1921 SMU Mustangs football team

1921 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–6–1 (0–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	J. Burton Rix (5th year), W.A. Cunningham (interim)
Captain	Jimmy Kitts
Home stadium	Armstrong Field

1921 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas A&M $	3	–	0	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
Texas	1	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Baylor	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Rice	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
SMU	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

1921 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rice $	3	–	0	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Howard Payne	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
TCU	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Simmons (TX)	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Austin	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
SMU	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Daniel Baker	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Southwestern (TX)	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1921 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1921 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 92 to 15. The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in University Park, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	Howard Payne	Armstrong Field University Park, TX	W 3–0
October 12	Texas A&M	Armstrong Field University Park, TX	L 0–13
October 21	Austin	Armstrong Field University Park, TX	L 7–17
October 29	at Arkansas	Fort Smith, AR	L 0–14
November 5	Rice	Armstrong Field University Park, TX (rivalry)	L 0–7
November 12	TCU	Armstrong Field University Park, TX (rivalry)	L 6–13
November 18	Southwestern (TX)	Armstrong Field University Park, TX	T 0–0
November 24	at Baylor	Carroll Field Waco, TX	L 0–28