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{{short description|Sports season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Muncie Flyers
| year = 1921
| record = 0–2 [[NFL|APFA]]<br>(1–2 overall)
| league_place = T-18th in APFA
| coach = [[Cooney Checkaye]]
| stadium = [[Walnut Street Park (Muncie)|Walnut Street Park]]
| playoffs = 
| next = ''none''
| no_nextseason = true
}}

The '''[[1921 NFL season|1921]] [[Muncie Flyers]] season''' was their second and final season in the young [[American Professional Football Association]] (APFA). The team failed to improve on their [[1920 Muncie Flyers season|prior season's]] record against league opponents of 0–1, losing two games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mun/1921.htm 1921 Muncie Flyers]</ref> They tied for eighteenth place in the league. The team folded after the season, finishing an overall 0–3 in league play.<ref>[http://www.profootballarchives.com/1921apfamun.html 1921 Muncie Flyers (APFA)]</ref>

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Game
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Recap
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Muncie Flyers|year=1921|border=2}}"| Sources
|-
! –
| October 2
| ''at [[Elwood, Indiana|Elwood American Legion]]''
| '''W''' 74–0
| —
|
|
| —
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| October 9
| at [[1921 Evansville Crimson Giants season|Evansville Crimson Giants]]
| '''L''' 0–14
| 0–1
| [[Bosse Field]]
| <small>"a large crowd"</small>
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192110090ecg.htm Recap]
| <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-courier-and-press-crimson-gia/163278140/ "Crimson Giants Fight Like Tigers and Down Visitors: Outweighed by Sixteen Pounds, Local Football Eleven Rewarded with Victory After Staging Great Fight,"] ''Evansville Courier,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 7.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-muncie-flyers-lose-at-eva/163278341/ "Muncie Flyers Lose at Evansville, 14–0: Checkeye is Injured,"] ''Muncie Star Press,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 8.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press-flyers-beaten-by-giants/163278611/ "Flyers Beaten by Giants: Muncie Gridders Give Stiff Battle,"] ''Evansville Press,'' Oct. 10, 1921, p. 8.</ref>
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| October 16
| [[1921 Cincinnati Celts season|Cincinnati Celts]]
| '''L''' 0–14
| 0–2
| [[Walnut Street Park (Muncie)|Walnut Street Park]]
|
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192110160mun.htm Recap]
|
|-
|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Games in ''italics'' indicate a non-league opponent.
|}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{1921 APFA season by team}}
{{Muncie Flyers seasons}}

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[[Category:Muncie Flyers seasons]]
[[Category:1921 APFA season by team|Muncie Flyers]]
[[Category:1921 in sports in Indiana|Muncie Flyers]]
[[Category:NFL winless seasons]]

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1921 Muncie Flyers season - Revision history

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