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The 1921 Columbus Panhandles season was their second in the newly formed American Professional Football Association (soon to become the National Football League). The team played all but one of their nine league games on the road, finishing the year with a record of 1 win and 8 losses, seventeenth in the league.

During the 1921 season, Columbus was outscored by its opponents by a margin of better than 4 to 1.

Schedule

Standings

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

Roster

• Albert John Shook (March 12, 1899 – January 1, 1984) played guard for the team. He appeared in two games.

References

1. 1921 Columbus Panhandles
2. "Triangles Win Over Columbus," Greenville Daily News, Oct. 3, 1921, p. 4.
3. "Panhandles Are Swamped By Triangles," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 3, 1921, p. 15.
4. "Buffalo Pros Manhandled Panhandles," Buffalo Post, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 9.
5. "All-Americans Score 38 Against Columbus: Frank Nesser Only Redeeming Feature in Panhandles' Lineup," Buffalo News, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 18.
6. "Again Bisons Wallop Pans of Columbus: Ohio Gridiron Warriors Defeated, 38–0, on a Muddy Field," Buffalo Express, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 14.
7. "Buffalo Pros Win: Panhandle Team Outclassed in All Branches by Locals," Buffalo Courier, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 7.
8. "Buffalo's Pros Too Strong for Columbus Boys: Panhandles Overcome by Aerial Passwork and Fast End Runs," Buffalo Enquirer, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 6.
9. "Panhandles No Match for All-Americans, 38–0: Oliphant and Anderson Star in Rout of Famous Columbus Eleven at Villa," Buffalo Times, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 12.
10. "Thorpe's Pro Grid Outfit Will Open Its Season Today: Tackles Columbus Panhandles, with Famous Nessers, at Dunn Field," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 16, 1921, p. 16.
11. Henry P. Edwards, "Cleveland Tiger Eleven Trims Columbus Panhandles by 35 to 9 Score: Thorpe's Famous Backfield Gives Great Exhibition," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 17, 1921, p. 16.
12. "Columbus Pro Invaders Fall Before Marines: Panhandles Unable to Solve Locals' Play, Lose 28 to 0," Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Oct. 31, 1921, p. 6.
13. "Brecks Hold Panhandles to One Tally," Louisville Courier-Journal, Dec. 5, 1921, p. 6.
14. "AL SHOOK". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

Further reading

• Chris Willis, The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900–1922. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007.
• Chris Willis, The Man who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010.

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