1921 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1921 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–1–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 141 to 13. John R. Richards was in his fifth year as Wisconsin's head coach.^[1][2]

1921 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John R. Richards (5th season)
Captain	Guy Sundt
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Chicago	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Michigan	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Illinois	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Fullback Guy Sundt was the team captain.^[3] Halfback Al Elliott was selected as a second-team All-American by Norman E. Brown of the Central Press.^[4] Four Wisconsin players received first-team All-Big Ten honors: Al Elliott, end Stevens Gould, center George Bunge, and halfback Rollie Williams.^[5][6][7][8]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The stadium's seating capacity was increased from 10,000 to 14,000 prior to the 1921 season.^[9] During the 1921 season, the average attendance at home games was 11,962.^[10]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		Lawrence*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 28–0
October 8		South Dakota State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 24–3
October 15		at Northwestern	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	W 27–0		[11]
October 22		at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 20–0	13,063
October 29		Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 35–0	24,000
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Michigan	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	T 7–7	20,000
November 19		at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–3
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

1. "1921 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
2. "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
3. 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
4. "Western Players Predominate On All American Team Picked By Normy Brown". Capital Times. November 28, 1921.
5. "Billy Evans Picks All-Western Conference Eleven for 1921". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 26, 1921. p. 5.
6. "Hawk Stars Get Places on Elevens". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 28, 1921. p. 4.
7. "Some All Conference Selections". The Michigan Alumnus. December 1, 1921. p. 243.
8. Luther A. Huston (December 11, 1921). "Galaxy of Star Players Wore Moleskin In Big Ten During 1921 Season". Tulsa Daily World.
9. 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
10. 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
11. Harvey Woodruff (October 16, 1921). "Badger Attack Topples Purple in 27 to 0 Game". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.