The
1922 NFL season was the third
regular season of what was now called the
National Football League (NFL); the league changed their name from American Professional Football Association (APFA) on June 24. The NFL fielded 18 teams during the season, including new league teams such as the
Milwaukee Badgers, the
Oorang Indians, the
Racine Legion, and the
Toledo Maroons. Meanwhile, the Chicago Staleys changed their name to the
Chicago Bears, and the Racine Cardinals changed their name to the
Chicago Cardinals. The
Muncie Flyers,
Cleveland Indians,
Brickley's New York Giants,
Cincinnati Celts,
Tonawanda Kardex,
Washington Senators, and Detroit Tigers dropped out of the league. A 19th team, the
Youngstown Patricians, was scheduled to join the league, and had its schedule laid out, but folded before playing in the league. A 20th, the
Philadelphia Union Quakers, also was set to join (but presumably not as far along as the Youngstown plans), but did not, due partly to the fact that the Quakers were merely a front for the existing Buffalo All-Americans to play extra games on Saturday. After a four-year hiatus, the Quakers instead joined the
American Football League (1926).