1921 college football season

American college football season January 2024 1921 BoMcMillin.jpg Bo McMillin scoring against Harvard 250 3 December 26, 1921 January 2, 1922 CaliforniaCornellIowaLafayetteWashington & Jefferson Not awarded until 1935 The 1921 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing California Golden Bears, Cornell Big Red, Iowa Hawkeyes, Lafayette Leopards, Washington & Jefferson Presidents, and Vanderbilt Commodores as champions.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/20140421_ncaa_champions.pdf Official 2013 Football Bowl Subdivision Records Book 76–77 The National Collegiate Athletic Association August 1, 2014 October 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141023035512/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/20140421_ncaa_champions.pdf dead Only California, Cornell, Iowa, and Lafayette claim national championships for the 1921 season. Andy Smith's Pacific Coast Conference champion "Wonder Team" at California continued on its streak since 1920. Eastern power Cornell was coached by Gil Dobie and led by one of the sport's great backfields with George Pfann, Eddie Kaw, Floyd Ramsey, and Charles E. Cassidy. Jock Sutherland's Lafayette Maroons were led on the line by Frank Schwab. Big Ten champion Iowa upset Notre Dame 10–7. Grantland Rice noted that the 1921 Notre Dame team "was the first team we know of to build its attack around a forward passing game, rather than use a forward passing game as a mere aid to the running game."Where The West Got The Jump: In Addition To Developing Strong Defense and Good Running Game, Has Built Up Forward Pass Grantland Rice American Golfer December 3, 1921 http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1921/ag2424o.pdf April 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062111/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1921/ag2424o.pdf March 4, 2016 dead 1921 was the last season for the old Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Vanderbilt tied co-champion Georgia on an onside kick. On October 29, Centre upset Harvard 6–0 in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history. Overjoyed students painted the "impossible formula" C6H0 (Centre 6, Harvard 0) on everything in sight. Georgia Tech also claimed a conference title. The 1922 Rose Bowl was fought to a scoreless tie, between California and Washington & Jefferson, in the last Rose Bowl to be played at Tournament Park. Washington & Jefferson is the smallest school to ever play in a Rose Bowl. Conference and program changes Conference establishments Two conferences began play in 1921: Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – an active NCAA Division III conference Southwestern Athletic Conference – an active NCAA Division I FCS conference Membership changes School 1920 Conference 1921 Conference Fresno State Bulldogs Program Established Independent Nebraska Cornhuskers Independent MVIAA Oglethorpe Stormy PetrelsIndependentSIAA Phillips Haymakers Southwest Independent San Diego State Professors Program Established Independent First radio broadcast A historical highlight of the regular season was the 1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game, the first college football game to be broadcast live on radio.Sciullo Sam Jr. 1991 Pitt Football: University of Pittsburgh Football Media Guide University of Pittsburgh Sports Information Office 1991 Pittsburgh, PA 116 Today, college football on radio is common for nearly every game in every division. C6H0 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game On October 29, Centre College beat Harvard 6 to 0 in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history. Overjoyed students painted the "impossible formula" C6H0 (Centre 6, Harvard 0) on everything in sight. Bowl games thumb|300px|Image from the Rose Bowl. In the 1922 Rose Bowl, heavily favored California played Washington & Jefferson to a scoreless tie. The game holds several distinctions including being the only scoreless contest and the first tie in a Rose Bowl. Charles Fremont West of Washington & Jefferson was the first African-American quarterback to play in the Rose Bowl, and Herb Kopf, also of Washington and Jefferson, was the first freshman to play in a Rose Bowl. The 1922 Rose Bowl was the last played at Tournament Park. Washington & Jefferson College, with only 450 students at the time, was the smallest school to ever play in a Rose Bowl. Campbell Jim The 1922 Rose Bowl: David v. Goliath College Football Historical Society Newsletter LA84 Foundation August 2006 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv19/CFHSNv19n4a.pdf https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090326165247/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv19/CFHSNv19n4a.pdf dead March 26, 2009 February 28, 2010http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1352&menu_id=378&crumb=649&id=7317 Washington and Jefferson College February 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100528015849/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1352&menu_id=378&crumb=649&id=7317 May 28, 2010 dead Other bowls 1922 Dixie Classic San Diego Christmas Classic Conference standings Major conference standings Independents Minor conferences ConferenceChampion(s)Record Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Virginia Union 3–0 Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin Stout Normal 3–0 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Kansas State TeachersKansas State Teachers–Fort Hays 6–0–16–0 Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association Louisiana Polytechnic 3–0 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association No champion – Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hamline 5–0 Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference Unknown — Ohio Athletic Conference Miami (OH) 7–0 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Unknown — Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pomona 5–0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Morehouse — Southwestern Athletic Conference Wiley — Minor conference standings Awards and honors All-Americans 1921 College Football All-America Team The consensus All-America team included: PositionNameHeightWeight (lbs.)ClassHometownTeamQBAubrey Devine5'9"170Sr.Des Moines, IowaIowaQBBo McMillin5'9"165Sr.Fort Worth, TexasCentreHBGlenn Killinger5'9"163Sr.Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaPenn StateHBMal Aldrich5'11"165Sr.Fall River, MassachusettsYaleFBEddie Kaw5'10"168Jr.Houston, TexasCornellEHarold Muller6'0"180Jr.Dunsmuir, CaliforniaCaliforniaTDan McMillan6'1"225Sr.Los Angeles, CaliforniaCaliforniaGFiske BrownSr.Plymouth, MassachusettsHarvardGStan Keck5'11"206Sr.Greensburg, PennsylvaniaPrincetonCHerb Stein6'1"186Sr.Warren, OhioPittsburghGFrank Schwab5'11"195Sr.Saltsburg, PennsylvaniaLafayetteGIolas Huffman5'11"228Sr.Chandlersville, OhioOhio StateEEddie AndersonSr.Mason City, IowaNotre Dame Statistical leaders Total offense leader: Aubrey Devine, Iowa, 2211 Receptions leader: Eddie Anderson, Notre Dame, 26 Receiving yards leader: Eddie Anderson, 394 References