1921 New York Brickley Giants season
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The 1921
New York Brickley Giants season was their sole season in the American Profession Football Association (which would be renamed the National Football League
in 1922). The team finished the season with a 0-2 league record, and tied for eighteenth place in the league. Overall the team posted a 5-3 record, when taking non-league games into account. The team is also referred to the Brooklyn Giants by some sources.
1921 NFL season
The 1921 APFA season was the 2nd regular season of the National Football League, which was then called the American Professional Football Association....
New York Brickley Giants season was their sole season in the American Profession Football Association (which would be renamed the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
in 1922). The team finished the season with a 0-2 league record, and tied for eighteenth place in the league. Overall the team posted a 5-3 record, when taking non-league games into account. The team is also referred to the Brooklyn Giants by some sources.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 9, 1921 | at New Haven Williams | W 3-2 |
| 2 | October 16, 1921 | at Buffalo All-Americans Buffalo (NFL) Buffalo, New York had a turbulent, early-era National Football League team that operated under three different names and several different owners between the 1910s and 1920s... |
L 55-0 |
| 3 | October 23, 1921 | at Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area... |
L 7-0 |
| 4 | November 5, 1921 | at Union Quakers of Philadelphia Union Quakers of Philadelphia The Union Quakers of Philadelphia were a professional independent football team, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1921. The team evolved from a number of pro players who played with the Union Club of Phoenixville during their 1920 season. During their only season of operation, the club won... |
W 3-0 |
| 5 | November 6, 1921 | Brooklyn All-Star Collegians Played at Commercial Field Commercial Field Commercial Field is a 2,112-acre athletic field located in the Wingate neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was home to the Commercial High School soccer, football, and baseball teams from around 1906. Other schools, such as Boys High, also called Commercial Field their home from time to time, as did... |
W 27-6 |
| 6 | November 8, 1921 | Union Quakers of Philadelphia | Canceled |
| 7 | November 13, 1921 | Governors Island Governors Island Governors Island is a island in Upper New York Bay, approximately one-half mile from the southern tip of Manhattan Island and separated from Brooklyn by Buttermilk Channel. It is legally part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City... Played at Commercial Field Commercial Field Commercial Field is a 2,112-acre athletic field located in the Wingate neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was home to the Commercial High School soccer, football, and baseball teams from around 1906. Other schools, such as Boys High, also called Commercial Field their home from time to time, as did... |
W 45-0 |
| 8 | November 20, 1921 | Brooklyn Harway A.A. Played at Ebbets Field Ebbets Field Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football... |
W 17-0 |
| 9 | November 26, 1921 | at Orange Athletic Club | Canceled |
| 10 | November 27, 1921 | Union Quakers of Philadelphia | Canceled |
| 11 | December 3, 1921 | Cleveland Indians Played at Polo Grounds Polo Grounds The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963... |
L 17-0 |
| 12 | December 11, 1921 | Brooklyn Harway A.A. at Ebbets Field Ebbets Field Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football... |
Canceled |
Standings
| APFA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Staleys 1921 Chicago Staleys season The 1921 Chicago Staleys season was their second regular season completed in the young American Professional Football Association. The club posted a 9-1-1 record under head coach/player George Halas earning them a first place finish in the team standings and their first league championship. The... |
9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 128 | 53 | T-1 |
| Buffalo All-Americans 1921 Buffalo All-Americans season The 1921 Buffalo All-Americans season was their second in the league. The team matched their previous output of 9-1-1, going 9-1-2 against league opponents, and losing the league title to the Chicago Staleys in a disputed tiebreaker.... |
9 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 211 | 29 | L-1 |
| Akron Pros 1921 Akron Pros season The 1921 Akron Pros season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8-0-3, losing three games. They finished third in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 148 | 31 | W-1 |
| Canton Bulldogs 1921 Canton Bulldogs season The 1921 Canton Bulldogs season was their second in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 7-4-2, losing only two NFL games. They finished fourth in the league.-Schedule:* Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.-Standings:... |
5 | 2 | 3 | .714 | 106 | 55 | W-1 |
