1921 Columbus Panhandles season

1921 Columbus Panhandles season
Head coach	Ted Nesser
Home stadium	Neil Field
Results
Record	1–8 APFA (3–8 overall)
League place	17th APFA
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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 played all but one of their nine league games on the road, finishing the year with a record of 1 win and 8 losses, ^[1] seventeenth in the league.

During the 1921 season, Columbus was outscored by its opponents by a margin of better than 4 to 1.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 25	at Akron Pros	L 14–0	0–1	League Park	2,000	Recap
2	October 2	at Dayton Triangles	L 42–13	0–2	Triangle Park	"thousands"	Recap	[2] [3]
3	October 9	at Buffalo All-Americans	L 38–0	0–3	Canisius Villa	"a good-sized crowd"	Recap	[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
4	October 16	at Cleveland Tigers	L 35–9	0–4	Dunn Field	"several thousand"	Recap	[10] [11]
5	October 23	at Chicago Cardinals	L 17–6	0–5	Normal Park	6,000	Recap
6	October 30	at Minneapolis Marines	L 28–0	0–6	Nicollet Park	"A large crowd"	Recap	[12]
7	November 6	Akron Pros	L 21–0	0–7	Neil Field		Recap
—	November 13	Fort Wayne Pros	W 17–7	—	Neil Field		—
8	November 20	at Rochester Jeffersons	L 27–13	0–8	Baseball Park	2,500	Recap
9	December 4	at Louisville Brecks	W 6–0	1–8	Eclipse Park		Recap	[13]
—	December 11	Columbus Wagner Pirates	W 20–0	—	Neil Field		—
Note: Games in italics indicate a non-league opponent.

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.

Roster

The Nesser brothers were a core of the 1921 Columbus Panhandles team,

• Albert John Shook (March 12, 1899 – January 1, 1984) played guard for the team. He appeared in two games. ^[14]

References

1. 1921 Columbus Panhandles
2. "Triangles Win Over Columbus," Greenville [OH] Daily News, Oct. 3, 1921, p. 4.
3. "Panhandles Are Swamped By Triangles," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 3, 1921, p. 15.
4. "Buffalo Pros Manhandled Panhandles," Buffalo Post, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 9.
5. "All-Americans Score 38 Against Columbus: Frank Nesser Only Redeeming Feature in Panhandles' Lineup," Buffalo News, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 18.
6. "Again Bisons Wallop Pans of Columbus: Ohio Gridiron Warriors Defeated, 38–0, on a Muddy Field," Buffalo Express, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 14.
7. "Buffalo Pros Win: Panhandle Team Outclassed in All Branches by Locals," Buffalo Courier, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 7.
8. "Buffalo's Pros Too Strong for Columbus Boys: Panhandles Overcome by Aerial Passwork and Fast End Runs," Buffalo Enquirer, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 6.
9. "Panhandles No Match for All-Americans, 38–0: Oliphant and Anderson Star in Rout of Famous Columbus Eleven at Villa," Buffalo Times, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 12.
10. "Thorpe's Pro Grid Outfit Will Open Its Season Today: Tackles Columbus Panhandles, with Famous Nessers, at Dunn Field," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 16, 1921, p. 16.
11. Henry P. Edwards, "Cleveland Tiger Eleven Trims Columbus Panhandles by 35 to 9 Score: Thorpe's Famous Backfield Gives Great Exhibition," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 17, 1921, p. 16.
12. "Columbus Pro Invaders Fall Before Marines: Panhandles Unable to Solve Locals' Play, Lose 28 to 0," Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Oct. 31, 1921, p. 6.
13. "Brecks Hold Panhandles to One Tally," Louisville Courier-Journal, Dec. 5, 1921, p. 6.
14. "AL SHOOK". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

Further reading

• Chris Willis, The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900–1922. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007.
• Chris Willis, The Man who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010.