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 | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jim Thorpe |
| Home field | Dunn Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–5–1 Overall 3–5 APFA |
| League place | 11th APFA |
Schedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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 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.
