The 1921 Cleveland Indians season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team improved on their previous record of 2–4–2, winning three games.[1] They finished eleventh in the league.[2]
1921 Cleveland Tigers (NFL) season | |
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Head coach | Jim Thorpe |
Home field | Dunn Field |
Results | |
Record | 3–5–1 Overall 3–5 APFA |
League place | 11th APFA |
Zeitplan
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | October 16 | Columbus Panhandles | W 35–9 |
2 | October 23 | Cincinnati Celts | W 28–0 |
3 | October 30 | at Dayton Triangles | L 2–3 |
4 | November 6 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 6–10 |
5 | November 13 | Canton Bulldogs | L 0–7 |
6 | November 20 | at Chicago Staleys | L 7–22 |
7 | December 3 | at New York Brickley Giants | W 17–0 |
- | December 10 | at Richmond Athletic Club | T 0–0 |
8 | December 11 | at Washington Senators | L 0–7 |
- Game in italics is against a non-NFL team.
Standings
editAPFA standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Chicago Staleys | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 128 | 53 | T1 | ||
Buffalo All-Americans | 9 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 211 | 29 | L1 | ||
Akron Pros | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 148 | 31 | W1 | ||
Canton Bulldogs | 5 | 2 | 3 | .714 | 106 | 55 | W1 | ||
Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 65 | 30 | L1 | ||
Evansville Crimson Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 89 | 46 | W1 | ||
Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 70 | 55 | L1 | ||
Dayton Triangles | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 96 | 67 | L1 | ||
Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 54 | 53 | T1 | ||
Rochester Jeffersons | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 85 | 76 | W2 | ||
Cleveland Indians | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 95 | 58 | L1 | ||
Washington Senators | 1 | 2 | 0 | .334 | 21 | 43 | L1 | ||
Cincinnati Celts | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 14 | 117 | L2 | ||
Hammond Pros | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | 17 | 45 | L2 | ||
Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 37 | 41 | L1 | ||
Detroit Tigers | 1 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 19 | 109 | L5 | ||
Columbus Panhandles | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 47 | 222 | W1 | ||
Tonawanda Kardex | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 45 | L1 | ||
Muncie Flyers | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | L2 | ||
Louisville Brecks | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | L2 | ||
New York Brickley Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 72 | L2 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.