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1921 Columbus Panhandles season

Sports season

1921 Columbus Panhandles season

Sports season

FieldValue
teamColumbus Panhandles
year1921
record1–8 APFA
(3–8 overall)
league_place17th APFA
coachTed Nesser
stadiumNeil Field
playoffs

(3–8 overall)

The 1921 Columbus Panhandles season was their second in the newly formed American Professional Football Association (soon to become the National Football League). The team played all but one of their nine league games on the road, finishing the year with a record of 1 win and 8 losses, seventeenth in the league.

During the 1921 season, Columbus was outscored by its opponents by a margin of better than 4 to 1.

Schedule

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September 25at Akron ProsL 14–00–1League Park2,000Recap
October 2at Dayton TrianglesL 42–130–2Triangle Park"thousands"Recap
October 9at Buffalo All-AmericansL 38–00–3Canisius Villa"a good-sized crowd"Recap
October 16at Cleveland TigersL 35–90–4Dunn Field"several thousand"Recap
October 23at Chicago CardinalsL 17–60–5Normal Park6,000Recap
October 30at Minneapolis MarinesL 28–00–6Nicollet Park"A large crowd"Recap
November 6Akron ProsL 21–00–7Neil FieldRecap
November 13Fort Wayne ProsW 17–7—Neil Field—
November 20at Rochester JeffersonsL 27–130–8Baseball Park2,500Recap
December 4at Louisville BrecksW 6–01–8Eclipse ParkRecap
December 11Columbus Wagner PiratesW 20–0—Neil Field—
Note: Games in italics indicate a non-league opponent.

Standings

Roster

The Nesser brothers were a core of the 1921 Columbus Panhandles team,
  • Albert John Shook (March 12, 1899 – January 1, 1984) played guard for the team. He appeared in two games.

References

References

  1. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/col/1921.htm 1921 Columbus Panhandles]
  2. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/greenville-daily-news-triangles-win-over/163308361/ "Triangles Win Over Columbus,"] ''Greenville [OH] Daily News,'' Oct. 3, 1921, p. 4.
  3. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-panhandles-are-swamped/163308541/ "Panhandles Are Swamped By Triangles,"] ''Dayton Daily News,'' Oct. 3, 1921, p. 15.
  4. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-post-buffalo-pros-manhandled-pan/162928051/ "Buffalo Pros Manhandled Panhandles,"] ''Buffalo Post,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 9.
  5. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-all-americans-score-38/162879564/ "All-Americans Score 38 Against Columbus: Frank Nesser Only Redeeming Feature in Panhandles' Lineup,"] ''Buffalo News,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 18.
  6. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-express-again-bisons-wal/162927752/ "Again Bisons Wallop Pans of Columbus: Ohio Gridiron Warriors Defeated, 38–0, on a Muddy Field,"] ''Buffalo Express,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 14.
  7. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-buffalo-pros-win-panhan/162927882/ "Buffalo Pros Win: Panhandle Team Outclassed in All Branches by Locals,"] ''Buffalo Courier,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 7.
  8. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-enquirer-buffalos-pros-too/162927997/ "Buffalo's Pros Too Strong for Columbus Boys: Panhandles Overcome by Aerial Passwork and Fast End Runs,"] ''Buffalo Enquirer,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 6.
  9. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-times-panhandles-no-match-fo/162928208/ "Panhandles No Match for All-Americans, 38–0: Oliphant and Anderson Star in Rout of Famous Columbus Eleven at Villa,"] ''Buffalo Times,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 12.
  10. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-thorpes-pro-grid-outfi/163185011/ "Thorpe's Pro Grid Outfit Will Open Its Season Today: Tackles Columbus Panhandles, with Famous Nessers, at Dunn Field,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Oct. 16, 1921, p. 16.
  11. Henry P. Edwards, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-cleveland-tiger-eleven/163181170/ "Cleveland Tiger Eleven Trims Columbus Panhandles by 35 to 9 Score: Thorpe's Famous Backfield Gives Great Exhibition,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Oct. 17, 1921, p. 16.
  12. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-columbus-pro-invaders-fall/163308114/ "Columbus Pro Invaders Fall Before Marines: Panhandles Unable to Solve Locals' Play, Lose 28 to 0,"] ''Minneapolis Morning Tribune,'' Oct. 31, 1921, p. 6.
  13. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-brecks-hold-panhandl/163282311/ "Brecks Hold Panhandles to One Tally,"] ''Louisville Courier-Journal,'' Dec. 5, 1921, p. 6.
  14. "AL SHOOK". profootballarchives.com.
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