1921 Akron Pros season

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	8–3–1
Division place	3rd APFA
Playoffs	No playoffs until 1932
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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]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 25	Columbus Panhandles	W 14–0	1–0	League Park	1,700	Recap
2	October 2	Cincinnati Celts	W 41–0	2–0	League Park	2,500	Recap
3	October 9	at Chicago Cardinals	W 23–0	3–0	Normal Park	6,000	Recap
4	October 16	at Detroit Tigers	W 20–0	4–0	Navin Field	6,000	Recap	[2]
5	October 23	at Canton Bulldogs	W 3–0	5–0	Lakeside Park	7,000	Recap
6	October 30	Rochester Jeffersons	W 19–0	6–0	League Park	4,000	Recap
7	November 6	at Columbus Panhandles	W 21–0	7–0	Neil Park	4,100	Recap
8	November 13	at Buffalo All-Americans	T 0–0	7–0–1	Buffalo Baseball Park	4,600	Recap	[3] [4] [5]
9	November 20	at Dayton Triangles	L 0–3	7–1–1	Triangle Park		Recap	[6] [7] [8] [9]
10	November 24	Canton Bulldogs	L 0–14	7–2–1	League Park	4,000	Recap
11	December 3	at Buffalo All-Americans	L 0–14	7–3–1	Canisius Villa	3,000	Recap	[10] [11] [12] [13]
12	December 4	at Chicago Cardinals	W 7–0	8–3–1	Normal Park	3,500	Recap
Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 24.

Standings

APFA standings
view talk edit	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.

References

1. 1921 Akron Pros
2. "Akron Hangs Up 20 to 0 Victory: Pollard Stars Against Detroit Tigers," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 17, 1921, p. 16.
3. "All-Americans Scoreless in Akron Game: Game of Pros Was Exciting, Despite Snow-Covered Field and Slippery Ball," Buffalo Enquirer, Nov. 14, 1921, p. 6.
4. "Akron—All-Americans Fail to Score: Oliphant's Miss of Field Goals Costs Victory," Buffalo Times, Nov. 14, 1921, p. 14.
5. "All-Americans and Akron Indians Fail to Score on Each Other: The Buffalo Team is Now a Formidable Contender for the World's Professional Football Championship," Buffalo News, Nov. 14, 1921, p. 19.
6. "Triangles on Edge for Further Football Frays; Trim Akron Champs, 3–0," Dayton Daily News, Nov. 21, 1921, p. 9.
7. "Triangles Defeat Akron Champions by 3 to 0 Score: Hathaway Boots Ball Over for Only Marker of Game," Dayton Herald, Nov. 21, 1921, p. 13.
8. "Field Goal by Dayton Kicker Brings Defeat to Big Akron Eleven," Akron Beacon Journal, Nov. 21, 1921, p. 14.
9. "Triangles 3, Akron 0," Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov. 21, 1921, p. 12.
10. "Oliphant's 80-Yard Dash Puts Buffalo on Path to Victory: All-Americans Outclass Akron in All Departments, Triumph 14 to 0," Buffalo Courier, Dec. 4, 1921, p. 69.
11. "All-Americans Trounce Akron, 14 to 0: Oliphant's 80-Yard Run Features Final Game on Home Field," Buffalo Times, Dec. 4, 1921, p. 53.
12. "Akron Eleven Defeated by Buffalo Team: Ohio Professionals Lose Title When New York Staters Score Pair of Touchdowns," Pittsburgh Press, Dec. 4, 1921, p. 22.
13. "Buffalo Kayoes Akron Pro Team: Oliphant's Great Playing is Feature of 14 to 0 Win of Grid Game," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dec. 4, 1921, p. 17.