1924 Pottsville Maroons season

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.

1924 Pottsville Maroons season
General manager	Dr. J.C. Striegel
Head coach	Stan Cofall
Home stadium	Minersville Park
Results
Record	12-1-1 (overall) 6–0–1 (AL)
League place	1st (Anthracite League)
← 1923 1925 →

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"	[1][2][3]
2	September 28	Phillipsburg, New Jersey	W 78–0	2–0	Minersville Park		[4][5]
3	October 5	at Wilkes-Barre Barons	W 34–0	3–0	Wilkes-Barre, PA		[6][7]
4	October 12	Gilberton Cadamounts	W 17–0	4–0	Minersville Park	"one of largest ever"	[8]
5	October 19	at Coaldale Big Green	W 10–7	5–0	Coaldale Field	10,000	[9]
6	October 26	Reading Tigers	W 40–0	6–0	Minersville Park	4,000	[10][11]
7	November 2	Shenandoah Yellow Jackets	W 7–0	7–0	Minersville Park	7,500	[12][13]
8	November 8	at Millville Big Blue	W 6–0	8–0	MSAA Field	3,000	[14]
9	November 9	at Atlantic City Roses	W 22–0	9–0	Bader Field	5,000+	[15]
10	November 11	at Reading Tigers	W 33–0	10–0	Lauer's Park		[16][17]
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"	[18][19][20][21]
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	Ties
Pottsville Maroons	14	12	1	1
Gilberton Cadamounts	13	4	3	1
Shenandoah Yellow Jackets	8	4	4	0
Coaldale Big Green	10	4	6	0
Wilkes-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