1920 Decatur Staleys

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 * Head Coach|| George Halas
 * style="vertical-align: top;" | Home Field|| Staley Field
 * Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.
 * style="vertical-align: top;" | Home Field|| Staley Field
 * Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.
 * Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.
 * Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.

The 1920 Decatur Staleys season was their inaugural regular season completed in the newly formed American Professional Football Association. The club posted a 10-1-2 record under first year head coach/player George Halas earning them a second place finish in the team standings. The stars of the Staleys were Ed "Dutch" Sternaman, Jimmy Conzelman, and George Halas. Sternaman has a remarkable season with 11 rushing TDs, 1 receiving TDs, 4 field goals, and 3 PATs, totaling 87 points scored out of the Staleys' total of 164. Jimmy Conzelman ran for two scores and threw two more. Halas led the team in receiving scores with 2. In the last league game of the season, the Staleys needed a win versus Akron to have a chance at the title. Akron, predictably, played for a tie, achieved that, and won the first APFA title. The last game of the season against the Chicago Logan Square AC was after the season was officially over and does not count towards the standings.

Future Hall of Fame Players

 * Guy Chamberlin, End
 * Jimmy Conzelman, Quarterback
 * Paddy Driscoll, Back
 * George Halas, End
 * George Trafton, Center

Other Leading Players

 * Ed Sternaman, Back