1921 Evansville Crimson Giants season
The 1921 Evansville Crimson Giants season was their inaugural in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–2 record against NFL teams,[1] and finished in sixth place in the standings.,[2]
| 1921 Evansville Crimson Giants season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Frank Fausch |
| Home field | Bosse Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–2–1 Overall 3–2 APFA |
| Division place | 6th APFA |
| Playoff finish | No playoffs until 1932 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2, 1921 | Louisville Brecks | W 21–0 |
| 2 | October 9, 1921 | Muncie Flyers | W 14–0 |
| 3 | October 16, 1921 | at Hammond Pros | L 3–0 |
| – | October 23, 1921 | New Albany Calumet Indians | W 90–0 |
| – | October 30, 1921 | Camp Knox Officers | W 90–0 |
| 4 | November 6, 1921 | at Green Bay Packers | L 43–6 |
| – | November 11, 1921 | Kentucky All-Stars | W 7–0 |
| 5 | November 27, 1921 | Cincinnati Celts | W 48–0 |
| – | December 4, 1921 | Indianapolis Football Club | W 17–0 |
| – | December 18, 1921 | Paducah Alumni | 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.
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