1921 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1921 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	William Henry Dietz (1st season)
Captain	E. R. Carman

1921 Big Ten Conference football standings

	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

The 1921 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach William Henry Dietz, the Boilermakers compiled a 1–6 record, finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 95 to 9. E. R. Carman was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Wabash*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 0–9
October 8	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago (rivalry)	L 0–9
October 15	Notre Dame *	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 0–33
October 29	Iowa	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 6–13
November 5	Northwestern	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 3–0
November 12	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	L 0–28
November 19	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 0–3
*Non-conference game Homecoming