Cleveland Tigers (NFL)

This article is about the first Cleveland Indians National Football League football team. For the second Cleveland Indians NFL team (1923), see Cleveland Bulldogs. For the third Cleveland Indians NFL team (1931), see Cleveland Indians (NFL 1931).
Cleveland Tigers/Indians
Founded1916
Folded1921
Based inCleveland, Ohio, United States
LeagueOhio League (1916–1919)
National Football League (1920–1922)
Team historyCleveland Indians (1916–1919)
Cleveland Tigers (1919–1920)
Cleveland Indians (1921–1922)
Team colorsRed, white
   
Head coachesPeggy Parratt (1916)
Stan Cofall, Al Pierotti (1920)
Jim Thorpe (1921)
General managersStan Cofall
Owner(s)Peggy Parratt (1916)
Jimmy O'Donnell (1920–1922)
Named forAkron Indians (1916)
Massillon Tigers (1920)
Double entendre (1921)
Home field(s)League Park

The Cleveland Tigers were the first Cleveland team franchise in what became the National Football League (NFL). The Tigers played in the "Ohio League" before joining the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League in 1922) during the 1920 and 1921 seasons.