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1921 Akron Pros
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Record: 8-3-1, Finished 3rd in APFA
APFA Season Summary
Scored 148 points (12.3/g), 2nd of 21 in the APFA.
Allowed 31 points (2.6/g), 5th.
Differential of 117 points (9.8/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.7-0.3.
Coached by Fritz Pollard (8-3-1) (co-coach with Elgie Tobin) and Elgie Tobin (8-3-1)
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1921 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Fritz Pollard | 27 | 1 | 11 | ||
| FB | Rip King+ | 26 | 1 | 10 | ||
| BB | Paul Sheeks | 32 | Rook | 9 | ||
| WB | Carl Cramer | 24 | 1 | 11 | ||
| LE | Jim Flower | 26 | 1 | 6 | ||
| LE | Paul Robeson | 23 | Rook | 6 | ||
| LT | Pike Johnson | 25 | 1 | 11 | ||
| LG | Elgie Tobin | 35 | 1 | 2 | ||
| LG | Tommy Tomlin | 51 | 1 | 5 | ||
| C | Russ Bailey | 24 | 1 | 12 | ||
| RG | Al Nesser+ | 28 | 1 | 12 | ||
| RT | Charlie Copley | 51 | 1 | 11 | ||
| RE | Scotty Bierce | 25 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Russ Bailey | 24 | 1 | 12 | ||
| P | Russ Bailey | 24 | 1 | 12 | ||
| PR | Russ Bailey | 24 | 1 | 12 | ||
| KR | Russ Bailey | 24 | 1 | 12 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Bailey | 24 | C | 12 | 12 | 183 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 10/17/1897 | 1 | |
| Marty Beck | 21 | B | 8 | 2 | 175 | 5-9 | none | 1/2/1900 | Rook | |
| Scotty Bierce | 25 | E | 12 | 12 | 164 | 5-9 | Akron | 9/3/1896 | 1 | |
| Alf Cobb | 29 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 6/7/1892 | 1 | |
| Charlie Copley | 51 | T-E | 12 | 11 | 191 | 5-9 | Missouri-Rolla,Muhlenberg | 0/0/0 | 1 | |
| Bunny Corcoran | 27 | E-B | 1 | 1 | 185 | 5-11 | Fordham,Georgetown (DC) | 11/23/1894 | 1 | |
| Carl Cramer | 24 | B | 11 | 11 | 184 | 5-11 | Hamline | 12/20/1897 | 1 | |
| Jim Flower | 26 | T-E-C-G | 9 | 6 | 193 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/17/1895 | 1 | |
| Bruno Haas | 30 | B | 1 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | none | 5/5/1891 | Rook | |
| Pike Johnson | 25 | T-G | 12 | 11 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington & Lee | 9/30/1896 | 1 | |
| Marshall Jones | 27 | WB-TB-FB | 7 | 1 | 165 | 5-11 | North Dakota | 12/10/1894 | 1 | |
| Rip King+ | 26 | B | 11 | 10 | 202 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 10/25/1895 | 1 | |
| Frank McCormick | 27 | WB-FB | 2 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | South Dakota | 11/5/1894 | 1 | |
| Al Nesser+ | 28 | G-E-C | 12 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | none | 6/6/1893 | 1 | |
| Fritz Pollard | 27 | TB-BB-WB | 12 | 11 | 165 | 5-9 | Bates,Brown | 1/27/1894 | 1 | |
| Roy Ratekin | 22 | E | 4 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Colorado State | 9/24/1899 | Rook | |
| Jack Read | 51 | G-T | 3 | 0 | none | 0/0/0 | Rook | |||
| Paul Robeson | 23 | E-T | 8 | 6 | 219 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 4/8/1898 | Rook | |
| Paul Sheeks | 32 | BB | 12 | 9 | 173 | 5-8 | Dakota Wesleyan,South Dakota | 10/18/1889 | Rook | |
| Elgie Tobin | 35 | G-BB | 8 | 2 | 180 | 5-9 | Penn State,West Virginia | 5/7/1886 | 1 | |
| Leo Tobin | 51 | G-LB | 12 | 6 | 220 | 5-9 | Grove City | 0/0/0 | Rook | |
| Tommy Tomlin | 51 | G-T | 5 | 5 | 197 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 0/0/0 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 31.0 | 12 | 178.9 | 5-7.4 | 0.7 |