The 1921 Columbus Panhandles season was their second in the newly formed American Professional Football Association (soon to become the National Football League). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-6-2, winning only one game.[1] They finished seventeenth in the league.
| 1921 Columbus Panhandles season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Ted Nesser |
| Home Field | |
| Results | |
| Record | 1-8 |
| Place | 17th APFA |
| Playoff Finish | No playoffs until 1932 |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1920 | 1922 |
The 1921 Columbus Panhandles season was their second in the newly formed American Professional Football Association (soon to become the National Football League). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-6-2, winning only one game.[2] They finished seventeenth in the league.
Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 1921 | at Akron Pros | L 14-0 |
| 2 | October 2, 1921 | at Dayton Triangles | L 42-13 |
| 3 | October 9, 1921 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 38-0 |
| 4 | October 16, 1921 | at Cleveland Indians | L 35-9 |
| 5 | October 23, 1921 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 17-6 |
| 6 | October 30, 1921 | at Minneapolis Marines | L 28-0 |
| 7 | November 6, 1921 | Akron Pros | L 21-0 |
| 8 | November 20, 1921 | at Rochester Jeffersons | L 27-13 |
| 9 | December 4, 1921 | at Louisville Brecks | W 6-0 |
Standings[]
| APFA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Staleys | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 128 | 53 | T-1 |
| Buffalo All-Americans | 9 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 211 | 29 | L-1 |
| Akron Pros | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 148 | 31 | W-1 |
| Canton Bulldogs | 5 | 2 | 3 | .714 | 106 | 55 | W-1 |
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 65 | 30 | L-1 |
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 89 | 46 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 70 | 55 | L-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 54 | 53 | T-1 |
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 96 | 67 | L-1 |
| Rochester Jeffersons | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 85 | 76 | W-2 |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 95 | 58 | L-1 |
| Washington Senators | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 21 | 43 | L-1 |
| Hammond Pros | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | 17 | 45 | L-2 |
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 37 | 41 | L-1 |
| Cincinnati Celts | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 14 | 117 | L-2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 19 | 109 | L-5 |
| Columbus Panhandles | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 47 | 222 | W-1 |
| Muncie Flyers | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | L-2 |
| Tonawanda Kardex | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 45 | L-1 |
| New York Brickley Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 72 | L-2 |
| Louisville Brecks | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | L-2 |