| Rock Island Independents 1921 Rock Island Independents season The 1921 Rock Island Independents season was their second in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents of 6-2-2, winning only four games. They finished fifth in the league.-Schedule:... |
4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 65 | 30 | L-1 |
| Evansville Crimson Giants 1921 Evansville Crimson Giants season 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, and finished in sixth place in the standings.,-Schedule:* Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.... |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 89 | 46 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1921 Green Bay Packers season The 1921 Green Bay Packers season was their third season of competition and the first in the American Professional Football Association. The club posted a 3-2-1 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau, earning them seventh place finish.-Schedule:... |
3 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 70 | 55 | L-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1921 Chicago Cardinals season The 1921 Chicago Cardinals season was their second in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6-2-2, winning only three NFL games... |
3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 54 | 53 | T-1 |
| Dayton Triangles 1921 Dayton Triangles season The 1921 Dayton Triangles season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-2-2, winning only four games. They finished eighth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 96 | 67 | L-1 |
| Rochester Jeffersons 1921 Rochester Jeffersons season The 1921 Rochester Jeffersons season was their second in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league teams of 6-3-2, winning only two games. They finished tenth in the league. The Union Quakers were able to arrange a game with Rochester to make... |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 85 | 76 | W-2 |
| Cleveland Indians 1921 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season The 1921 Cleveland Indians season was their second in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous record of 2-4-2, winning three games. They finished eleventh in the league.-Schedule:* Game in italics is against a non-NFL team.... |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 95 | 58 | L-1 |
| Washington Senators 1921 Washington Senators (NFL) season The 1921 Washington Senators season was their inaugural and only season in the league. The team finished 1-2, finishing in twelfth place in the league.-Schedule:* Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.-Standings:-References:... |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 21 | 43 | L-1 |
| Hammond Pros 1921 Hammond Pros season The 1921 Hammond Pros season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-5, winning only one game. They tied for thirteenth place in the league.-Schedule:*Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.... |
1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | 17 | 45 | L-2 |
| Minneapolis Marines 1921 Minneapolis Marines season The 1921 Minneapolis Marines season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 1-3 record against league opponents, and tied for thirteenth place in the league.-Schedule:... |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 37 | 41 | L-1 |
| Cincinnati Celts 1921 Cincinnati Celts season The 1921 Cincinnati Celts season was their sole season in the National Football League. The team finished 1-3, and tied for thirteenth place in the league.-Schedule:* Games in italics are against non-NFL teams and do not count in the league standings.... |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 14 | 117 | L-2 |
| Detroit Tigers 1921 Detroit Tigers (NFL) season The 1921 Detroit Tigers season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-3-3 , winning only one game.... |
1 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 19 | 109 | L-5 |
| Columbus Panhandles 1921 Columbus Panhandles season The 1921 Columbus Panhandles season was their second in the newly formed American Professional Football Association . The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-6-2, winning only one league game... |
1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 47 | 222 | W-1 |
| Muncie Flyers 1921 Muncie Flyers season The 1921 Muncie Flyers season was their second and final season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league opponents of 0-1, losing two games. They tied for eighteenth place in the league... |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | L-2 |
| Tonawanda Kardex 1921 Tonawanda Kardex season The 1921 Tonawanda Kardex season was their sole season in the National Football League, in which they played only game. The team finished 0-1 in league play, and tied for eighteenth place in the league.-Schedule:... |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 45 | L-1 |
| New York Brickley Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 72 | L-2 |
| Louisville Brecks 1921 Louisville Brecks season The 1921 Louisville Brecks season was their inaugural season in the National Football League. The team finished 0-2 against league teams, and tied for eighteenth place in the league.-Schedule:... |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | L-2 |