1921 Evansville Crimson Giants season

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

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]

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
Racine 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

1. 1921 Evansville Crimson Giants
2. 1921 Evansville Crimson Giants (AFPA)