| 1921 Dayton Triangles season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bud Talbott |
| Home stadium | Triangle Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–4–1 |
| League place | 8thAPFA |
The1921Dayton Triangles season was their second completed in the youngAmerican Professional Football Association (APFA), soon to be renamed the National Football League. The team finished the year with 4 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie, putting them in eighth place among the league's 20 teams.[1]
For 1921, Dayton attempted to expand its appeal by constructing a special children's section in the east end zone ofTriangle Park.[2] The segregated kids' bleachers had a special entrance and a reduced ticket price of 25 cents.[2]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2 | Columbus Panhandles | W 42–13 | 1–0 | Triangle Park | "thousands" | Recap | [3][4] | |
| 2 | October 9 | atDetroit Tigers | L 10–7 | 1–1 | Navin Field | "good sized crowd" | Recap | [5] | |
| 3 | October 16 | Canton Bulldogs | T 14–14 | 1–1–1 | Triangle Park | Recap | [6] | ||
| 4 | October 23 | atChicago Staleys | L 7–0 | 1–2–1 | Cubs Park | 7,000+ | Recap | [7] | |
| 5 | October 30 | Cleveland Tigers | W 3–2 | 2–2–1 | Triangle Park | 4,000 | Recap | [8] | |
| 6 | November 6 | atCanton Bulldogs | L 14–0 | 2–3–1 | Lakeside Park | Recap | |||
| 7 | November 13 | Detroit Tigers | W 27–0 | 3–3–1 | Triangle Park | Recap | [9][10] | ||
| 8 | November 20 | Akron Pros | W 3–0 | 4–3–1 | Triangle Park | Recap | [11][12][13][14] | ||
| 9 | November 27 | atBuffalo All-Americans | L 7–0 | 4–4–1 | Canisius Villa | 3,500 | Recap | [15][16][17] | |
| APFA standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||