1921 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1921 Chicago Cardinals season was their second in the American Professional Football Association. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous output of 6–2–2, winning only three APFA games.[1] They finished eighth in the league.
| 1921 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Paddy Driscoll |
| Home field | Normal Park (Chicago) |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–3–2 Overall 3–3–2 APFA |
| League place | 8th APFA |
Although a myth persists that the team billed itself as the "Racine Cardinals", by 1921, the press generally referred to the team as the "Chicago Cardinals" and references to Chris O'Brien's team with the Racine name were few.[2][3][4] The team had no connection to Racine, Wisconsin, and played at Normal Park on Chicago's Racine Avenue.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | September 25 | Horlick-Racine Legion | W 27–0 |
| 1 | October 2 | Minneapolis Marines | W 20–0 |
| 2 | October 9 | Akron Pros | L 0–23 |
| 3 | October 16 | Rock Island Independents | L 7–14 |
| 4 | October 23 | Columbus Panhandles | W 17–6 |
| – | October 24 | Chicago Staym-Foresters | W 27–0 |
| – | October 24 | Gary Elks | W 21–0 |
| 5 | November 6 | Hammond Pros | W 7–0 |
| 6 | November 20 | Green Bay Packers | T 3–3 |
| 7 | December 4 | Akron Pros | L 0–7 |
| 8 | December 18 | at Chicago Staleys | T 0–0 |
- Games in italics are against non-NFL teams
Standings
| 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.
1921 Chicago Cardinals Roster
Bob Koehler FB
Lenny Sachs LE
Frank Rydzeski
Pete Steger
Willis Berennan
Charlie Knight
Harry Curran
John Scanlon
Paul LaRoss
References
- 1921 Chicago Cardinals
- "Chicago Cardinals to Mix with Racine", Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette, September 21, 1921, p. 12
- "Chicago Cardinals Beat Minneapolis", Decatur (IL) Herald, October 3, 1921, p. 4
- "Cardinals Drill Under Driscoll", Chicago Tribune, September 28, 1921, p. 13 ("Chris O'Brien's Chicago Cardinals will practice every night this week at Normal Park.")
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