1921 Rochester Jeffersons season

The 1921 Rochester Jeffersons season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team failed to improve on their previous record against league teams of 6–3–2, winning only two games.[1] They finished tenth in the league.[2] The Union Quakers were able to arrange a game with Rochester to make up for the loss of a game between the Quakers and the Canton Bulldogs. The Jeffersons played the Quakers to a 3–3 tie. Since the Jeffs were losing large amounts of money during the 1921 season and needed the revenue from the Union Quakers game, the APFA decided to not interfere.[3]

1921 Rochester Jeffersons season
Head coachJack Forsyth
Home fieldBaseball Park (Rochester)
Results
Record4–3–1 Overall
2–3 APFA
League place10th in APFA

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result
October 9 All-Buffalo W 41–0
1 October 16 at Chicago Staleys L 13–16
2 October 23 at Buffalo All-Americans L 0–28
3 October 30 at Akron Pros L 0–19
4 November 6 Tonawanda Kardex W 45–0
November 19 Union Quakers of Philadelphia T 3–3
5 November 20 Columbus Panhandles W 27–13
November 27 Syracuse Pros W 12–0
  • Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.

Standings

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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.

References

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  1. ^ 1921 Rochester Jeffersons
  2. ^ 1921 Rochester Jeffersons (APFA)
  3. ^ Ghoss of the Gridiron Archived October 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, which tracks the Football history of the Union Club of Philadelphia