1919 Rochester Jeffersons season

1919 Rochester Jeffersons season
Head coachJack Forsyth
Results
Record7–2–2
Division place1st (Rochester circuit)
Playoff finishLost state title to Buffalo Prospects

The 1919 Rochester Jeffersons season was the final season for the Rochester Jeffersons prior to its acceptance into the American Professional Football Association (now the National Football League). Participating in the loose New York Pro Football League, the Jeffersons resumed full play after playing only two games in 1918. The Jeffersons won the Rochester circuit with a 7–1–1 record, mostly against lower-level upstate teams, only to lose the New York Pro Championship to their regional rivals, the Buffalo Prospects.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 October 5 Fort Niagara W 20–7 1–0
2 October 12 Flint Athletic Club L 6–13 1–1
3 October 25 All-Syracuse T 6–6 1–1–1
4 November 1 or 2 Lancaster Malleables W 29–7 2–1–1
5 November 2 or 3 Fort Ontario (Oswego, NY) W 32–0 3–1–1
6 November 9 All-South Buffalo W 69–0 4–1–1
7 November 17 Rochester Senecas W 27–6 5–1–1
8 November 23 or 24 at Rochester Scalpers[1] W 20–0 6–1–1
9 November 27[2] Buffalo Prospects[3] T 0–0 6–1–2
10 November 30 Buffalo Prospects[3] L 0–20 6–2–2

Game notes

  1. ^ Presumptive regional final.
  2. ^ Thanksgiving Day game
  3. ^ a b New York Pro Championship.

References

1919 Rochester Jeffersons complete record. Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved 2011-01-14.

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