1921 Auburn Tigers football team

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1921 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn vs. George Tech game on November 24
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainNoah Caton
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Howard (AL)W 35–2[1]
October 8Spring Hill*
W 44–0[2]
October 14ClemsonW 56–0[3]
October 22Fort Benning*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 14–7[4]
October 29vs. GeorgiaL 0–7[5]
November 5at Tulane
W 14–0[6]
November 12Centre*
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–21[7]
November 24at Georgia TechL 0–14[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  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 swamps Spring Hill Saturday before immense crowd at Montgomery Park". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 9, 1921. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn swamps Clemson". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1921. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn victor over Benning". The Columbus Ledger. October 23, 1921. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia triumphs over Auburn in last period". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1921. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn wins over Tulane, score 14–0". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Moran's men defeat Alabama Poly eleven in one-sided contest". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1921. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech defeats Auburn 14 to 0". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 25, 1921. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1921 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.