1921 Detroit Tigers (NFL) season | |
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Head coach | Bill Marshall |
Home field | Navin Field |
Results | |
Record | 2–5–2 Overall 1–5–1 APFA |
League place | 16th APFA |
The 1921 Detroit Tigers season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–3–3 (when the team was still known as the Heralds), winning only one game.[1][2]
The team folded after the November 13 game and most of its players were allocated to the Buffalo All-Americans for the rest of the year.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | October 2, 1921 | Rock Island Independents | T 0–0 |
2 | October 9, 1921 | Dayton Triangles | W 10–7 |
3 | October 16, 1921 | Akron Pros | L 20–0 |
4 | October 23, 1921 | Rock Island Independents | L 14–0 |
5 | October 30, 1921 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 21–0 |
6 | November 6, 1921 | at Chicago Staleys | L 20–9 |
7 | November 11, 1921 | at Bay City Independents | W 26–7 |
8 | November 13, 1921 | at Dayton Triangles | L 27–0 |
9 | December 4, 1921 | Detroit Maroons | T 0–0 |
APFA standings | |||||||||
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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.