1921 Detroit Tigers (NFL) season
1921 Detroit Tigers (NFL) season | |
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Head coach | APFA |
League place | 16th APFA |
The 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.
Schedule
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
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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 |
- Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.
Standings
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.
Players
- Butch Brandau, kicker, 4 games, 192 pounds
- Charlie Carman, guard, 6 games, 215 pounds, 5-10, Vanderbilt
- Walt Clago, end, 6 games, 195 pounds, 6-0, Univ. of Detroit
- Frank Coughlin, tackle, 2 games, 220 pounds, 6-3, Notre Dame
- Neno DaPrato, fullback, 6 games, 185 pounds, 5-10, Michigan St.
- Cy DeGree, tackle, 7 games, 210 pounds, 6-1, Notre Dame
- Pat Dunne, 2 games, 182 pounds
- Moose Gardner, guard, 7 games, 220 pounds, 6-1, Wisconsin
- Buck Gavin, back, 3 games, 179 pounds, 5-10
- Charlie Guy, center, 7 games, 170 pounds, 6-0, Dartmouth, Washington & Jefferson
- Steamer Horning, tackle, 7 games, 198 pounds, 6-0, Colgate
- Earl Krieger, fullback, 5 games, 185 pounds, 5-11, Ohio
- Waddy Kuehl, back, 6 games, 165 pounds, 5-9, St. Ambrose, Dubuque
- Blake Miller, back, 3 games, 170 pounds, 5-7, Michigan St.
- Eddie Moegle, back, 4 games, 186 pounds, 5-9, Univ. of Detroit
- Norb Sacksteder, tailback, 7 games, 173 pounds, 5-9, Dayton, Christian Brothers (MO)
- Bill Stobbs, back, 7 games, 165 pounds, 5-7, Washington & Jefferson
- Don Straw, guard, 1 game, 210 pounds, 5-11, Washington & Jefferson
- Tillie Voss, end, 7 games, 207 pounds, 6-3, Univ. of Detroit
- Vic Whitmarsh, end 3 games, 190 pounds, 5-11, Syracuse
- Pryor Williams, guard, 3 games, 226 pounds, 6-1, Auburn, Vanderbilt