1921 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season

The 1921 Cleveland Indians season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team improved on their previous record of 2–4–2, winning three games. They finished eleventh in the league.

1921 Cleveland Tigers (NFL) season
Head coach	Jim Thorpe
Home field	Dunn Field
Results
Record	3–5–1 Overall 3–5 APFA
League place	11th APFA

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	October 16	Columbus Panhandles	W 35–9
2	October 23	Cincinnati Celts	W 28–0
3	October 30	at Dayton Triangles	L 2–3
4	November 6	at Buffalo All-Americans	L 6–10
5	November 13	Canton Bulldogs	L 0–7
6	November 20	at Chicago Staleys	L 7–22
7	December 3	at New York Brickley Giants	W 17–0
–	December 10	at Richmond Athletic Club	T 0–0
8	December 11	at Washington Senators	L 0–7

• Game in italics is against a non-NFL team.

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.