American Football
NFL championship
- Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties.
- The American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League.(June 24)
College championship
- College football national championship – California Golden Bears, Cornell Big Red and Princeton Tigers (shared)
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