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1921 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1921 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (4–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainC. D. Conway
Home stadiumHardee 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 Sewanee Tigers football team represented Sewanee: The University of the South during the 1921 college football season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Tigers were led by head coach John Nicholson in his first season and finished with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2 overall, 4–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Cumberland (TN)*W 26–0[1]
October 8Bryson College*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 102–0[2]
October 15Oglethorpe
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 21–0[3]
October 22at AlabamaW 17–07,500[4]
October 29vs. KentuckyW 6–0[5]
November 5at ChattanoogaW 47–0[6]
November 12at TennesseeL 0–21[7]
November 242:00 p.m.at VanderbiltL 0–9[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Cumberland is defeated by Sewanee Tiger". Nashville Banner. October 2, 1921. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee Tigers pile up big score against Bryson College eleven". Nashville Banner. October 8, 1921. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee is winner over Oglethorpe". Nashville Banner. October 16, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coughlan and Tigers run over Alabamians". The Tennessean. October 23, 1921. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee triumphs over Kentucky eleven in hard-fought game". The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1921. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sewanee backs go big in win". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1921. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee surprises by beating Sewanee". The Chattanooga Times. November 13, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandy defeats Sewanee, 9 to 0". The Knoxville Sentinel. November 25, 1921. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1921 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2023.