1924 Pottsville Maroons season

National Football League team season March 2026 November 2013 Pottsville Maroons 1924 12–1–1 (overall) 6–0–1 (AL) 1st (Anthracite League) Stan Cofall Dr. J.C. Striegel Minersville Park true The 1924 Pottsville Maroons season was their 5th season in existence. The club played in the Anthracite League would go on to post a 12-1-1 record and claim the League Championship. The team allowed just two touchdowns all year and did not lose until their 14th and final game of the year, a 10–7 loss to the Rochester Jeffersons of the National Football League (NFL). For the year Pottsville outscored their opponents by a cumulative score of 303 to 17. Head coach was Stan Cofall, a 1916 All-American halfback from Notre Dame who had spent time in the NFL as a player and coach with the 1920 Cleveland Tigers the first iteration of the New York Giants in 1921. The Maroons would themselves join the NFL in 1925. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 September 21 Philadelphia Colwyn-Darby W 39–0 1–0 Minersville Park "a great crowd" "Pottsville Wins Its Opening Grid Battle: Maroons Defeat Darby Eleven, Scoring Six Touchdowns in Second Half," Allentown Morning Call, Sept. 22, 1924, p. 14."Coaldale and Pottsville Teams Open Grid Season; Big Crowds See the Games," Shenandoah Evening Herald, Sept. 22, 1924, p. 7."Pottsville's Strong Eleven Beats Colwyn 39 to 0," Pottsville Republican, Sept. 22, 1924, p. 8. 2 September 28 Phillipsburg, New Jersey W 78–0 2–0 Minersville Park "Pottsville Mauls Phillipsburg, 78–0: Carl Beck Scores Five Touchdowns Himself in Second Half," Allentown Morning Call, Sept. 29, 1924, p. 14."Maroons Won Very Easily," Shenandoah Evening Herald, Sept. 29, 1924, p. 7. 3 October 5 at Wilkes-Barre Barons W 34–0 3–0 Wilkes-Barre, PA "Panthers Lose to Pottsville," Wilkes-Barre Evening News, Oct. 6, 1924, p. 17."Pottsville Opens the League Season with Victory Over Barons," Pottsville Republican, Oct. 6, 1924, p. 7. 4 October 12 Gilberton Cadamounts W 17–0 4–0 Minersville Park "one of largest ever" "Pottsville Wins Over Gilberton in Football," Wilkes-Barre Evening News, Oct. 13, 1924, p. 13. 5 October 19 at Coaldale Big Green W 10–7 5–0 Coaldale Field 10,000 "Pottsville Outplays Coaldale and Wins 10–7: Pottsville Maroons Conquer Big Green Eleven in Thriller," Pottsville Republican, Oct. 20, 1924, p. 6. 6 October 26 Reading Tigers W 40–0 6–0 Minersville Park 4,000 Reck, "Tigers Lose, 40–0: Red Juggernaut Crushes Hopes of Reading Bengals," Reading Times, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 13."Pottsville Had Easy Win Over Reading Tigers, 40–0," Pottsville Republican, Oct. 27, 1924, p. 9. 7 November 2 Shenandoah Yellow Jackets W 7–0 7–0 Minersville Park 7,500 "Pottsville Once More Keeps Its Slate Clean: Maroons Eliminate Yellow Jackets by 7–0 Score," Pottsville Republican, Nov. 3, 1924, p. 11."A Long Forward Pass Gave Pottsville a Win Over Shenandoah, 7–0," Mahanoy City Record American, Nov. 3, 1924, p. 4. 8 November 8 at Millville Big Blue W 6–0 8–0 MSAA Field 3,000 "Millville Succumbs to Pottsville on Home Soil," Atlantic City Sunday Gazette, Nov. 9, 1924, p. 23. 9 November 9 at Atlantic City Roses W 22–0 9–0 Bader Field 5,000+ "Roses Go Down to Defeat Before One of the Greatest Gridiron Teams of Nation, Atlantic City Gazette, Nov. 10, 1924, p. 5. 10 November 11 at Reading Tigers W 33–0 10–0 Lauer's Park Dan Harper, "Pottsville Conquers Reading Tigers, 33–0: Maroon Goal Line Never Threatened; Robb, Brunner Star," Reading Times, Nov. 12, 1924, p. 3."Maroons Beat Reading 33–0," Pottsville Republican, Nov. 12, 1924, p. 9. 11 November 16 Gilberton Cadamounts T 0-0 10–0–1 Minersville Park 12 November 16 Coaldale Big Green W 3–0 11–0–1 Minersville Park 13 November 27 Shenandoah Yellow Jackets W 7–0 12–0–1 Minersville Park 14 November 30 Rochester Jeffersons L 7–10 12–1–1 Minersville Park "few in number" "Smythe's Field Goal Wins for Rochester from Pottsville, 10–7," Mahanoy City Record American, Dec. 1, 1924, p. 5."Maroons Taste First Defeat of Season," Shenandoah Evening Herald, Dec. 1, 1924, p. 7."Maroons Get Their First 1924 Defeat," Mt. Carmel Item, Dec. 1, 1924, p. 5."Rochester Beat Pottsville: Winner Take All Next Sunday," Hazelton Speaker-Sentinel, Dec. 1, 1924, p. 14. Notes: Non-league games in italics. • NFL opponent in bold. Armistice Day: Tuesday, November 11 • Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 27. Anthracite League standings Team Games Wins Losses TiesPottsville Maroons 14 12 1 1 Gilberton Cadamounts 13 4 3 1 Shenandoah Yellow Jackets 8 4 4 0 Coaldale Big Green 10 4 6 0Wilkes-Barre Barons 1 0 1 0 Roster Linemen Clarence Beck Vic Biehl Larry Conover Vic Emmanuel Pete Henry Al "Doggy" Julian Marhefka McNamara Miller Gus Sonnenberg Striegel Yeasted Yost Backs Carl Beck Bots Brunner Latone Lebengood Al Nemzic Harry Robb Johnny Scott Barney Wentz References 35em Further reading Joe Zagorski, "Anthracite League," PFRA Annual, No. 8 (1987), pp. 1–5. Bob Gill, "Other Minor Leagues," The Coffin Corner, vol. 11, no. 1 (1989), pp. 1–5. External links Pro Football Archives: 1924 Pottsville Maroons season, Pro Football Archives, www.profootballarchives.com 1924 Boston Pottsville Mar