1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 23, 1921
through January 2, 1922
Number of teams 28
Regular Season
Season champions Centre
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Vanderbilt
1921 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Centre + 5 0 0     10 1 0
Georgia Tech + 4 0 0     8 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 1     7 2 1
Vanderbilt + 5 0 1     7 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 1     6 2 1
Florida 4 1 2     6 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 1     7 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 0     6 2 0
Furman 4 2 1     7 2 1
LSU 2 1 1     6 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 1     5 1 2
Transylvania 2 1 0     2 2 0
Auburn 3 2 0     5 3 0
The Citadel 2 2 1     3 3 2
Mississippi A&M 2 3 1     4 4 1
Tulane 3 4 0     4 6 0
Alabama 2 4 2     5 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 0     5 4 0
Mercer 2 5 0     3 6 0
Chattanooga 1 3 0     4 6 0
Clemson 0 4 2     1 6 2
Kentucky 0 2 1     4 3 1
Millsaps 0 3 1     0 3 1
Louisville 0 1 0     2 2 1
Ole Miss 0 3 0     3 6 0
Wofford 0 3 0     2 7 0
Georgetown 0 3 0     0 3 0
Howard 0 5 0     3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season began on September 23 with conference member Chattanooga visiting Athens. Conference play began on September 24 with Alabama defeating Howard.

Centre, Georgia Tech, Georgia, and Vanderbilt can all claim conference championships. Centre and Georgia Tech both posted unblemished conference records. Georgia and Vanderbilt tied each other in their contest deciding a champion.

This is the last year before many major programs move to the Southern Conference.

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 23 ChattanoogaAthensAthens, TNW 200
September 24 Howard Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL ALA 34–13
September 24 Wake Forest Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 42–0
September 24 Emory & Henry Tennessee Shield-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 27–0
September 24 Erskine Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 42–7
September 24 North Georgia Oglethorpe Brookhaven, GAW 290

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 30 Chattanooga Bryson Fayetteville, TN W 53–0
October 1 Spring Hill Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 27–7
October 1 Auburn Howard Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL AUB 35–3
October 1 Clemson Centre Cheek Field • Danville, KY CEN 14–0
October 1 Mercer Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA UGA 28–0
October 1 Newberry Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 63–0
October 1 Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Stoll FieldLexington, KY W 68–0
October 1 Mississippi College Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA MSCOLL 41–3
October 1 Birmingham-Southern Mississippi A&M Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 59–13
October 1 Memphis Mississippi Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS W 82–0
October 1 Cumberland Sewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TN W 26–0
October 1 Middle Tennessee State Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 34–0 [1]
October 1FloridaFort BenningColumbus, GAW 60
October 1ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, SC W 137
October 1 PresbyterianDavidson Davidson, NCL 07
October 1 TennesseeMaryvilleMaryville, TN W 70
October 1North GeorgiaWoffordSpartanburg, SCW 220

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 7 Presbyterian Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC CLEM 34–0
October 8 Marion Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 55–0
October 8 Spring Hill Auburn Montgomery, AL W 49–28
October 8 Virginia Tech Centre Cheek Field • Danville, KY W 14–0
October 8 Wofford The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC CIT 28–0
October 8 Furman Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA UGA 27–7
October 8 Davidson Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 70–0
October 8 Marshall Kentucky Stoll FieldLexington, KY W 28–0
October 8 Millsaps Birmingham-Southern Birmingham, AL T 7–7
October 8 Ole Miss Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA TUL 26–0
October 8 Jacksonville State Howard W 39–7
October 8Northwestern St.LSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 780
October 8Louisiana CollegeMississippi College Clinton, MS W 680
October 8OuachitaMississippi A&M Starkville, MS W 216
October 8OglethorpeFort BenningColumbus, GA W 2012
October 8BrysonSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 1020
October 8ChattanoogaTennessee Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 210
October 8OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAGT 410
October 8MercerVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 420 [2]
October 8RollinsFloridaOrlando, FLW 330
October 10Carlstrom FieldFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FLL 190

