# 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.
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 |
| September 23 | Chattanooga | Athens | Athens, Tennessee | W 20–0 |
| September 24 | Howard | Alabama | Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ALA 34–13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| October 1 | Florida | Fort Benning | • Columbus, Georgia | W 6–0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| October 8 | Mercer | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 42–0 |
| October 8 | Rollins | Florida | Orlando, Florida | W 33–0 |
| October 10 | Carlstrom Field | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida | L 19–0 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| October 15 | Georgetown | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee | CHATT 31–0 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| October 22 | Fort Benning | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama | W 14–7 | |
| October 22 | Sewanee | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama | SEW 17–0 | |
| October 22 | Centre | Transylvania | Lexington, Kentucky | L 98–0 | |
| 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 | |
| October 22 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 7–0 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| October 29 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 14–0 |
| October 29 | Auburn | Georgia | McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia | UGA 7–0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| November 5 | Louisville | Transylvania | Lexington, Kentucky | TRAN 7–0 |
| November 5 | Mercer | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina | FUR 37–0 |
| November 5 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | GT 48–7 |
| November 5 | Mississippi College | Ole Miss | Vicksburg, Mississippi | MSCOLL 27–7 |
| November 5 | Vanderbilt | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama | VAN 14–0 |
| November 5 | Sewanee | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee | SEW 47–0 |
| November 5 | South Carolina | Florida | Plant Field • Tampa, Florida | T 7–7 |
| November 5 | Mississippi A&M | Tennessee | Memphis, Tennessee | TENN 14–7 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| November 12 | Ole Miss | LSU | State Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU 21–0 | |
| 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 | |
| November 13 | Georgia | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | T 7–7 | |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 18 | Erskine | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | L 13–0 |
| November 18 | Mississippi College | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida | T 7–7 |
| November 18 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky | W 30–0 |
| November 19 | Wofford | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina | FUR 62–0 |
| November 19 | Alabama | Georgia | Atlanta | UGA 22–0 |
| November 19 | Chattanooga | Mercer | Macon, Georgia | MERC 18–0 |
| 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 |
| November 24 | Centre | Tulane | Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans | L 21–0 |
| November 24 | Mississippi A&M | Alabama | Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama | T 7–7 |
| November 24 | The Citadel | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | SC 13-0 |
| November 24 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | GT 14–0 |
| 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 24 | Kentucky | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | T 0–0 |
| November 24 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 9–0 |
| November 25 | Clemson | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia | UGA 28–0 |
| 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 |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| December 3 | Alabama | Tulane | Second Tulane Stadium • New Orleans | TUL 14–7 |
| 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 | |
| January 2, 1922 | Dixie Classic | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas | Centre | Texas A&M | TXA&M 22–14 | |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* 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

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 |