1921 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1921 Georgia Bulldogs football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 7–2–1 6–0–1 Herman Stegeman 2nd Owen Reynolds Sanford Field SIAA co-champion 200 The 1921 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1921 college football season. This was the team's second season under the guidance of head coach Herman Stegeman. The Bulldogs had a 7–2–1 record,1921 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia/1921-schedule.html and were also co-champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationAugust 2019: co-champions Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt were also undefeated. Vanderbilt tied Georgia with an onside kick in their game which decided conference title.Atlanta Constitution Fuzzy Woodruff November 13, 1921 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1906427// 3 Onside Kick In Final Quarter Ties Struggle For Commodores March 2, 2015 Newspapers.com Fuzzy Woodruff The Bulldogs' only two losses came against two of the football powerhouses of the day, Eastern schools Harvard and Dartmouth. All season, not a single team scored through its line, which was the greatest in the South,Fred Russell and Maxwell Edward Benson. Fifty Years of Vanderbilt Football. "1921-Wallace Wade Hired As Assistant". Nashville, Tennessee, 1938, p. 39 and featured four All-Southern players.Camp, Walter, ed. National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Rules: Official Intercollegiate Football Guide. 45 Rose St, New York: American Sports, 1922. Print. Spalding's Athletic Library. Guard Hugh Whelchel was selected a third-team All-American by Walter Camp. Schedule October 1 w Mercer Sanford Field Athens, GA 28–0 October 8 w Furman Sanford Field Athens, GA 27–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-georgians-stop-furma/140973515/ The Macon Daily Telegraph Georgians stop Furmanites, 27–7 October 9, 1921 February 14, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 l y y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 7–10 25,000 October 22 w Oglethorpe Sanford Field Athens, GA 14–0 October 29 w y Auburn A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA rivalry 7–0 November 5 w y Virginia Sanford Field Athens, GA 21–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-georgia-bulldogs-def/149104810/ The Birmingham News Georgia Bulldogs defeat Virginians November 6, 1921 June 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 t y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 7–7 November 19 w y Alabama Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA rivalry 22–0 November 24 w Clemson Sanford Field Athens, GA rivalry 28–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-clemson-plays-good-football/140961873/ The State Clemson plays good football November 25, 1921 February 14, 2024 Newspapers.com November 26 l y y Dartmouth Grant Field Atlanta, GA 0–7 Before the season On the line with Whelchel were captain and end Owen Reynolds, tackles Artie Pew and Joe Bennett, and center Bum Day. According to Patrick Garbin, "Prior to the 1960s, Bennett is likely Georgia's most outstanding tackle."https://books.google.com/books?id=LdDCq3ybJPwC&pg=PA30 About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players Patrick Garbin 30 9780810860407 2008 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Game summaries Mercer The season opened with a 28–0 defeat of Josh Cody's Mercer Baptists. The starting lineup was O. Reynolds (left end), Bennett (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Day (center), Anthony (right guard), Pew (right tackle), Murray (right end), Pierce (quarterback), Reynolds (left halfback), Spicer (right halfback), and Collings (fullback)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8119090/the_atlanta_constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution October 2, 1921 3 Stubborn Resistance of Baptists Holds Athenians To 28-0 Victory January 1, 2017 Newspapers.com Jerome Jones, Jr. Furman In the second week of play, Georgia beat Furman 27–7. Jim Tom Reynolds provided the feature play when he returned an interception 40 yards to set up a touchdown.Woodruff 1928 147–148 The starting lineup was Reynolds (left end), Bennett (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Day (center), Anthony (right guard), Pew (right tackle), Murray (right end), Randall (quarterback), Fletcher (left halfback), Spicer (right halfback), Tanner (fullback). At Harvard Georgia at Harvard Georgia Harvard 0 0 0 7 7 3 0 0 October 15 Harvard StadiumBoston, Massachusetts 25,000 W. G. Crowell (Swarthmore) Sources: The Bulldogs traveled north and were defeated by the eastern power Harvard Crimson 10–7. They were the first team all season to score on the Crimson. Harvard won by a blocked punt recovery and a drop kicked field goal.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5189378/the_atlanta_constitution/ Crimson Beats Red and Black By Lonely Goal Cliff Wheatley The Atlanta Constitution 3 October 16, 1921 May 7, 2016 Newspapers.com A triple pass from Collings to Jim Reynolds to Dick Hartley in the final period got Georgia's touchdown.