1920 Cleveland Tigers (NFL) season

The Tigers opened the season with a 0–0 tie against the Dayton Triangles, en route to a 2–4–2 record, which placed the team 10th in the final standings.

[4] At the second meeting, held at Bulldogs owner Ralph Hay's Hupmobile showroom in Canton, representatives of the Rock Island Independents, the Muncie Flyers, the Decatur Staleys, the Racine Cardinals, the Massillon Tigers, the Chicago Cardinals, and the Hammond Pros agreed to join the league.

Representatives of the Buffalo All-Americans and Rochester Jeffersons could not attend the meeting, but sent letters to Hay asking to be included in the league.

[5] Team representatives changed the league's name slightly to the American Professional Football Association and elected officers, installing Jim Thorpe as president.

[5][6][7] Under the new league structure, teams created their schedules dynamically as the season progressed, so there were no minimum or maximum number of games needed to be played.

[25] Jim Thorpe of the Bulldogs, who would later be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame,[26] made his season debut in the game, coming in as a substitute in the fourth quarter.

Nash grabbed the ball from the Tigers' punter, Stan Cofall, on the 8-yard line and ran in for the score.

[27] With an extra point from Charlie Copley, the Pros defeated the Tigers 7–0 to keep their undefeated season alive.

Pollard of the Pros dislocated his right shoulder, and Toughey Conn for the Tigers injured his right leg in the fourth quarter.

[31] November 7, 1920, at Dunn Field Tigers' next game was played against the Canton Bulldogs, who were coming off their first loss of the season.

[37] The Public Ledger called the game "scrappy"; most forward passes were blocked, and neither team's offense was productive.

[39] Sportswriter Bruce Copeland compiled the 1920 All Pro team, but no players made the list.