1921 Rochester Jeffersons season

The 1921 Rochester Jeffersons season was their second completed in the young American Professional Football Association (APFA), soon to be renamed the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous record against league teams of 6–3–2, winning only two games.^[1] They finished tenth in the league.^[2] The Union Quakers were able to arrange a game with Rochester to make up for the loss of a game between the Quakers and the Canton Bulldogs. The Jeffersons played the Quakers to a 3–3 tie. Since the Jeffs were losing large amounts of money during the 1921 season and needed the revenue from the Union Quakers game, the APFA decided to not interfere.^[3]

1921 Rochester Jeffersons season
Head coach	Jack Forsyth
Home field	Baseball Park (Rochester)
Results
Record	2–3 APFA (4–3–1 overall)
League place	10th in APFA
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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
–	October 9	All-Buffalo	W 41–0	—	Exposition Park	"good-sized crowd"	—	[4]
1	October 16	at Chicago Staleys	L 13–16	0–1	Cubs Park	8,000	Recap	[5]
2	October 23	at Buffalo All-Americans	L 0–28	0–2	Canisius Villa	10,000	Recap
3	October 30	at Akron Pros	L 0–19	0–3	League Park	4,000	Recap	[6]
4	November 6	Tonawanda Kardex	W 45–0	1–3	Baseball Park	3,000	Recap
–	November 19	at Philadelphia Union Quakers	T 3–3	—	National League Park	8,000	—	[7][8]
5	November 20	Columbus Panhandles	W 27–13	2–3	Baseball Park	2,500	Recap
–	November 27	Syracuse Pros	W 12–0	—	Baseball Park	"small crowd"	—	[9]
Note: Games in italics indicate a non-league opponent. November 19: Saturday.

Standings

APFA standings
view talk edit	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.

References

1. 1921 Rochester Jeffersons
2. 1921 Rochester Jeffersons (APFA)
3. Ghoss of the Gridiron Archived October 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, which tracks the Football history of the Union Club of Philadelphia
4. "Big Red Eleven Swamps Bisons: Rochester Pros Win First Engagement, 41 to 0," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 19.
5. "Staleys Defeat Rochester in Great Gridiron Battle: Starch Workers Come From Behind to Beat New York," Decatur Herald, Oct. 17, 1921, p. 4.
6. "Akron Defeats Jeffs by 19–0: Rochester Eleven Weakens in Fourth Quarter," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Oct. 31, 1921, p. 18.
7. "Kicks Field Goal from 47-Yard Line: Morissey's Great Boot Enables Rochester to Tie Union Quakers, 3–3," Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 20, 1921, p. 21.
8. "47-Yard Placement Kick Gives Jeffersons a Tie," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Nov. 20, 1921, p. 45.
9. "Jeffs Finish Season With 12–0 Victory Over Syracuse: Red Backfield Too Strong for Salt City Team," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Nov. 28, 1921, p. 16.