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955 Harvard Trims Georgia Reading Eagle October 16, 1921 The starting lineup was O. Reynolds (left end), Bennett (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Day (center), Anthony (right guard), Pew (right tackle), Murray (right end), Randall (quarterback), Fletcher (left halfback), Hartley (right halfback), and Spicer (fullback). Oglethorpe Georgia easily defeated the in-state Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels 14–0.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95624846/georgia-bulldog-beats-oglethorpe/ The Montgomery Advertiser Georgia Bulldog beats Oglethorpe October 23, 1921 February 19, 2022 Newspapers.com The starting lineup was Bennett (left end), Colley (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Boney (center), Vandiver (right guard), Williams (right tackle), Richardson (right end), Pearce (quarterback), Clark (left halfback), Thompson (right halfback), Tanner (fullback).Woodruff 1928 154–155 Auburn Auburn at Georgia Auburn Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 October 15 Columbus, Georgia Sources: Georgia beat the heavily favored Auburn team 7–0 when Teany Randall scored in the final period.Woodruff 1928 158 The starting lineup was Reynolds (left end), Bennett (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Day (center), Anthony (right guard), Pew (right tackle), P. Bennett (right end), Randall (quarterback), Hartley (left halfback), Spicer (right halfback), Fletcher (fullback).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8118855/the_atlanta_constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution 3 October 30, 1921 January 1, 2017 Newspapers.com Last Gasp Rally of Georgia Downs Plainsmen 7 to 0 Clark Howell, Jr. Virginia The Bulldogs shutout the Virginia Orange and Blue 21–0. UVA presented Georgia with a memorial tablet to Richard Von Albade Gammon. The starting lineup was Reynolds (left end), Bennett (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Day (center), Anthony (right guard), Pew (right tackle), Murray (right end), Collings (quarterback), Hartley (left halfback), J. Reynolds (right halfback), Tanner (fullback).Woodruff 1928 160–161 At Vanderbilt Georgia at Vanderbilt Georgia Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 November 12 Curry FieldNashville, Tennessee Sources: In the seventh week of play, the Bulldogs faced the Vanderbilt Commodores at Curry Field. The game was the highlight of Vanderbilt's schedule this year, deciding the conference champion, and was described by The New York Times as an "important clash";https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/11/12/109825999.pdf Many Good Games On Schedule Today New York Times November 12, 1921 another source called it a "tooth and toe nail event." http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=W65P5EAXMTM3MTEzNjA2Mi4zNTI3NzM6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=8&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=8&p_docnum=59&p_docref=v2:11210D409F608820@EANX-119C00E0A63C5480@2422995-119C00E0F7322468@9-119C00E252980A50@Georgia-Auburn+Kentucky+Vs.+Centre+and+Vandy+Vs.+Alabama+Big+Grid+Games+for+This+Week.+Southern+Football+Lovers+to+Again+Witness Macon Telegraph Vanderbilt To Play Bama Eleven Saturday C.E. Baker November 1, 1921 Birmingham News sports editor "Zipp" Newman wrote weeks before the game, "Stegeman has a powerful team and with all the regulars in the game, the team has a chance of going through the season undefeated unless it be Vanderbilt that stops her". http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=M4CT4BUCMTM3NjAxODQ0OS43NDU2NzM6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=5&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=5&p_docnum=10&p_docref=v2:1126A744DB722B38@EANX-119AC83476544F58@2422994-119AC834954603B0@2-119AC8351385D938@Georgia%20Heeds%20Opportunity%27s%20Knock%20While%20Auburn%20Turns%20Deaf%20Ear%20Says%20Zipp%20Newman Georgia Heeds Opportunity's Knock While Auburn Turns Deaf Ear Says Zipp Newman The Columbus Enquirer Sun Zipp Newman October 31, 1921 Zipp Newman Vanderbilt's record against Georgia was 6–1; Georgia's only win was 4–0, in 1898, and the all-time score was 184–4 in favor of the Commodores. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=R49B4CRDMTM3NTcwMDQ0MC43MjI2MjQ6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=26&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=26&p_docnum=40&p_docref=v2:1126154AC3F56D80@EANX-1192F3491196FDA0@2423004-1192F3495A6589B0@5-1192F34AF88B7E90@Georgia+Beat+Vandy+in+%2798+Commodores+Mave+Win+Six+Contests+to+Bulldogs+One.+Athenians+Slated Georgia Beat Vandy in '98 Columbus Ledger November 10, 1921 The Bulldogs were favored to win their first meeting since 1912. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=R49B4CRDMTM3NTcwMDQ0MC43MjI2MjQ6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=26&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=26&p_docnum=47&p_docref=v2:11B0124EA8AEC7F0@EANX-11BF024C24A3B708@2423005-11BF024C4946B9B0@4-11BF024CC8A36530@Gridiron+Gossip Gridiron Gossip Montgomery Advertiser November 11, 1921 In the first quarter, both teams were evenly matched. The Commodores had their best chance to score when Thomas Ryan beat the defense, but he dropped Jess Neely's pass. