The American Football Association entered the 1924 season - its fifth - in a continual state of flux. In hindsight these were the growing pains of a fledgling professional sports outfit but at the time it simply fueled the fire for the so-called "football purists" who considered the collegiate version to be the best, truest form of the sport. Regardless, the AFA fielded 18 clubs, with a pair of newcomers coming in to replace five clubs that had folded after the '23 season (Pittsburgh, Louisville, Racine, St. Louis and Canton). These new teams were the Kansas City Steers and the Philadelphia Hornets.

Kansas City was, as had become the norm for new teams, terrible and finished 1-8. But the Hornets were not exactly a new team, having been a successful "independent" club for years. They also signed several former Pittsburgh Pros to bolster their roster and ended up going 12-2-0, posting the most wins in the entire AFA. The Toledo Tigers, who also absorbed many former Pittsburgh Pros, posted a 9-0-0 mark and were named 1924 AFA Champions. Detroit, at 10-1, joined Philadelphia in crying foul. But the league office stood adamant. All of this simply raised the cry of "the AFA need a championship game" to new levels.

FINAL STANDINGS

Team W L T PF PA
Philadelphia Hornets 12 2 0 445 136
Detroit Maroons 10 1 0 115 38
Toledo Tigers 9 0 0 266 73
Buffalo Nickels 9 2 0 211 115
Youngstown Reapers 7 1 1 113 36
Chicago Wildcats 7 4 0 118 87
Duluth Navigators 6 7 0 160 190
Cleveland Finches 4 5 1 110 95
Fort Wayne Titans 4 4 0 140 103
Milwaukee Hawks 3 2 1 70 36
Gary Greys 3 2 0 57 28
Evansville Lions 2 8 0 39 87
Akron Triangles 1 7 0 58 169
Kansas City Steers 1 8 0 46 167
Minneapolis Lumberjacks 0 5 1 19 103
Kenosha Chiefs 0 5 0 0 130
Rochester Robins 0 7 0 22 203
Dayton Dusters 0 8 0 31 224

