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1921 Auburn Tigers football team

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1921 Auburn Tigers football
Image from Auburn–George Tech game
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainNoah Caton
Home stadiumDrake 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

The 1921 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1921 college football season. It was the Tigers' 30th season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3 overall, 3–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Howard (AL)W 35–2[1]
October 8Spring Hill*Montgomery, ALW 44–0
October 14ClemsonW 56–0
October 22Fort Benning*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 14–7
October 29vs. GeorgiaL 0–7
November 5at Tulane
W 14–0[2]
November 12Centre*
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–21
November 24at Georgia TechL 0–14
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Howard's fighting Bulldogs easily beaten by Auburn's eleven". The Birmingham News. October 2, 1921. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn wins over Tulane, score 14–0". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185.
  4. ^ "1921 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.