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=D51E4BIEMTM3MTA3MzE2MS42NzQ4NDA6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=4&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=4&p_docnum=10&p_docref=v2:11210D409F608820@EANX-119C00BEF0049270@2423007-119C00BF4E212060@8-119C00C0EE14EBB8@Georgia+and+Vanderbilt+Tie%2C+7-7%3B+Tech+Wins%2C+21-7%3B+Centre+Beats+Auburn%3B.+Bulldog+Eleven+is+Held+to+Tie+by+Commodores The Macon Daily Telegraph Bulldog Eleven Is Held To Tie By The Commodores November 13, 1921 Vanderbilt had another chance to score when a Georgia field goal was blocked by Lynn Bomar and picked up by Tot McCullough, who was caught from behind before he could score. thumb|right|280px|Vanderbilt tying the score In the second quarter, Georgia outplayed Vanderbilt. The Commodores had two first downs in the first half, both because of Bulldog penalties. A Commodore punt was returned 15 yards by Georgia to the Vanderbilt 30-yard line, http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=R49B4CRDMTM3NTcwMDQ0MC43MjI2MjQ6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=26&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=26&p_docnum=54&p_docref=v2:0F99DDB671832188@EANX-105F4BFB3465E194@2423007-105F4BFBA33384A7@39-105F4BFFB9C99464@Vanderbilt+Holds+Georgia+to+a+Tie Vanderbilt Holds Georgia To A Tie Dallas Morning News November 13, 1921 and the Bulldogs completed an 18-yard pass from Dick Hartley to halfback Jim Tom Reynolds Vanderbilt Holds Georgia To 7-7 Tie Fort Worth Star Telegram November 13, 1921 on Vanderbilt's 12-yard line. After three short gains, Hartley advanced five yards and Vanderbilt was penalized for being offside. Jim Reynolds, gaining a yard or so, went over for the touchdown with a counter on the following series; the close call was disputed. At the end of the half, Georgia had gained 113 yards to Vanderbilt's nine. The teams were as evenly matched in the third quarter as they had been in the first, with Vanderbilt gaining only two first downs. Soon after the start of the fourth quarter http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=D51E4BIEMTM3MTA3MzE2MS42NzQ4NDA6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=4&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=4&p_docnum=17&p_docref=v2:11210D30DA68B248@EANX-114A05BBA680D790@2423007-114A05BDA8673748@9-114A05C41AFF2DB8@Vanderbilt+Ties+with+Bull+Dogs+Perfect+Onside+Kick+Nets+Needed+Touchdown.+Georgia+Backs+Star+Crackers The State (Columbia, South Carolina) Vanderbilt Ties With Bulldogs November 13, 1921 Neely intercepted a pass, weaving for a 25-yard return to Georgia's 40-yard line.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vsEiAAAAIBAJ&pg=4140,2499379&dq=rupe-smith+vanderbilt&hl=en The Palm Beach Post Commodores Tie In Last Period November 13, 1921June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Two long pass attempts failed, and Thomas Ryan lined up to punt. Rupert Smith sneaked in behind Ryan, rushing to recover the 25-yard onside kick from scrimmage. Smith jumped up to get the ball from a horde of Bulldogs after they let it bounce, and raced for a 15-yard touchdown. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=R49B4CRDMTM3NTcwMDQ0MC43MjI2MjQ6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=26&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=26&p_docnum=51&p_docref=v2:1126A744DB722B38@EANX-119AC547804EEB20@2423007-119AC547BB53F530@10-119AC548E0384E68@Georgia+and+Vandy+Battle+to+a+Draw+Tennesseeans+Get+Touchdown+in+Final+Period+Final+Score+7-7+Jim+Tom+Reynolds Georgia and Vandy Battle to a Draw The Columbus Enquirer November 13, 1921 After he added an extra point, the game ended in a 7–7 tie."n" One source credits Vanderbilt with the first successful onside kick in the history of football,Bratton Michael Wayne The history and evolution of the onside kick https://web.archive.org/web/20160223072929/http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/nfl-cfb-alabama-crimson-tide-clemson-tigers-onside-kick-history-origin-011216 February 23, 2016 http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/nfl-cfb-alabama-crimson-tide-clemson-tigers-onside-kick-history-origin-011216 Fox Sports March 8, 2016 January 12, 2016 despite the fact the onside kick was legalized in 1906, and the first one in the South was executed by Auburn against Georgia in 1896. Lynn Bomar's play as a linebacker was noted. According to Nashville Tennessean sportswriter Blinkey Horn, "Georgia would have trampled Vanderbilt to atoms but for Lynn Bomar ... [who] was the stellar performer of the game. In the first-half he made two-thirds of the tackles"; Bomar stopped five Georgia touchdowns that day. Tom Ryan's punting was also key to keeping the game close, despite the Bulldogs' 18 first downs.https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023531/http://redandblack.libs.uga.edu/xtf/view?docId=news%2F1921%2Frab1921-0137.xml&query=&brand=rab-brand