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| 1921 Columbus Panhandles season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ted Nesser |
| Home stadium | Neil Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–8 APFA (3–8 overall) |
| League place | 17th APFA |
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
[edit]| 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
[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 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
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References
[edit]- ↑ 1921 Columbus Panhandles
- ↑ "Triangles Win Over Columbus," Greenville [OH] Daily News, Oct. 3, 1921, p. 4.
- ↑ "Panhandles Are Swamped By Triangles," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 3, 1921, p. 15.
- ↑ "Buffalo Pros Manhandled Panhandles," Buffalo Post, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 9.
- ↑ "All-Americans Score 38 Against Columbus: Frank Nesser Only Redeeming Feature in Panhandles' Lineup," Buffalo News, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 18.
- ↑ "Again Bisons Wallop Pans of Columbus: Ohio Gridiron Warriors Defeated, 38–0, on a Muddy Field," Buffalo Express, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 14.
- ↑ "Buffalo Pros Win: Panhandle Team Outclassed in All Branches by Locals," Buffalo Courier, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 7.
- ↑ "Buffalo's Pros Too Strong for Columbus Boys: Panhandles Overcome by Aerial Passwork and Fast End Runs," Buffalo Enquirer, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 6.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Columbus Pro Invaders Fall Before Marines: Panhandles Unable to Solve Locals' Play, Lose 28 to 0," Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Oct. 31, 1921, p. 6.
- ↑ "Brecks Hold Panhandles to One Tally," Louisville Courier-Journal, Dec. 5, 1921, p. 6.
- ↑ "AL SHOOK". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.