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 14 Clemson Auburn Drake FieldAuburn, AL AUB 56–0
October 15 Bryson Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 95–0
October 15 The Citadel Presbyterian Clinton, SC CIT 20–0
October 15 Furman Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 69–0
October 15 Centre Xavier Cincinnati, OH W 28–6
October 15 Tennessee Dartmouth Alumni OvalHanover, NH L 14–3
October 15 Georgia Harvard Harvard StadiumAllston, MA L 10–7 [3]
October 15 Texas A&M LSU State FieldBaton Rouge, LA W 6–0
October 15VanderbiltKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY VAN 21145,000[4]
October 15Mississippi A&MMississippi CollegeClinton, MSMSA&M 1413
October 15MillsapsOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MSMISS 490
October 15OglethorpeSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TN SEW 210
October 15TulaneRice Rice FieldHouston, TX W 76
October 15MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FLFLA 70
October 15North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCT 77
October 15GeorgetownChattanoogaChamberlain FieldChattanooga, TNCHATT 310
October 15ElonWoffordSpartanburg, SCW 207

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 21 Clemson Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC T 0–0
October 21 Vanderbilt Texas Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX W 20–0 15,000 [5]
October 22 Fort Benning Auburn Drake FieldAuburn, AL W 147
October 22SewaneeAlabamaRickwood FieldBirmingham, ALSEW 170
October 22 Centre Transylvania Lexington, KY CEN 98–0
October 22 Howard Chattanooga Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, TN CHATT 26–3
October 22 Oglethorpe Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA UGA 140
October 22Rutgers Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 48–14
October 22GeorgetownKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KYUK 330
October 22Spring HillLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LAW 410
October 22Birmingham-SouthernMercerMacon, GAW 200
October 22RhodesOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MSW 350
October 22Union (TN)Mississippi CollegeClinton, MSW 350
October 22FloridaTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TNTENN 90
October 22Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA TUL 70
October 22PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, SC SCAR 480
October 22WoffordDavidsonDavidson, NCL 870

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 27 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, SC SCAR 21–0
October 29 Alabama LSU Heinemann ParkNew Orleans, LA T 7–7
October 29 Centre Harvard Harvard StadiumAllston, MA W 6–0 [6]
October 29 Florida Howard Montgomery, AL FLA 34–0
October 29 Tennessee Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 140 [7]
October 29 Auburn Georgia McClung StadiumColumbus, GA UGA 7–0
October 29ErskinePresbyterian Clinton, SCL 197
October 29The CitadelFurmanManly Field • Greenville, SCFUR 420
October 29ChattanoogaOglethorpeBrookhaven, GAOGLE 70
October 29Georgia TechPenn StateNew York, NYL 287
October 29SewaneeKentuckyLouisville, KYSEW 60
October 29TulaneDetroit MercyDetroit, MIL 140
October 29StetsonMercerMacon, GAW 410
October 29NewberryWoffordSpartanburg, SCL 3321

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 3ErskineWoffordSpartanburg, SC L 196
November 5 Auburn Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA AUB 14–0
November 5 Howard Birmingham-Southern Birmingham, AL L 16–14
November 5 Kentucky Centre Cheek Field • Danville, KY CEN 55–0
November 5 Mercer Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC FUR 37–0
November 5 Clemson Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 48–7
November 5 Mississippi College Ole Miss Vicksburg, MS MSCOLL 27–7
November 5 Vanderbilt Alabama Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL VAN 14–0 [8]
November 5 Sewanee Chattanooga Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, TN SEW 47–0
November 5South CarolinaFloridaPlant FieldTampa, FLT 77
November 5Mississippi A&MTennesseeMemphis, TNTENN 147
November 5StetsonOglethorpeBrookhaven, GAW 410
November 6VirginiaGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GAW 210

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 10 Clemson The Citadel Orangeburg, SC T 7–7
November 11 Chattanooga Birmingham-Southern Birmingham, AL L 14–7
November 11 Florida Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, AL FLA 9–2 5,000
November 11 Mississippi A&M Texas Clark FieldAustin, TX L 54–7
November 11TransylvaniaFranklin (Ind.)Franklin, INL 350
November 12 Centre Auburn Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL CEN 21–0
November 12 South Carolina Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC FUR 7–0
November 12GeorgetownGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAW 210
November 12Ole MissLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LA LSU 210
November 12VMIKentuckyLouisville, KYW 147
November 12MillsapsMississippi CollegeClinton, MSMSCOLL 560
November 12OglethorpeMercerMacon, GAOGLE 76
November 12WoffordPresbyterianClinton, SC PRES 270
November 12SewaneeTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TNTENN 210
November 13GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNT 77 [9]