March 4, 2016 http://redandblack.libs.uga.edu/xtf/view?docId=news/1921/rab1921-0137.xml&query=&brand=rab-brand Game With Vandy Is Tied As Novel Play Is Pulled Successful The Red And Black November 18, 1921 dead The starting lineup was O. Reynolds (left end), Bennett (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Day (center), Vandiver (right guard), Pew (right tackle), Murray (right end), J. Reynolds (quarterback), Randall (left halfback), Thompson (right halfback), and Collings (fullback). http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=D51E4BIEMTM3MTA3MzE2MS42NzQ4NDA6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=4&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=4&p_docnum=4&p_docref=v2:1126154AC3F56D80@EANX-1192F26A92916B00@2423007-1192F26B0613EC68@8-1192F26E29904DF8@Sports+from+Every+Port+and+Clime+Commodores+Tied+in+Last+Perfectly+Executed+on-Side+Kick+by The Columbus Ledger Commodores Tied In Last November 13, 1921Atlanta Constitution Fuzzy Woodruff November 13, 1921 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1906427// https://web.archive.org/web/20160307085030/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1906427/the_atlanta_constitution/ March 7, 2016 3 Onside Kick In Final Quarter Ties Struggle For Commodores March 2, 2015 Newspapers.com Fuzzy Woodruff Woodruff 1928 168 Alabama Alabama at Georgia Alabama Georgia 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 15 November 20 Ponce de Leon ParkAtlanta Jogger Elcock Sources: On a muddy Ponce de Leon Park, Georgia handily defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 22–0. Jim Reynolds scored first for Georgia. After Whelchel blocked a Charles Bartlett punt, Bartlett fell on it for a safety. After another punt block, Day recovered the ball deep in Alabama territory, and eventually Spicer ran in a touchdown. In the fourt quarter, the Bulldogs had an 80-yard touchdown drive. Randall and Spicer made 20 yards on end runs, and pass from Hartley to Randall netted 30 yards, down to the 3-yard line, from where Randall scored.http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/recaps/1921-season.pdf#page=3 Archived copy 2016-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508011249/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/recaps/1921-season.pdf#page=3#page=3 2016-05-08 dead The starting lineup was O. Reynolds (left end), Bennett (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Day (center), Anthony (right guard), Pew (right tackle), P. Bennett (right end), Fitts (quarterback), Thompson (left halfback), Spicer (right halfback), and Collings (fullback).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5189339/the_atlanta_constitution/ Fuzzy Woodruff 3 The Atlanta Constitution November 20, 1921 Bulldog Swamps Alabama 22-0 In Hard Battle Fought In Mud May 7, 2016 Newspapers.com Fuzzy Woodruff Woodruff 1928 171 Clemson Clemson was beaten 28–0. The starting lineup was O. Reynolds (left end), Bennett (left tackle), Whelchel (left guard), Day (center), Anthony (right guard), Pew (right tackle), P. Bennett (right end), Randall (quarterback), Hartley (left halfback), Spicer (right halfback), and Tanner (fullback).Woodruff 1928 178 Dartmouth Dartmouth at Georgia Dartmouth Georgia 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 November 26 Grant FieldAtlanta Sources: Georgia was beaten by eastern power Dartmouth 7–0. Dartmouth scored on a 64-yard forward pass that went 44 in the air, from Jim Robertson to Lynch.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5189251/the_atlanta_constitution/ Georgia-Dartmouth Detail The Atlanta Constitution 2 November 27, 1921 May 7, 2016 Newspapers.com Dick Hartley fumbled twice.https://books.google.com/books?id=0jRaCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT52 "Then Vince Said to Herschel... ": The Best Georgia Football Stories Ever Told 9781617490446 Garbin Patrick August 2007 Triumph Books Arter the season Whelchel was elected captain for the next year. Players Varsity letterwinners Line Georgia Bulldogs Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeThurston Anthony tackleJoe Bennett tackle Statesboro, Georgia 18020Sam BoneycenterBum Day center Nashville, GeorgiaPorter Military Academy5'10"19023Ike Joselove centerArtie Pew tackle Damascus, Georgia 19523Owen Reynolds end Douglasville, Georgia 6'3"180Jim Taylor tackle Hazlehurst, GeorgiaNemo Vandiver guardHugh Whelchel guard Dahlonega, Georgia 20021 Backfield Georgia Bulldogs Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeDave Collings halfbackJohn H. Fletcher fullback Tifton, Georgia 200Dick Hartley halfback Fort Valley, GeorgiaDick Mulvehill quarterbackTeany Randall halfbackJim Tom Reynolds halfback Unlisted Georgia Bulldogs Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgePaul AndersonJacob ButlerHervey CleckleyDan PostSam RichardsonJames D. Thomason Notes n References Additional sources A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 Woodruff Fuzzy 1928 2 Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Georgia Bulldogs football