1921 NFL season
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The 1921 NFL season was the 2nd regular season of the National Football League (then called the American Professional Football Association).
At the league meeting in Akron, Ohio on April 30 prior to the season, the Association was reorganized, with Joe Carr of the Columbus Panhandles named as president. The Association's headquarters was moved to Columbus, Ohio, and a league constitution and by-laws were drafted, giving teams territorial rights, restricting player movements, and developing membership criteria for the franchises. The league would play under the then-rules of college football, and official standings were issued for the first time so that there would be a clear champion.
However, a number of teams had financial difficulties. Some of the teams that played during the previous season, including the Chicago Tigers, had disbanded. The Association did increase to 22 teams, but 5 of the new teams (Brickley's New York Giants, the Cincinnati Celts, the Syracuse Pros, the Tonawanda Kardex, and the Washington Senators) could only last just this year. The Muncie Flyers also disbanded after the season, and even though the Cleveland Tigers changed their name to the Cleveland Indians, it still did not help them from folding after the season too.
The other new teams were the Evansville Crimson Giants, the Green Bay Packers, the Minneapolis Marines and the Louisville Brecks. Detroit Heralds became the Detroit Tigers.
The Staleys, who moved from Decatur, Illinois to Chicago before the season, were named the APFA Champions over the Buffalo All-Americans. Despite the fact they were tied in the standings at 9-1 (under the formula being used, ties did not count) and that Chicago and Buffalo had split the series at 1-1, the league awarded the title to Chicago on the technicality that the last game in a doubleheader between two teams had more weight than the first. The All-Americans disputed the title, claiming that the last game was only an exhibition. The league said there was no such thing as an exhibition and counted the game in its standings.
[edit] Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Staleys | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 |
| Buffalo All-Americans | 9 | 1 | 2 | .900 |
| Akron Pros | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 |
| Canton Bulldogs | 5 | 2 | 3 | .714 |
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 1 | .600 |
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 |
| Rochester Jeffersons | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| Washington Senators | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Cincinnati Celts | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Hammond Pros | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 |
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 5 | 1 | .167 |
| Columbus Panhandles | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 |
| Tonawanda Kardex | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Syracuse Pros | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Muncie Flyers | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Louisville Brecks | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| New York Giants (Brickley's Giants) | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
[edit] References
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- NFL History 1921-1930 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- 1921 season in details
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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