1921 Green Bay Packers season
| 1921 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field | Hagemeister Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–2–2 Overall 3–2–1 APFA |
| League place | 7th APFA |
The 1921 Green Bay Packers season was their third season of competition and their first in the American Professional Football Association, first iteration of the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–2–1 league record under player and coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a seventh-place finish.
After the season the Packers were removed from the league, following their acknowledgment of using Notre Dame players during the season, who played under assumed names. Green Bay would return to the NFL a year later as a "new franchise".[1]
Schedule
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| Game | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 1921 | Chicago Boosters | W 13–6 |
| 2 | October 2, 1921 | Rockford Olympics | W 49–0 |
| 3 | October 9, 1921 | Chicago Cornell-Hamburgs | W 40–0 |
| 4 | October 16, 1921 | Beloit Fairies | W 7–0 |
| 5 | October 23, 1921 | Minneapolis Marines | W 7–6 |
| 6 | October 30, 1921 | Rock Island Independents | L 3–13 |
| 7 | November 6, 1921 | Evansville Crimson Giants | W 43–6 |
| 8 | November 13, 1921 | Hammond Pros | W 14–7 |
| 9 | November 20, 1921 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 3–3 |
| 10 | November 27, 1921 | at Chicago Staleys | L 0–20 |
| 11 | December 4, 1921 | Racine Legion | T 3–3 |
- Games in italics are against non-NFL opponents.
Roster
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Taylorville Scandal" (PDF).
Further reading
[edit]- Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
- Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part One. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1987.
- Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.