1921 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season
# 1921 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season

The 1921 Cleveland Indians season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team improved on their previous record of 2–4–2, winning three games. They finished eleventh in the league.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 16 | Columbus Panhandles | W 35–9 |
| 2 | October 23 | Cincinnati Celts | W 28–0 |
| 3 | October 30 | at Dayton Triangles | L 2–3 |
| 4 | November 6 | at Buffalo All-Americans | L 6–10 |
| 5 | November 13 | Canton Bulldogs | L 0–7 |
| 6 | November 20 | at Chicago Staleys | L 7–22 |
| 7 | December 3 | at New York Brickley Giants | W 17–0 |
| – | December 10 | at Richmond Athletic Club | T 0–0 |
| 8 | December 11 | at Washington Senators | L 0–7 |

* Game in italics is against a non-NFL team.

## 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 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.

