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{{short description|Sports season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Columbus Panhandles
| year = 1921
| record = 1–8 [[NFL|APFA]] (3–8 overall)
| league_place = 17th APFA
| coach = [[Ted Nesser]]
| stadium = [[Neil Field]]
| playoffs = 
}}

The '''[[1921 NFL season|1921]] [[Columbus Panhandles]] season''' was their second in the newly formed [[History of the National Football League|American Professional Football Association]] (soon to become the National Football League). The team played all but one of their nine league games on the road, finishing the year with a record of 1 win and 8 losses,<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/col/1921.htm 1921 Columbus Panhandles]</ref> seventeenth in the league.

During the 1921 season, Columbus was outscored by its opponents by a margin of better than 4 to 1.

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Game
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Recap
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Columbus Panhandles|year=1921|border=2}}"| Sources
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 1
| September 25
| at [[1921 Akron Pros season|Akron Pros]]
| '''L''' 14–0
| 0–1
| [[League Park (Akron)|League Park]]
| 2,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192109250akr.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 2
| October 2
| at [[1921 Dayton Triangles season|Dayton Triangles]]
| '''L''' 42–13
| 0–2
| [[Triangle Park (Dayton)|Triangle Park]]
| "thousands"
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192110020day.htm Recap]
| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/greenville-daily-news-triangles-win-over/163308361/ "Triangles Win Over Columbus,"] ''Greenville [OH] Daily News,'' Oct. 3, 1921, p. 4.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-panhandles-are-swamped/163308541/ "Panhandles Are Swamped By Triangles,"] ''Dayton Daily News,'' Oct. 3, 1921, p. 15.</ref>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 3
| October 9
| at [[1921 Buffalo All-Americans season|Buffalo All-Americans]]
| '''L''' 38–0
| 0–3
| [[Canisius University|Canisius Villa]]
| "a good-sized crowd"
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192110090bff.htm Recap]
| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-post-buffalo-pros-manhandled-pan/162928051/ "Buffalo Pros Manhandled Panhandles,"] ''Buffalo Post,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 9.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-all-americans-score-38/162879564/ "All-Americans Score 38 Against Columbus: Frank Nesser Only Redeeming Feature in Panhandles' Lineup,"] ''Buffalo News,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 18.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-express-again-bisons-wal/162927752/ "Again Bisons Wallop Pans of Columbus: Ohio Gridiron Warriors Defeated, 38–0, on a Muddy Field,"] ''Buffalo Express,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 14.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-buffalo-pros-win-panhan/162927882/ "Buffalo Pros Win: Panhandle Team Outclassed in All Branches by Locals,"] ''Buffalo Courier,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 7.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-enquirer-buffalos-pros-too/162927997/ "Buffalo's Pros Too Strong for Columbus Boys: Panhandles Overcome by Aerial Passwork and Fast End Runs,"] ''Buffalo Enquirer,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 6.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-times-panhandles-no-match-fo/162928208/ "Panhandles No Match for All-Americans, 38–0: Oliphant and Anderson Star in Rout of Famous Columbus Eleven at Villa,"] ''Buffalo Times,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 12.</ref>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 4
| October 16
| at [[1921 Cleveland Tigers (NFL) season|Cleveland Tigers]]
| '''L''' 35–9
| 0–4
| [[League Park|Dunn Field]]
| "several thousand"
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192110160cti.htm Recap]
| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-thorpes-pro-grid-outfi/163185011/ "Thorpe's Pro Grid Outfit Will Open Its Season Today: Tackles Columbus Panhandles, with Famous Nessers, at Dunn Field,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Oct. 16, 1921, p. 16.</ref><ref>Henry P. Edwards, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-cleveland-tiger-eleven/163181170/ "Cleveland Tiger Eleven Trims Columbus Panhandles by 35 to 9 Score: Thorpe's Famous Backfield Gives Great Exhibition,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Oct. 17, 1921, p. 16.</ref>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 5
| October 23
| at [[1921 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]
| '''L''' 17–6
| 0–5
| [[Normal Park]]
| 6,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192110230crd.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 6
| October 30
| at [[1921 Minneapolis Marines season|Minneapolis Marines]]
| '''L''' 28–0
| 0–6
| [[Nicollet Park]]
| "A large crowd"
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192110300mnn.htm Recap]
| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-columbus-pro-invaders-fall/163308114/ "Columbus Pro Invaders Fall Before Marines: Panhandles Unable to Solve Locals' Play, Lose 28 to 0,"] ''Minneapolis Morning Tribune,'' Oct. 31, 1921, p. 6.</ref>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 7
| November 6
| [[1921 Akron Pros season|Akron Pros]]
| '''L''' 21–0
| 0–7
| [[Neil Field]]
|
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192111060col.htm Recap]
|
|-
! —
| November 13
| ''[[Fort Wayne Pros]]''
| '''W''' 17–7
| —
| [[Neil Field]]
|
| —
|
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
! 8
| November 20
| at [[1921 Rochester Jeffersons season|Rochester Jeffersons]]
| '''L''' 27–13
| 0–8
| [[Bay Street Ball Grounds|Baseball Park]]
| 2,500
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192111200rch.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
! 9
| December 4
| at [[1921 Louisville Brecks season|Louisville Brecks]]
| '''W''' 6–0
| 1–8
| [[Eclipse Park]]
|
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192112040lou.htm Recap]
| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-brecks-hold-panhandl/163282311/ "Brecks Hold Panhandles to One Tally,"] ''Louisville Courier-Journal,'' Dec. 5, 1921, p. 6.</ref>
|-
! —
| December 11
| ''[[Columbus Wagner Pirates]]''
| '''W''' 20–0
| —
| [[Neil Field]]
|
| —
|
|-
|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Games in ''italics'' indicate a non-league opponent.
|}

==Standings==
{{1921 APFA standings}}

==Roster==
[[File:Nesser-Brothers-1921.jpg|thumb|center|550px|The Nesser brothers were a core of the 1921 Columbus Panhandles team,]]

* Albert John Shook (March 12, 1899 – January 1, 1984) played [[Guard (American football)|guard]] for the team. He appeared in two games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AL SHOOK |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/shoo00200.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417023550/http://www.profootballarchives.com/shoo00200.html |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |publisher=profootballarchives.com |accessdate=April 16, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|35em}}

==Further reading==

* Chris Willis, ''The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900–1922.'' Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007.
* Chris Willis, ''The Man who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr.'' Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010.

{{1921 APFA season by team}}
{{Columbus Panhandles}}
{{Columbus Tigers seasons}}

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