1921 Green Bay Packers season

1921 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldHagemeister Park
Results
Record7–2–2 Overall
3–2–1 APFA
League place7th APFA

The 1921 Green Bay Packers season was their third season of competition and their first in the American Professional Football Association. 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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The 1921 Packers team
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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1921 Green Bay Packers roster

Standings

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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 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

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  1. ^ "The Taylorville Scandal" (PDF).