1921 Sewanee Tigers football team

The 1921 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1921 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach John Nicholson in his first season and finished with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2 overall, 4–2 in the SIAA).

1921 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (4–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainC. D. Conway
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Cumberland (TN)*W 26–0[1]
October 8Bryson College*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 102–0[2]
October 15Oglethorpe
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 21–0[3]
October 22at AlabamaW 17–07,500[4]
October 29vs. KentuckyW 6–0[5]
November 5at ChattanoogaW 47–0[6]
November 12at TennesseeL 0–21[7]
November 242:00 p.m.at VanderbiltL 0–9[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References edit

  1. ^ "Cumberland is defeated by Sewanee Tiger". Nashville Banner. October 2, 1921. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee Tigers pile up big score against Bryson College eleven". Nashville Banner. October 8, 1921. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee is winner over Oglethorpe". Nashville Banner. October 16, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coughlan and Tigers run over Alabamians". The Tennessean. October 23, 1921. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee triumphs over Kentucky eleven in hard-fought game". The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1921. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sewanee backs go big in win". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1921. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee surprises by beating Sewanee". The Chattanooga Times. November 13, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy defeats Sewanee, 9 to 0". The Knoxville Sentinel. November 25, 1921. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1921 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.