WEEKLY RESULTS

Week Day Date Visitor   Home  
1 Sat 27-Sep Rochester Robins 0 Philadelphia Hornets 44
1 Sun 28-Sep Detroit Maroons 17 Milwaukee Hawks 13
1 Sun 28-Sep Gary Greys 3 Evansville Lions 2
1 Sun 28-Sep Duluth Navigators 17 Cleveland Finches 15
1 Sun 28-Sep Chicago Wildcats 7 Youngstown Reapers 14
2 Sat 4-Oct Kenosha Chiefs 0 Philadelphia Hornets 53
2 Sun 5-Oct Akron Triangles 20 Rochester Robins 6
2 Sun 5-Oct Fort Wayne Titans 10 Buffalo Nickels 16
2 Sun 5-Oct Philadelphia Hornets 44 Dayton Dusters 6
2 Sun 5-Oct Kansas City Steers 20 Duluth Navigators 10
2 Sun 5-Oct Evansville Lions 0 Youngstown Reapers 12
2 Sun 5-Oct Detroit Maroons 7 Cleveland Finches 16
2 Sun 5-Oct Chicago Wildcats 10 Toledo Tigers 24
2 Sun 5-Oct Milwaukee Hawks 10 Minneapolis Lumberjacks 0
3 Sat 11-Oct Toledo Tigers 31 Philadelphia Hornets 21
3 Sun 12-Oct Kenosha Chiefs 0 Duluth Navigators 17
3 Sun 12-Oct Akron Triangles 0 Toledo Tigers 21
3 Sun 12-Oct Dayton Dusters 0 Buffalo Nickels 14
3 Sun 12-Oct Fort Wayne Titans 21 Rochester Robins 0
3 Sun 12-Oct Gary Greys 7 Youngstown Reapers 10
3 Sun 12-Oct Minneapolis Lumberjacks 7 Cleveland Finches 7
3 Sun 12-Oct Evansville Lions 0 Chicago Wildcats 14
3 Sun 12-Oct Kansas City Steers 0 Detroit Maroons 14
4 Sat 18-Oct Fort Wayne Titans 20 Philadelphia Hornets 27
4 Sun 19-Oct Dayton Dusters 0 Youngstown Reapers 6
4 Sun 19-Oct Kansas City Steers 0 Evansville Lions 17
4 Sun 19-Oct Gary Greys 30 Kenosha Chiefs 0
4 Sun 19-Oct Rochester Robins 6 Buffalo Nickels 23
4 Sun 19-Oct Duluth Navigators 6 Detroit Maroons 24
4 Sun 19-Oct Cleveland Finches 3 Chicago Wildcats 13
5 Sun 26-Oct Kenosha Chiefs 0 Milwaukee Hawks 14
5 Sun 26-Oct Akron Triangles 10 Buffalo Nickels 27
5 Sun 26-Oct Fort Wayne Titans 21 Dayton Dusters 9
5 Sun 26-Oct Rochester Robins 3 Toledo Tigers 30
5 Sun 26-Oct Youngstown Reapers 21 Kansas City Steers 0
5 Sun 26-Oct Philadelphia Hornets 27 Chicago Wildcats 7
5 Sun 26-Oct Minneapolis Lumberjacks 0 Detroit Maroons 13
5 Sun 26-Oct Evansville Lions 3 Duluth Navigators 6
5 Sun 26-Oct Gary Greys 7 Cleveland Finches 10
6 Sat 1-Nov Akron Triangles 6 Philadelphia Hornets 26
6 Sun 2-Nov Milwaukee Hawks 23 Minneapolis Lumberjacks 3
6 Sun 2-Nov Philadelphia Hornets 27 Buffalo Nickels 3
6 Sun 2-Nov Akron Triangles 0 Fort Wayne Titans 17
6 Sun 2-Nov Gary Greys 10 Kansas City Steers 6
6 Sun 2-Nov Dayton Dusters 0 Toledo Tigers 50
6 Sun 2-Nov Youngstown Reapers 7 Chicago Wildcats 12
6 Sun 2-Nov Evansville Lions 0 Detroit Maroons 9
6 Sun 2-Nov Duluth Navigators 10 Cleveland Finches 7
7 Sat 8-Nov Kansas City Steers 10 Philadelphia Hornets 54
7 Sun 9-Nov Milwaukee Hawks 0 Detroit Maroons 6
7 Sun 9-Nov Kenosha Chiefs 0 Buffalo Nickels 16
7 Sun 9-Nov Toledo Tigers 37 Akron Triangles 3
7 Sun 9-Nov Dayton Dusters 0 Cleveland Finches 27
7 Sun 9-Nov Youngstown Reapers 12 Evansville Lions 0
7 Sun 9-Nov Fort Wayne Titans 3 Chicago Wildcats 20
7 Sun 9-Nov Minneapolis Lumberjacks 9 Duluth Navigators 34
7 Tue 11-Nov Duluth Navigators 17 Kansas City Steers 10
8 Sat 15-Nov Minneapolis Lumberjacks 0 Philadelphia Hornets 16
8 Sun 16-Nov Rochester Robins 0 Fort Wayne Titans 34
8 Sun 16-Nov Dayton Dusters 3 Buffalo Nickels 21
8 Sun 16-Nov Akron Triangles 13 Cleveland Finches 15
8 Sun 16-Nov Philadelphia Hornets 9 Toledo Tigers 23
8 Sun 16-Nov Detroit Maroons 9 Duluth Navigators 0
8 Sun 16-Nov Evansville Lions 0 Chicago Wildcats 14
8 Sun 16-Nov Kansas City Steers 0 Youngstown Reapers 21
9 Sat 22-Nov Buffalo Nickels 31 Rochester Robins 7
9 Sat 22-Nov Duluth Navigators 7 Philadelphia Hornets 30
9 Sun 23-Nov Milwaukee Hawks 10 Youngstown Reapers 10
9 Sun 23-Nov Fort Wayne Titans 14 Toledo Tigers 31
9 Sun 23-Nov Detroit Maroons 6 Chicago Wildcats 0
9 Sun 23-Nov Duluth Navigators 20 Buffalo Nickels 30
9 Sun 23-Nov Evansville Lions 14 Cleveland Finches 10
10 Thu 27-Nov Buffalo Nickels 20 Akron Triangles 6
10 Thu 27-Nov Dayton Dusters 13 Philadelphia Hornets 41
10 Thu 27-Nov Duluth Navigators 13 Toledo Tigers 19
10 Thu 27-Nov Detroit Maroons 3 Kansas City Steers 0
10 Thu 27-Nov Chicago Wildcats 7 Cleveland Finches 0
10 Sat 29-Nov Buffalo Nickels 10 Philadelphia Hornets 26
10 Sun 30-Nov Detroit Maroons 7 Evansville Lions 3
10 Sun 30-Nov Duluth Navigators 3 Chicago Wildcats 14