The 1924 NFL season was the fifth regular season of the National Football League. The league had 18 teams play during the season, including the new clubs Frankford Yellow Jackets, Kansas City Blues, and Kenosha Maroons. The Louisville Brecks, Oorang Indians, and Toledo Maroons folded.

Before the season, the owner of the now-defunct Cleveland Indians bought the Canton Bulldogs and "mothballed" it, taking the team's nickname and players to Cleveland for the season. Amidst controversy, the new team, the Cleveland Bulldogs, won the 1924 NFL title with a 7–1–1 record.

Team owners and representatives held their annual scheduling meeting at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago during the weekend of January 26–27, 1924. Representatives from twenty teams were in attendance, including a delegate from Kansas City requesting admission into the league. Joe F. Carr of Columbus was reelected as president, with John Dunn of Minneapolis chosen vice-president. Carl Storck of Dayton was selected as the league's secretary-treasurer.

In at attempt to reduce costs for small market teams and equalize the competitive playing field, Curly Lambeau of the Green Bay Packers and George "Babe" Ruetz of the Racine Legion made proposals to radically restructure the way the NFL conducted its operations. Lambeau proposed that instead of allowing each team to schedule its own games — a system which allowed big-market teams such as the Chicago Bears to play most of their games at home against chosen opponents — the league should instead take over scheduling as an equalizing measure.

Ruetz proposed splitting the league into two divisions — Eastern and Western — with the latter to include the two Chicago teams and neighboring Hammond, Indiana; Rock Island, Illinois; St. Louis; and the northwestern teams of Minneapolis, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Racine, Wisconsin. A slate of 9 games was proposed, followed by a league championship game pitting the winner of the East against the winner of the West. This division of the NFL into geographic sections would have the chief benefit of reducing travel costs and expenses for small-market clubs, allowing them a better chance of financial survival.

These proposals were defeated by vote of the owners, however, with most clubs favoring the certainty of the status quo over a fundamental restructuring of the league. News reports indicated there would be some change in scheduling for 1924, however, with the first five weeks to be dedicated to regional matchups and the final four weeks to intersectional games. It was hoped that improved competitive balance would result.

Representatives from the professional football clubs of Hibbing, Minnesota, and Ironwood, Michigan were said to be sending representatives to the Chicago meeting in an effort to obtain league franchises. While neither of these small town clubs were able to satisfy team owners in the league of their viability, Kansas City was admitted for 1924.

The league meeting presented gold footballs to members of the 1923 Canton Bulldogs for winning the league championship.