1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

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.

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA
Sport	College football
Duration	September 23, 1921 through January 2, 1922
Number of teams	27
Regular Season
Season champions	Georgia Tech Georgia Vanderbilt

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Georgia +	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Florida	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Mississippi College	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Sewanee	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Transylvania	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
Furman	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Tulane	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Oglethorpe	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Mercer	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	1
Wofford	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
Clemson	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions

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 formatting
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member won
Non-conference matchup; SIAA member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SIAA teams in bold.

Week One

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 23	Chattanooga	Athens	Athens, Tennessee	W 20–0
September 24	Howard	Alabama	Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ALA 34–13		[1]
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		[1]
October 1	Auburn	Howard	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	AUB 35–3
October 1	Clemson	Centre	Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky	L 14–0		[2]
October 1	Mercer	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	UGA 28–0		[3]
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		[4]
October 1	Florida	Fort Benning	• Columbus, Georgia	W 6–0		[5]
October 1	Erskine	Presbyterian	• Clinton, South Carolina	L 7–19
October 1	Tennessee	Maryville	Maryville, Tennessee	W 7–0
October 1	North Georgia	Wofford	Spartanburg, South Carolina	W 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		[1]
October 8	Newberry	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	W 7–0
October 8	Spring Hill	Auburn	Montgomery, Alabama	W 49–28		[6]
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		[6]
October 8	Davidson	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 70–0		[7]
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		[3]
October 8	Jacksonville State	Howard		W 39–7
October 8	Northwestern St.	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 78–0
October 8	Louisiana College	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	W 68–0
October 8	Ouachita	Mississippi A&M	Starkville, Mississippi	W 21–6
October 8	Oglethorpe	Fort Benning	Columbus, Georgia	W 20–12
October 8	Bryson	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	W 102–0
October 8	Chattanooga	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	TENN 21–0
October 8	Oglethorpe	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 41–0		[2]
October 8	Mercer	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	VAN 42–0		[7][8]
October 8	Rollins	Florida	Orlando, Florida	W 33–0		[9]
October 10	Carlstrom Field	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 19–0		[10]

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		[11]
October 15	The Citadel	Presbyterian	• Clinton, South Carolina	CIT 20–0
October 15	Furman	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 69–0		[11]
October 15	Tennessee	Dartmouth	Alumni Oval • Hanover, New Hampshire	L 14–3
October 15	Georgia	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Boston, Massachusetts	L 10–7		[12]
October 15	Texas A&M	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 6–0
October 15	Vanderbilt	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	VAN 21–14	5,000	[13]
October 15	Mississippi A&M	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	MSA&M 14–13
October 15	Millsaps	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	MISS 49–0
October 15	Oglethorpe	Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee	SEW 21–0
October 15	Tulane	Rice	Rice Field • Houston	W 7–6
October 15	Mercer	Florida	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	FLA 7–0		[11]
October 15	Georgetown	Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee	CHATT 31–0		[11]
October 15	Elon	Wofford	Spartanburg, South Carolina	W 20–7
October 15	North Carolina	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	T 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	[14]
October 22	Fort Benning	Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama	W 14–7
October 22	Sewanee	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	SEW 17–0		[15]
October 22	Centre	Transylvania	Lexington, Kentucky	L 98–0		[16]
October 22	Howard	Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee	CHATT 26–3
October 22	Oglethorpe	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	UGA 14–0
October 22	Rutgers	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 48–14
October 22	Georgetown	Kentucky	Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky	UK 33–0
October 22	Hanover	Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	W 19-8
October 22	Presbyterian	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	W 48-0
October 22	Spring Hill	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 41–0
October 22	Birmingham–Southern	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	W 20–0
October 22	Rhodes	Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	W 35–0
October 22	Union (TN)	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	W 35–0
October 22	Florida	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	TENN 9–0		[17]
October 22	Mississippi A&M	Tulane	Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana	TUL 7–0		[15]
October 22	Presbyterian	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	SCAR 48–0
October 22	Wofford	Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina	L 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		[18]
October 29	Florida	Howard	Montgomery, Alabama	FLA 34–0		[19]
October 29	Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	VAN 14–0		[20]
October 29	Auburn	Georgia	McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia	UGA 7–0		[18]
October 29	Erskine	Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	L 19–7
October 29	The Citadel	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	FUR 42–0
October 29	Chattanooga	Oglethorpe	Brookhaven, Georgia	OGLE 7–0
October 29	Georgia Tech	Penn State	New York	L 28–7		[15]
October 29	Sewanee	Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	SEW 6–0
October 29	Tulane	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, Michigan	L 14–0
October 29	Louisville	Bethel (KY)	Russellville, Kentucky	T 0-0
October 29	Stetson	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	W 41–0
October 29	Newberry	Wofford	Spartanburg, South Carolina	L 33–21

