1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

August 2023 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season College football NCAA Regular Season Georgia TechGeorgiaVanderbilt 27 September 23, 1921through January 2, 1922 Football 1920 1922 The 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1921 college football season. The 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 Southern 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 formattingNon-conference matchup; SIAA member wonNon-conference matchup; SIAA member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SIAA teams in bold. Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 23 ChattanoogaAthensAthens, TennesseeW 20–0 September 24 Howard Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 34–13 Football recaps http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/21-m-footbl-recaps.pdf 2017-02-12 2013-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227104249/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/21-m-footbl-recaps.pdf dead September 24 Wake Forest Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 42–0 September 24 Emory & Henry Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 27–0 September 24 Erskine Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 42–7 Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 30 Chattanooga Bryson Fayetteville, Tennessee W 53–0 October 1 Erskine South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina W 13–7 October 1 Spring Hill Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 27–7 October 1 Auburn Howard Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama AUB 35–3 October 1 Clemson Centre Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky L 14–0 October 1 Mercer Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 28–0 Woodruff 1928 145 October 1 Newberry Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 63–0 October 1 Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 68–0 October 1 Mississippi College Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans MSCOLL 41–3 October 1 Birmingham–Southern Mississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi W 59–13 October 1 Memphis Mississippi Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 82–0 October 1 Cumberland Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee W 26–0 October 1 Middle Tennessee State Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 34–0 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=M62G5AITMTM3MTIzMjA0MC42Nzg5OTg6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=10&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=10&p_docnum=23&p_docref=v2:11B0124EA8AEC7F0@EANX-11BF0221D7E59590@2422965-11BF02221D260D28@9-11BF0223A06C4B00@Vanderbilt+Downs+Middle+Tennessee Montgomery Advertiser Vanderbilt Downs Middle Tennessee October 2, 1921 October 1FloridaFort Benning• Columbus, GeorgiaW 6–0 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00334 Florida Alligator October 7, 1921 'Gator Machine With Perfect Team Works Triumph Over Camp Benning In a 6 to 0 Hard Fought Battle October 1ErskinePresbyterian• Clinton, South CarolinaL 7–19 October 1 TennesseeMaryvilleMaryville, Tennessee W 7–0 October 1North GeorgiaWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaW 22–0 Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 7 Presbyterian Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina CLEM 34–0 October 8 Marion Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 55–0 October 8 Newberry South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina W 7–0 October 8 Spring Hill Auburn Montgomery, Alabama W 49–28 Woodruff 1928 147 October 8 Wofford The Citadel College Park Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina CIT 28–0 October 8 Furman Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 27–7 October 8 Davidson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 70–0 Woodruff 1928 146 October 8 Marshall Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 28–0 October 8 Millsaps Birmingham–Southern • Birmingham, Alabama T 7–7 October 8 Ole Miss Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 26–0 October 8 Jacksonville State Howard W 39–7 October 8Northwestern St.LSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 78–0 October 8Louisiana CollegeMississippi College Clinton, Mississippi W 68–0 October 8OuachitaMississippi A&M Starkville, Mississippi W 21–6 October 8OglethorpeFort BenningColumbus, Georgia W 20–12 October 8BrysonSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 102–0 October 8ChattanoogaTennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 21–0 October 8OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 41–0 Woodruff 1928 144October 8MercerVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 42–0 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=P71C59WRMTM3NTMwNDU4OS4xNTU4ODY6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=9&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=9&p_docnum=165&toc=true&p_docref=v2:11210D409F608820@EANX-119C00C9150C3EA0@2422972-119C00C94B311108@5-119C00CAC3151FA0 Vandy's Eleven Tears Loose In Second Quarter The Macon Daily Telegraph October 9, 1921October 8RollinsFloridaOrlando, FloridaW 33–0 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00335 Florida Alligator October 14, 1921 'Gators Smother Rollins 33 to 0October 10Carlstrom FieldFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaL 19–0 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00335 Florida Alligator October 14, 1921 Arcadia Flyers Defeat Florida Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 14 Clemson Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama AUB 56–0 October 15 Bryson Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 95–0 October 15 The Citadel Presbyterian • Clinton, South Carolina CIT 20–0 October 15 Furman Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 69–0 