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1921 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerChris O'Brien
Head coachPaddy Driscoll
Home fieldNormal Park (Chicago)
Results
Record6–3–2 Overall
3–3–2 APFA
League place8th APFA

The 1921 Chicago Cardinals season was their second in the American Professional Football Association. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous output of 6–2–2, winning only three APFA games.[1] They finished eighth in the league.

Although a myth persists that the team billed itself as the "Racine Cardinals", by 1921, the press generally referred to the team as the "Chicago Cardinals" and references to Chris O'Brien's team with the Racine name were few.[2][3][4] The team had no connection to Racine, Wisconsin, and played at Normal Park on Chicago's Racine Avenue.

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
– September 25 Horlick-Racine Legion W 27–0 — Normal Park —
1 October 2 Minneapolis Marines W 20–0 1–0 Normal Park 4,000 Recap
2 October 9 Akron Pros L 0–23 1–1 Normal Park 6,000 Recap
3 October 16 Rock Island Independents L 7–14 1–2 Normal Park 4,000 Recap
4 October 23 Columbus Panhandles W 17–6 2–2 Normal Park 6,000 Recap
– October 24 Chicago Staym-Foresters W 27–0 — Normal Park —
– October 24 Gary Elks W 21–0 — Normal Park —
5 November 6 Hammond Pros W 7–0 3–2 Normal Park Recap [5][6][7]
6 November 20 Green Bay Packers T 3–3 3–2–1 Normal Park 2,000 Recap [8][9]
7 December 4 Akron Pros L 0–7 3–3–1 Normal Park 3,500 Recap
8 December 18 at Chicago Staleys T 0–0 3–3–2 Cubs Park 2,700 Recap [10][11][12]
Note: Games in italics indicate a non-league opponent.

Standings

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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
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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1921 Chicago Cardinals team photo.

The 1921 Chicago Cardinals consisted the following players, with the number of league games played appended in parentheses.[13] One member of the team, star quarterback Paddy Driscoll, was later inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame.

Linemen

Backs

References

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  1. ^ 1921 Chicago Cardinals
  2. ^ "Chicago Cardinals to Mix with Racine", Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette, September 21, 1921, p. 12
  3. ^ "Chicago Cardinals Beat Minneapolis", Decatur (IL) Herald, October 3, 1921, p. 4
  4. ^ "Cardinals Drill Under Driscoll", Chicago Tribune, September 28, 1921, p. 13 ("Chris O'Brien's Chicago Cardinals will practice every night this week at Normal Park.")
  5. ^ "Cardinals Win Close One From Hammond Team," Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, Nov. 7, 1921, p. 6.
  6. ^ "Cardinals Nose Out Hammond, 7–0," Muscatine Journal, Nov. 7, 1921, p. 6.
  7. ^ "Hammond Team Loses to Driscoll," Hammond Times, Nov. 7, 1921, p. 8.
  8. ^ Cal, "Driscoll's Field Goal Robs Packers of Victory: Cardinal Star Drop Kicks Ball Between Uprights in Last Four Minutes of Battle," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 21, 1921, p. 13.
  9. ^ "Cardinals and Packers Play Tie Game, 3–3," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 21, 1921, p. 16.
  10. ^ "Staleys Held to Tie by Chicago Cardinals: Driscoll's Eleven Had Three Chances to Register from Field — Small Crowd Out," Decatur Review, Dec. 19, 1921, p. 8.
  11. ^ "Chicago Cards Hold Staley Eleven to Scoreless Draw," Davenport Democrat and Leader, Dec. 19, 1921, p. 7.
  12. ^ "Cardinals Give Staleys a Scare in Tie Game, 0–0," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 19, 1921, p. 19.
  13. ^ "1921 Chicago Cardinals Roster and Players," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com

Further reading

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  • Joe Ziemba, Bears vs. Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2022.
  • Joe Ziemba, When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL. Chicago: Triumph Books, 1999.
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