Gary Elks
Founded | 1920 |
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Folded | 1923 |
Based in | Gary, Indiana |
League | Independent (1920-1923) |
Team history | Gary Elks (1920-1923) |
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The Gary Elks were an Independent American football team that played four seasons. From 1920 to 1923.
1920[]
They 1920 season was their first season. They started the season with a 40–0 win over . The win followed with 4 more wins until there was a 0–0 tie against the .[1] They played their next game against the Hammond Pros, an APFA team. They won the game 7 to 6.[1] They played their first six games at , before they moved to .[1] They finished the season with a 8-0-1 record.[1]
1921[]
They opened the 1921 season with wins against the , , , and before losing their first ever game against .[2] They had three more wins before losing to the APFA Chicago Cardinals.[2] They won the week prior against the Hammond Pros, who they beat the year before.[2] The next week they lost their third game of the season to the .[2]
1922[]
In 1922 they had a 6-2-1 record.[3] They had scheduled to play 4 games against NFL opponents but only played two; they played two games against the Hammond Pros, who they had played in prior years.[3] They won one of the games against the Pros, winning it 9-6 after losing 15-0 the prior game.[3] They played all but one of their games at .
1923[]
1923 was their last season. They had a 2-2-2 record excluding the game against the where no records were found.[4] They had scheduled 3 games against NFL opponents but only played one; a 7–6 loss against the Cleveland Indians.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "1920 Gary Elks - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ a b c d "1921 Gary Elks - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ a b c "1922 Gary Elks - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ a b "1923 Gary Elks - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- American football teams established in 1920
- American football teams disestablished in 1923
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