After a year absence the NFL returned to Cleveland, with a new team that was also called the Indians , once again borrowing from the City's Baseball team. The new Cleveland Indians were founded by Sam Deutsch, a Cleveland jeweler and boxing promoter who also owned a minor-league baseball team.

The Indians would play a scoreless tie against the Rock Island Independents in their first game on October 7th. A week later in their first home game at Dunn Field, the Indians earned their first win, beating the St.

Louis All-Stars 6-0. A week later the Cleveland Indians would beat the Jim Thorpe led Oorang Indians 27-0.

The next two games Cleveland would play scoreless ties against the Buffalo All-Americans and Dayton Triangles. The Tribe would continue to remain unbeaten with a 9-3 win over the Columbus Tigers.

However, with a chance to get into the title race the Cleveland Indians were pounded by the Canton Bulldogs 46-0. It would also be the final game of the season, as the Indians finished their first season with a solid record of 3-1-3.