1921 Arizona Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1921 Arizona Wildcats football Independent 7–2 Pop McKale 7th Walter William Wofford East-West Christmas Classic L 0–38 vs. Centre The 1921 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their seventh season, under head coach Pop McKale, the Wildcats compiled a 7–2 record, shut out six of nine opponents, lost to the Centre Praying Colonels in the East-West Christmas Classic (the program's first bowl game appearance), and outscored all opponents, 418 to 68. The team captain was Walter William Wofford.Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide University of Arizona October 23, 2016 102, 104 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf September 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160921192006/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf dead Arizona's Harold "Nosey" McClellan led the nation in scoring with 124 points.A timeline of Arizona Football History University of Arizona October 8, 2018 https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/2013/4/18/208236846.aspx Schedule y October 8 Bisbee American Legion Tucson, AZ W 84–13 Wildcats Beat Legion Boys The Arizona Republican October 9, 1921 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24239405/wildcats_beat_legion_boys/ Newspapers.com October 15 Phoenix Indian Training School Tucson, AZ W 75–0 University of Arizona Defeats Phoenix Indians 75 to 0 The Arizona Daily Star October 16, 1921 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24239497/university_of_arizona_defeats_phoenix/ Newspapers.com October 21 at Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX L 13–17 Wildcats Beaten, 17–13, at College Station; Forward Passing Features The El Paso Times October 22, 1921 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24243466/wildcats_beaten_1713_at_college/ Newspapers.com October 29 Texas Mines Tucson, AZ W 74–0 Wildcats Trounce On Texas Miners, 74 to 0 The Bisbee Daily Review October 30, 1921 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24243616/wildcats_trounce_on_texas_miners_74_to/ Newspapers.com November 5 at New Mexico A&M Mesilla Park, NM W 31–0 University of Arizona Beats New Mexico Aggies, 31 to 0 The Arizona Daily Star November 6, 1921 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24243760/university_of_arizona_beats_new_mexico/ Newspapers.com November 19 at New Mexico University field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry) W 24–0 U. Of Arizona Defeats U. Of N. Mexico The Arizona Daily Star November 20, 1921 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24239311/u_of_arizona_defeats_u_of_n_mexico/ Newspapers.com November 24 1921 New Mexico Military Broncos New Mexico Military Tucson, AZ W 110–0 "U" of Arizona Defeats N.M. Military Institute 110 to 0: Wildcats Outclass Opponents in Every Department of Game; Visitors Make Few First Downs The Arizona Daily Star November 25, 1921 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24243889/u_of_arizona_defeats_nm_military/ Newspapers.com December 2 1921 Whittier Poets football Whittier Tucson, AZ W 7–0 Arizona Trounces Whittier Team, 7 to 0, by Forward Pass The Arizona Daily Star December 3, 1921 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24243964/arizona_trounces_whittier_team_7_to_0/ Newspapers.com December 26 vs Centre Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA (East-West Christmas Classic) L 0–38 Centre Overwhelms Arizona on Muddy Field, 38 to 0 The Arizona Daily Star December 27, 1921 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24244060/centre_overwhelms_arizona_on_muddy/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Centre (Christmas Classic) In the Christmas Classic (which was a bowl game), Arizona failed to score a single point against Centre in a shutout loss. This was the Wildcats’ first ever bowl game in program history.Centre destroys Wildcats in Christmas Classic Arizona Daily Wildcat January 9, 1922 Arizona did not appear in another bowl game until 1949. References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats football seasons Arizona Wildcats football