1921 Akron Pros season

1921 Akron Pros season
Head coach	Fritz Pollard and Elgie Tobin
Home field	League Park
Results
Record	8–3–1
Division place	3rd APFA
Playoff finish	No playoffs until 1932

The 1921 Akron Pros season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–0–3, losing three games.^[1] They finished third in the league.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 25	Columbus Panhandles	W 14–0
2	October 2	Cincinnati Celts	W 41–0
3	October 9	at Chicago Cardinals	W 23–0
4	October 16	at Detroit Tigers	W 20–0
5	October 23	at Canton Bulldogs	W 3–0
6	October 30	Rochester Jeffersons	W 19–0
7	November 6	at Columbus Panhandles	W 21–0
8	November 13	at Buffalo All-Americans	T 0–0
9	November 20	at Dayton Triangles	L 0–3
10	November 24	Canton Bulldogs	L 0–14
11	December 3	at Buffalo All-Americans	L 0–14
12	December 4	at Chicago Cardinals	W 7–0

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 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.

References

1. 1921 Akron Pros