1921 Lafayette football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1921 Lafayette football 1921 Lafayette football team.png 285 Independent 9–0 Jock Sutherland 3rd Single-wing Joseph Lehecka March Field Co-national champion (Boand, Davis) The 1921 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jock Sutherland, Lafayette compiled a perfect 9–0 record, shut out five of its nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 274 to 26. Significant games included victories over Pittsburgh (6–0), Penn (38–6), and Lehigh (28–6).1921 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 23, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lafayette/1921-schedule.htmlLafayette Yearly Results (1920-1924) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse November 23, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lafayette/1920-1924_yearly_results.php September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906035007/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lafayette/1920-1924_yearly_results.php dead There was no contemporaneous system in 1921 for determining a national champion. However, Lafayette was retroactively named as the co-national champion for 1921 by the Boand System and Parke H. Davis. Other selectors chose California, Cornell, and Iowa as the 1921 national champion.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live Lafayette guard Frank Schwab was a consensus first-team selection on the 1921 All-America college football team.2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 5 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf November 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf dead The team also included fullback George Seasholtz, who went on to play in the National Football League.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SeasGe20.htm George Seasholtz Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com November 23, 2015 Schedule September 24 w 1921 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg March Field Easton, PA 48–0 Muhlenberg Succumbs to Lafayette After Valiant Battle on March Field The Allentown Morning Call September 25, 1921 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98816663/muhlenberg-succumbs-to-lafayette-after/ Newspapers.com October 1 w Pittsburgh March Field Easton, PA 6–0 15,000 Bots Brunner Touchdown Gives Lafayette Great Victory Over Mighty Pittsburgh Team The Allentown Morning Call October 2, 1921 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69458615/bots-brunners-touchdown-gives/ Newspapers.com October 8 w 1921 Dickinson Red and White Dickinson March Field Easton, PA 27–0 Dickinson Bows to Lafayette Team After Hard Fight: Heavy Maroon Backs Crush Defense of Visitors For Repeated Gains The Allentown Morning Call October 9, 1921 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98816875/dickinson-bows-to-lafayette-team-after/ Newspapers.com October 15 w y Bucknell Tustin Field Lewisburg, PA 20–7 Powerful Lafayette Grid Squad Triumphs Over Bucknell, 20-7 The Allentown Morning Call October 16, 1921 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98817071/powerful-lafayette-grid-squad-triumphs/ Newspapers.com October 22 w y Fordham Polo Grounds New York, NY 28–7 10,000 Crowd of 10,000 Sees Fordham Lose at Polo Grounds: Fordham Bows To Lafayette Attack New York Herald October 23, 1921 49 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98817298/crowd-of-10000-sees-fordham-lose-at/ Newspapers.com October 29 w Rutgers March Field Easton, PA 35–0 Sutherland's Lafayette Squad Finds Rutgers Easy Victim in Its Sixth Victory The Allentown Morning Call October 31, 1921 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98817586/sutherlands-lafayette-squad-finds/ Newspapers.com November 5 w y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 38–6 20,000 Penn Scores On Lafayette But Maroons Walk Away With Game By Score Of 38 To 6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Perry Lewis November 6, 1921 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98818214/penn-scores-on-lafayette-but-maroons/ Newspapers.com November 12 w Delaware March Field Easton, PA 44–0 Lafayette Sweeps Delaware State Off of Its Feet: Regulars Taken From Game After First Few Minutes of Game The Allentown Morning Call November 13, 1921 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98817855/lafayette-sweeps-delaware-state-off-of/ Newspapers.com November 19 w y Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA rivalry 28–6 17,000 Lafayette Conquers Lehigh: Maroons Heavy Backfield Beats Brow and White in Hard Struggle; Score 28-6 The Allentown Morning Call November 21, 1921 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98818023/lafayette-conquers-lehigh-maroons/ Newspapers.com References Lafayette Category:Lafayette Leopards football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Lafayette football