1921 Detroit Tigers (NFL) season
| 1921 Detroit Tigers (NFL) season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Billy Marshall |
| Home field | Navin Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–5–2 Overall 1–5–1 APFA |
| Division place | 16th APFA |
| Playoff finish | No playoffs until 1932 |
The 1921 Detroit Tigers season was their second in the league. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.
Standings
| APFA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Staleys | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 128 | 53 | T-1 |
| Buffalo All-Americans | 9 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 211 | 29 | L-1 |
| Akron Pros | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 148 | 31 | W-1 |
| Canton Bulldogs | 5 | 2 | 3 | .714 | 106 | 55 | W-1 |
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 65 | 30 | L-1 |
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 89 | 46 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 70 | 55 | L-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 54 | 53 | T-1 |
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 96 | 67 | L-1 |
| Rochester Jeffersons | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 85 | 76 | W-2 |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 95 | 58 | L-1 |
| Washington Senators | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 21 | 43 | L-1 |
| Hammond Pros | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | 17 | 45 | L-2 |
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 37 | 41 | L-1 |
| Cincinnati Celts | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 14 | 117 | L-2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 19 | 109 | L-5 |
| Columbus Panhandles | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 47 | 222 | W-1 |
| Muncie Flyers | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | L-2 |
| Tonawanda Kardex | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 45 | L-1 |
| New York Brickley Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 72 | L-2 |
| Louisville Brecks | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | L-2 |
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