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 18 Erskine Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 13–0
November 18 Mississippi College Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL T 7–7
November 18Kentucky WesleyanLouisvilleLouisville, KYW 300 [10]
November 19 Washington & Lee Centre Louisville, KY W 21–0
November 19 Wofford Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC FUR 62–0
November 19 Alabama Georgia Atlanta, GA UGA 22–0
November 19 Chattanooga Mercer Macon, GA MERC 18–0
November 19PresbyterianNewberryNewberry, SCL 167
November 19HowardMarionMarion, ALW 210
November 19The CitadelSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCSCAR 130
November 19LSUTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LATUL 210

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 24 Centre Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA CEN 21–0
November 24 Oglethorpe Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, FL FLA 21–3
November 24 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 14–0
November 24 Mississippi A&M Alabama Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL T 7–7
November 24 Davidson Furman Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 28–0
November 24 Chattanooga Maryville Maryville, TN L 34–0
November 24 Howard Millsaps Jackson, MS HOW 45–0
November 24KentuckyTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TNT 00
November 24SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 90 [11]
November 25ClemsonGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GAUGA 280
November 25Duke WoffordSpartanburg, SC L 680
November 25TranslyvaniaGeorgetown Georgetown, KY TRANS 146
November 26Mississippi CollegeSpring Hill Mobile, AL W 287
November 26LouisvilleMarshallHuntington, WVL 130
November 27DartmouthGeorgiaAtlanta, GAL 70

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 3 Alabama Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA TUL 14–7
December 3 LSU Mississippi A&M Scott FieldStarkville, MS LSU 17–14
December 3 North Carolina Florida Jacksonville, FL L 14–10
December 3 Mississippi College Baylor Dallas, Texas L 24–0

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Site SIAA Team Opponent Score
December 26, 1921 East-West Christmas Classic San Diego, CA Centre Arizona CEN 38–0
January 2, 1922 Dixie Classic Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX Centre Texas A&M TXA&M 22–14

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern eleven awarded gold badges and formed by 30 sports writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal included:

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Bo McMillin 5'9" 160 Sr. Prairie Hill, Texas Centre
HB Red Barron 5'11" 180 Jr. Clarkesville, Georgia Georgia Tech
HB Goat Hale 5'11" 170 Sr. Jackson, Mississippi Mississippi College
FB Judy Harlan 5'11" 182 Sr. Ottumwa, Iowa Georgia Tech
E Owen Reynolds 6'3" 180 Sr. Douglasville, Georgia Georgia
T Artie Pew 195 Sr. Damascus, Georgia Georgia
G Puss Whelchel 200 Jr. Dahlonega, Georgia Georgia
C Bum Day 5'10" 190 Sr. Nashville, Georgia Georgia
G Noah Caton Sr. River Falls, Alabama Auburn
T Albert Staton Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech
E Red Roberts 6'2" 220 Jr. Somerset, Kentucky Centre

See also

References

  1. "Vanderbilt Downs Middle Tennessee". Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1921.
  2. "Vandy's Eleven Tears Loose In Second Quarter". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 9, 1921.
  3. Howard N. Mead (December 5, 1980). "Harvard 10, Georgia 7".
  4. "Cats Lose Stubborn Scrap To Vanderbilt". Kentucky Kernel. October 21, 1921.
  5. "Commodores Defeat Texas Longhorns before Crowded Stadium, 20 to 0". Dallas Morning News. October 23, 1921.
  6. Valarie H. Ziegler. "The Centre Harvard Game of 1921".
  7. "Vanderbilt Wins from Tennessee". Columbus Daily Enquirer. October 30, 1921.
  8. "Vandy Trims U of Alabama". Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1921. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Fuzzy Woodruff (November 13, 1921). "Onside Kick In Final Quarter Ties Struggle For Commodores". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved March 2, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Captain Kirk Stars". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 19, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved July 10, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final Period Rally Wins for Old Vandy". Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1921.
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