# 1921 Detroit Tigers (NFL) season

The 1921 Detroit Tigers season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA), an organization soon to be renamed the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–3–3 (when the team was still known as the Heralds), winning only one game.

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | October 2 | at Rock Island Independents | T 0–0 | 0–0–1 | Douglas Park | 3,304 | Recap |
| 2 | October 9 | Dayton Triangles | W 10–7 | 1–0–1 | Navin Field | "good sized crowd" | Recap |
| 3 | October 16 | Akron Pros | L 20–0 | 1–1–1 | Navin Field | 6,000 | Recap |
| 4 | October 23 | Rock Island Independents | L 14–0 | 1–2–1 | Navin Field | 3,000 | Recap |
| 5 | October 30 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 21–0 | 1–3–1 | Canisius Villa | 7,000 | Recap |
| 6 | November 6 | at Chicago Staleys | L 20–9 | 1–4–1 | Cubs Park | 6,000 | Recap |
| — | November 11 | at Bay City Independents | W 26–7 | — | Clarkson Park | 2,000 | — |
| 7 | November 13 | at Dayton Triangles | L 27–0 | 1–5–1 | Triangle Park | | Recap |
| — | November 20 | Columbus Panhandles | (tentatively scheduled ahead of season) | (tentatively scheduled ahead of season) | (tentatively scheduled ahead of season) | (tentatively scheduled ahead of season) | (tentatively scheduled ahead of season) |
| — | November 26 | Detroit Maroons | Tigers unable to field complete team | Tigers unable to field complete team | Tigers unable to field complete team | Tigers unable to field complete team | Tigers unable to field complete team |
| — | December 4 | Detroit Maroons | T 0–0 | — | Gridley Field | | — |
| Note: Games in italics indicate a non-league opponent. |||||||||

## Standings

APFA standings :
| viewtalkedit | 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 Tigers | 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.

## Players

* Butch Brandau, kicker, 4 games, 192 pounds
* Charlie Carman, guard, 6 games, 215 pounds, 5-10, Vanderbilt
* Walt Clago, end, 6 games, 195 pounds, 6-0, Univ. of Detroit
* Frank Coughlin, tackle, 2 games, 220 pounds, 6-3, Notre Dame
* Neno DaPrato, fullback, 6 games, 185 pounds, 5-10, Michigan St.
* Cy DeGree, tackle, 7 games, 210 pounds, 6-1, Notre Dame
* Pat Dunne, 2 games, 182 pounds
* Moose Gardner, guard, 7 games, 220 pounds, 6-1, Wisconsin
* Buck Gavin, back, 3 games, 179 pounds, 5-10
* Charlie Guy, center, 7 games, 170 pounds, 6-0, Dartmouth, Washington & Jefferson
* Steamer Horning, tackle, 7 games, 198 pounds, 6-0, Colgate
* Earl Krieger, fullback, 5 games, 185 pounds, 5-11, Ohio
* Waddy Kuehl, back, 6 games, 165 pounds, 5-9, St. Ambrose, Dubuque
* Blake Miller, back, 3 games, 170 pounds, 5-7, Michigan St.
* Eddie Moegle, back, 4 games, 186 pounds, 5-9, Univ. of Detroit
* Norb Sacksteder, tailback, 7 games, 173 pounds, 5-9, Dayton, Christian Brothers (MO)
* Bill Stobbs, back, 7 games, 165 pounds, 5-7, Washington & Jefferson
* Don Straw, guard, 1 game, 210 pounds, 5-11, Washington & Jefferson
* Tillie Voss, end, 7 games, 207 pounds, 6-3, Univ. of Detroit
* Vic Whitmarsh, end 3 games, 190 pounds, 5-11, Syracuse
* Pryor Williams, guard, 3 games, 226 pounds, 6-1, Auburn, Vanderbilt