October 15 Tennessee Dartmouth Alumni Oval • Hanover, New Hampshire L 14–3 October 15 Georgia Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, Massachusetts L 10–7 http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1980/12/5/harvard-10-georgia-7-pthe-university/ Harvard 10, Georgia 7 Howard N. Mead December 5, 1980 October 15 Texas A&M LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 6–0 October 15VanderbiltKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky VAN 21–145,000http://kdl.kyvl.org/catalog/xt74f47gr08f_7 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810092449/http://kdl.kyvl.org/catalog/xt74f47gr08f_7 dead August 10, 2014 Kentucky Kernel Cats Lose Stubborn Scrap To Vanderbilt October 21, 1921October 15Mississippi A&MMississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiMSA&M 14–13October 15MillsapsOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 49–0 October 15OglethorpeSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee SEW 21–0October 15TulaneRice Rice Field • Houston W 7–6 October 15MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaFLA 7–0 October 15GeorgetownChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeCHATT 31–0 Woodruff 1928 152October 15ElonWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaW 20–7 October 15North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaT 7-7 Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 21 Clemson Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina T 0–0 October 21 Vanderbilt Texas Fair Park Stadium • Dallas W 20–0 15,000 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=M62G5AITMTM3MTIzMjA0MC42Nzg5OTg6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=4&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=4&p_docnum=33&p_docref=v2:0F99DDB671832188@EANX-105F4B6FE2686AD2@2422986-105F4B7044F6A9E9@41-105F4B744E93CDAF@Commodores+Defeat+Texas+Longhorns+before+Crowded+Stadium%2C+20+to+0 Dallas Morning News Commodores Defeat Texas Longhorns before Crowded Stadium, 20 to 0 October 23, 1921 October 22 Fort Benning Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 14–7 October 22SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaSEW 17–0 Woodruff 1928 156 October 22 Centre Transylvania Lexington, Kentucky L 98–0 http://library.centre.edu/sc/digital/football_1920.html Centre College Football Record (1920-1929) library.centre.edu 22 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142425/http://library.centre.edu/sc/digital/football_1920.html 2 April 2015 dead October 22 Howard Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee CHATT 26–3 October 22 Oglethorpe Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 14–0 October 22Rutgers Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta W 48–14 October 22GeorgetownKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 33–0 October 22HanoverLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyW 19-8 October 22PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 48-0 October 22Spring HillLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 41–0 October 22Birmingham–SouthernMercerMacon, GeorgiaW 20–0 October 22RhodesOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 35–0 October 22Union (TN)Mississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiW 35–0 October 22FloridaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 9–0 Woodruff 1928 155October 22Mississippi A&MTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana TUL 7–0 October 22PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina SCAR 48–0 October 22WoffordDavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaL 87–0 Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 27 Clemson South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina SCAR 21–0 October 29 Alabama LSU Heinemann Park • New Orleans T 7–7 October 29 Florida Howard Montgomery, Alabama FLA 34–0 Woodruff 1928 159 October 29 Tennessee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 14–0 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=D51E4BIEMTM3MTA3MzE2MS42NzQ4NDA6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=8&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=8&p_docnum=30&p_docref=v2:1126A744DB722B38@EANX-119AC8489BD61558@2422993-119AC848F9860B30@14-119AC84A8C9392F0@Vanderbilt+Wins+from+Tennessee+Commodore%27s+Wonderful+Interference+Enables+the+Light+Sacks+to+Sweep+Trough Columbus Daily Enquirer Vanderbilt Wins from Tennessee October 30, 1921 October 29 Auburn Georgia McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia UGA 7–0 Woodruff 1928 158October 29ErskinePresbyterian Clinton, South CarolinaL 19–7 October 29The CitadelFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaFUR 42–0 October 29ChattanoogaOglethorpeBrookhaven, GeorgiaOGLE 7–0 October 29Georgia TechPenn StateNew YorkL 28–7 October 29SewaneeKentuckyLouisville, KentuckySEW 6–0 October 29TulaneDetroit MercyDetroit, MichiganL 14–0 October 29LouisvilleBethel (KY)Russellville, KentuckyT 0-0 October 29StetsonMercerMacon, GeorgiaW 41–0 October 29NewberryWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaL 33–21 Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 3ErskineWoffordSpartanburg, South Carolina L 19–6 November 5 Auburn Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans AUB 14–0 November 5 Howard Birmingham–Southern Birmingham, Alabama L 16–14 November 5 Kentucky Centre Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky L 55–0 Woodruff 1928 166 November 5 Louisville Transylvania Lexington, Kentucky TRAN 7–0 November 5 Mercer Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina FUR 37–0 Woodruff 1928 165November 5 Clemson Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 48–7 Woodruff 1928 161 November 5 Mississippi College Ole Miss Vicksburg, Mississippi MSCOLL 27–7 November 5 Vanderbilt Alabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama VAN 14–0 Vandy Trims U of