1921 Canton Bulldogs season

The 1921 Canton Bulldogs season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team improved on their previous output of 7–4–2, losing only two NFL games. They finished fourth in the league.

1921 Canton Bulldogs season
Head coach	Cap Edwards
Home field	League Field
Results
Record	8–3–3 Overall 5–2–3 APFA
League place	4th APFA

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
–	October 2	Massillon Blues	W 48–0
1	October 9	Hammond Pros	T 7–7
2	October 16	at Dayton Triangles	T 14–14
3	October 23	Akron Pros	L 0–3
4	November 6	Dayton Triangles	W 14–0
5	November 13	at Cleveland Indians	W 7–0
6	November 20	at Buffalo All-Americans	T 7–7
7	November 24	at Akron Pros	W 14–0
8	November 27	at Washington Senators	W 15–0
–	December 3	at Union Quakers of Philadelphia	W 14–9
9	December 11	at Chicago Staleys	L 0–10
–	December 15	at Chicago Morris Supremes	W 19–0
–	December 17	at Union Quakers of Philadelphia	L 0–34
10	December 18	at Washington Senators	W 28–14

• 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.