Week Seven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 3	Erskine	Wofford	Spartanburg, 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		[21]
November 5	Louisville	Transylvania	Lexington, Kentucky	TRAN 7–0
November 5	Mercer	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	FUR 37–0		[22]
November 5	Clemson	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 48–7		[23]
November 5	Mississippi College	Ole Miss	Vicksburg, Mississippi	MSCOLL 27–7
November 5	Vanderbilt	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	VAN 14–0		[24]
November 5	Sewanee	Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee	SEW 47–0
November 5	South Carolina	Florida	Plant Field • Tampa, Florida	T 7–7		[25]
November 5	Mississippi A&M	Tennessee	Memphis, Tennessee	TENN 14–7		[26]
November 5	Stetson	Oglethorpe	Brookhaven, Georgia	W 41–0
November 6	Virginia	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	W 21–0

Week Eight

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 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	[6]
November 11	Mississippi A&M	Texas	Clark Field • Austin, Texas	L 54–7
November 11	Transylvania	Franklin (Ind.)	Franklin, Indiana	L 35–0
November 12	Centre	Auburn	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	L 21–0		[27]
November 12	Spring Hill	Howard	Homewood, Alabama	L 7–0
November 12	South Carolina	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	FUR 7–0
November 12	Georgetown	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 21–0		[21]
November 12	Ole Miss	LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	LSU 21–0		[28]
November 12	VMI	Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	W 14–7
November 12	Millsaps	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	MSCOLL 56–0
November 12	Oglethorpe	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	OGLE 7–6
November 12	Wofford	Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	PRES 27–0
November 12	Sewanee	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	TENN 21–0		[29]
November 13	Georgia	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	T 7–7		[30]

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		[31]
November 18	Kentucky Wesleyan	Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	W 30–0		[32]
November 19	Wofford	Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina	FUR 62–0
November 19	Alabama	Georgia	Atlanta	UGA 22–0		[33]
November 19	Chattanooga	Mercer	Macon, Georgia	MERC 18–0		[34]
November 19	Presbyterian	Newberry	Newberry, South Carolina	L 16–7
November 19	Howard	Marion	Marion, Alabama	W 21–0
November 19	The Citadel	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	SCAR 13–0
November 19	LSU	Tulane	Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans	TUL 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		[35]
November 24	Mississippi A&M	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	T 7–7		[36]
November 24	The Citadel	South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	SC 13-0
November 24	Auburn	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	GT 14–0		[37]
November 24	Mississippi A&M	Alabama	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama	T 7–7		[36]
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 24	Kentucky	Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	T 0–0		[38]
November 24	Sewanee	Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	VAN 9–0		[39]
November 25	Clemson	Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia	UGA 28–0		[38]
November 25	Duke	Wofford	Spartanburg, South Carolina	L 68–0
November 25	Translyvania	Georgetown	Georgetown, Kentucky	TRANS 14–6
November 26	Mississippi College	Spring Hill	Mobile, Alabama	W 28–7
November 26	Louisville	Marshall	Huntington, West Virginia	L 13–0
November 27	Dartmouth	Georgia	Atlanta	L 7–0		[40]

Week Eleven

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 3	Alabama	Tulane	Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans	TUL 14–7		[41]
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	Score	Reference
December 26, 1921	East-West Christmas Classic	San Diego, California	Centre	Arizona	CEN 38–0	[16]
January 2, 1922	Dixie Classic	Fair Park Stadium • Dallas	Centre	Texas A&M	TXA&M 22–14	[16]

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 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

Main article: 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.

Position	Name	First-team selectors	Team
QB	Bo McMillin	C	Centre
HB	Red Barron	C	Georgia Tech
HB	Goat Hale	C	Mississippi College
FB	Judy Harlan	C	Georgia Tech
E	Owen Reynolds	C	Georgia
T	Artie Pew	C	Georgia
G	Puss Whelchel	C	Georgia
C	Bum Day	C	Georgia
G	Noah Caton	C	Auburn
T	Albert Staton	C	Georgia Tech
E	Red Roberts	C	Centre

See also

• 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game

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