1921 Rochester Jeffersons season

Sports season March 2026 November 2013 Rochester Jeffersons 1921 2–3 APFA(4–3–1 overall) 10th in APFA Jack Forsyth Baseball Park (Rochester) 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.1921 Rochester Jeffersons They finished tenth in the league.1921 Rochester Jeffersons (APFA) 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.Ghoss of the Gridiron https://web.archive.org/web/20111022090253/http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Quakers2.htm October 22, 2011 , which tracks the Football history of the Union Club of Philadelphia Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources – October 9 All-Buffalo W 41–0 — Exposition Park "good-sized crowd" — "Big Red Eleven Swamps Bisons: Rochester Pros Win First Engagement, 41 to 0," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Oct. 10, 1921, p. 19. 1 October 16 at Chicago Staleys L 13–16 0–1 Cubs Park 8,000 Recap "Staleys Defeat Rochester in Great Gridiron Battle: Starch Workers Come From Behind to Beat New York," Decatur Herald, Oct. 17, 1921, p. 4. 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 "Akron Defeats Jeffs by 19–0: Rochester Eleven Weakens in Fourth Quarter," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Oct. 31, 1921, p. 18. 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 — "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."47-Yard Placement Kick Gives Jeffersons a Tie," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Nov. 20, 1921, p. 45. 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" — "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. Note: Games in italics indicate a non-league opponent. November 19: Saturday. Standings References Category:Rochester Jeffersons seasons Rochester Jeffersons Rochester Jeffersons