Alabama Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1906323// 2 November 6, 1921 Newspapers.com November 5 Sewanee Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee SEW 47–0 November 5South CarolinaFloridaPlant Field • Tampa, FloridaT 7–7 Woodruff 1928 163November 5Mississippi A&MTennesseeMemphis, TennesseeTENN 14–7 Woodruff 1928 164November 5StetsonOglethorpeBrookhaven, GeorgiaW 41–0 November 6VirginiaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 21–0 Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 10 Clemson The Citadel Orangeburg, South Carolina T 7–7 November 11 Chattanooga Birmingham–Southern Birmingham, Alabama L 14–7 November 11 Florida Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama FLA 9–2 5,000 November 11 Mississippi A&M Texas Clark Field • Austin, Texas L 54–7 November 11TransylvaniaFranklin (Ind.)Franklin, IndianaL 35–0 November 12 Centre Auburn Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama L 21–0 Woodruff 1928 168 November 12 Spring Hill Howard Homewood, Alabama L 7–0 November 12 South Carolina Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina FUR 7–0 November 12GeorgetownGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 21–0 November 12Ole MissLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana LSU 21–0 Woodruff 1928 170November 12VMIKentuckyLouisville, KentuckyW 14–7 November 12MillsapsMississippi CollegeClinton, MississippiMSCOLL 56–0 November 12OglethorpeMercerMacon, GeorgiaOGLE 7–6 November 12WoffordPresbyterianClinton, South Carolina PRES 27–0 November 12SewaneeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 21–0 Woodruff 1928 169November 13GeorgiaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeT 7–7 Atlanta Constitution Fuzzy Woodruff 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 Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 18 Erskine Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina L 13–0 November 18 Mississippi College Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida T 7–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3132837/the_atlanta_constitution/ 'Goat' Hale Ties Florida November 19, 1921 Atlanta Constitution 10 August 31, 2015 Newspapers.com November 18Kentucky WesleyanLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyW 30–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2780871/the_cincinnati_enquirer/ The Cincinnati Enquirer 11 Captain Kirk Stars October 19, 1921 July 10, 2015 Newspapers.com November 19 Wofford Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina FUR 62–0 November 19 Alabama Georgia Atlanta UGA 22–0 Woodruff 1928 171 November 19 Chattanooga Mercer Macon, Georgia MERC 18–0 Woodruff 1928 172November 19PresbyterianNewberryNewberry, South CarolinaL 16–7 November 19HowardMarionMarion, AlabamaW 21–0 November 19The CitadelSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 13–0 November 19LSUTulaneSecond Tulane Stadium • New OrleansTUL 21–0 Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 24 Centre Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans L 21–0 Woodruff 1928 174 November 24 Mississippi A&M Alabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama T 7–7 Woodruff 1928 178 November 24 The Citadel South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina SC 13-0 November 24 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta GT 14–0 Woodruff 1928 173 November 24 Mississippi A&M Alabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama T 7–7 November 24 Davidson Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina W 28–0 November 24 Chattanooga Maryville Maryville, Tennessee L 34–0 November 24 Howard Millsaps Jackson, Mississippi HOW 45–0 November 24KentuckyTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeT 0–0 Woodruff 1928 177November 24SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 9–0 Charlotte Observer Final Period Rally Wins for Old Vandy November 25, 1921November 25ClemsonGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 28–0 November 25Duke WoffordSpartanburg, South Carolina L 68–0 November 25TranslyvaniaGeorgetown Georgetown, Kentucky TRANS 14–6 November 26Mississippi CollegeSpring Hill Mobile, Alabama W 28–7 November 26LouisvilleMarshallHuntington, West VirginiaL 13–0 November 27DartmouthGeorgiaAtlantaL 7–0 Woodruff 1928 183 Week Eleven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference December 3 Alabama Tulane Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans TUL 14–7 Woodruff 1928 181 December 3 LSU Mississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi LSU 17–14 December 3 North Carolina Florida Jacksonville, Florida L 14–10 December 3 Mississippi College Baylor Dallas, Texas L 24–0 Bowl games Date Bowl Game Site SIAA Team Opponent ScoreReference December 26, 1921 East-West Christmas Classic San Diego, California Centre Arizona CEN 38–0 January 2, 1922 Dixie Classic Fair Park Stadium • Dallas Centre Texas A&M TXA&M 22–14 Awards and honors All-Americans 1921 College Football All-America Team E – Red Roberts, Centre (WC-1; FW-2 [g]; JV-3; MM-2) E – Owen Reynolds, Georgia (FW-3) G – Puss Whelchel, Georgia (WC-3) QB – Bo McMillin, Centre (FW-1; WC-2; LP-1 [hb]; BE-2; JV-2; MM-1; NB-1) HB – Red Barron, Georgia Tech (JV-3) FB – Judy Harlan, Georgia Tech (WC-3; FW-3) All-Southern team 1921 College Football All-Southern Team The following includes the composite All-Southern eleven awarded gold badges and formed by 30 sports writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal. PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeamQBBo McMillinCCentreHBRed BarronCGeorgia TechHBGoat HaleCMississippi CollegeFBJudy HarlanCGeorgia TechEOwen ReynoldsCGeorgiaTArtie PewCGeorgiaGPuss WhelchelCGeorgiaCBum DayCGeorgiaGNoah CatonCAuburnTAlbert StatonCGeorgia TechERed RobertsCCentre See also 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game References A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 Woodruff Fuzzy 1928 2