1921 Muncie Flyers season
| 1921 Muncie Flyers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Cooney Checkaye |
| Home field | Walnut Street Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–2 APFA (1–2 overall) |
| League place | T-18th in APFA |
The 1921 Muncie Flyers season was their second and final season in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team failed to improve on their prior season's record against league opponents of 0–1, losing two games.[1] They tied for eighteenth place in the league. The team folded after the season, finishing an overall 0–3 in league play.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | October 2 | at Elwood American Legion | W 74–0 | — | — | ||||
| 1 | October 9 | at Evansville Crimson Giants | L 0–14 | 0–1 | Bosse Field | "a large crowd" | Recap | [3][4][5] | |
| 2 | October 16 | Cincinnati Celts | L 0–14 | 0–2 | Walnut Street Park | Recap | |||
| Note: Games in italics indicate a non-league opponent. | |||||||||
Standings
[edit]| 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 Tigers | 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
[edit]- ^ 1921 Muncie Flyers
- ^ 1921 Muncie Flyers (APFA)
- ^ "Crimson Giants Fight Like Tigers and Down Visitors: Outweighed by Sixteen Pounds, Local Football Eleven Rewarded with Victory After Staging Great Fight," Evansville Courier, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 7.
- ^ "Muncie Flyers Lose at Evansville, 14–0: Checkeye is Injured," Muncie Star Press, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 8.
- ^ "Flyers Beaten by Giants: Muncie Gridders Give Stiff Battle," Evansville Press, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 8.
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