', Oct. 29, 1923, p. 8.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-thorpe-fails-at-clevel/163683845/ "Thorpe Fails at Cleveland,"] ''Dayton Daily News,'' Oct. 29, 1923, p. 11.
- F.L. Kraner, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-thorpes-indians-win-fir/164089638/ "Thorpe's Indians Win First Game of Season: Defeat Athletics at Fairground, 31 to Nothing,"] ''Marion Star,'' Nov. 30, 1923, p. 26.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-oorangs-finally-win-de/164086355/ "Oorangs Finally Win: Defeat Marion Athletics, 31 to 0, in First Victory of Season,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Nov. 30, 1923, p. 22.
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