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1921 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–2 (0–4–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJ. H. Spearman
Home stadium Riggs 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 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1921 college football season. [1] Under first-year head coach E. J. Stewart, the Tigers posted an overall record of 1–6–2 with a mark of 0–4–2 in SIAA play. [2] [3] [4] J. H. Spearman was the team captain. [5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Centre*
L 0–143,000 [6]
October 7 Presbyterian*
W 34–0 [7]
October 14at Auburn
L 0–56 [8]
October 21at Furman
T 0–0 [9]
October 27at South Carolina
L 0–21 [10]
November 5at Georgia Tech
L 7–48 [11]
November 10vs. The Citadel
T 7–7 [12]
November 18 Erskine*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 0–13 [13]
November 24at Georgia
L 0–28 [14]
  • *Non-conference game

[15]

References

  1. ^ Dave Blevins. College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010. p. 196.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  5. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  6. ^ "Centre Beats Clemson In Stubborn Contest; Old Spirit To Rescue". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1921. p. 45. Retrieved June 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Clemson Tigers score easy win". The Charlotte News. October 8, 1921. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn swamps Clemson". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1921. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman fights Clemson to tie". The Columbia Record. October 22, 1921. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Carolina Gamecocks in finest feather, University wins from Clemson by three touchdowns". The State. October 28, 1921. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Paul Warwick (November 6, 1921). "Clemson Rushes Over Touchdown Against Tech, But Is Swamped". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Clemson and Citadel tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1921. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Phillips & Co. defeat Clemson". The Index-Journal. November 19, 1921. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Clemson plays good football". The State. November 25, 1921. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1921 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2024.


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