1921 Chicago Cardinals season

1921 Chicago Cardinals season
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
	← 1920; Cardinals seasons; 1922 →;

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.

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
view talk edit	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

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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[1] 1921 Chicago Cardinals

[2] "Chicago Cardinals to Mix with Racine", Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette, September 21, 1921, p. 12

[3] "Chicago Cardinals Beat Minneapolis", Decatur (IL) Herald, October 3, 1921, p. 4

[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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