1921 Akron Pros season
Sports season
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The 1921 Akron Pros season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team won 8 games, lost 3, and tied 1 during the year, good for third place in the league.[1]
| 1921 Akron Pros season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Akron Exhibition Co. Charles Stahl |
| President | Frank Nied, Art Ranney |
| Head coach | Fritz Pollard, Elgie Tobin |
| Home stadium | League Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 8â3â1 |
| Division place | 3rd APFA |
| Playoffs | No playoffs until 1932 |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25 | Columbus Panhandles | W 14â0 | 1â0 | League Park | 1,700 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 2 | Cincinnati Celts | W 41â0 | 2â0 | League Park | 2,500 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 9 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 23â0 | 3â0 | Normal Park | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 16 | at Detroit Tigers | W 20â0 | 4â0 | Navin Field | 6,000 | Recap | [2] | |
| 5 | October 23 | at Canton Bulldogs | W 3â0 | 5â0 | Lakeside Park | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 30 | Rochester Jeffersons | W 19â0 | 6â0 | League Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 6 | at Columbus Panhandles | W 21â0 | 7â0 | Neil Park | 4,100 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 13 | at Buffalo All-Americans | T 0â0 | 7â0â1 | Buffalo Baseball Park | 4,600 | Recap | [3][4][5] | |
| 9 | November 20 | at Dayton Triangles | L 0â3 | 7â1â1 | Triangle Park | Recap | [6][7][8][9] | ||
| 10 | November 24 | Canton Bulldogs | L 0â14 | 7â2â1 | League Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 3 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 0â14 | 7â3â1 | Canisius Villa | 3,000 | Recap | [10][11][12][13] | |
| 12 | December 4 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 7â0 | 8â3â1 | Normal Park | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 24. | |||||||||
Standings
| APFA standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Tigers | 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.