1921 Auburn Tigers football team

1921 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn vs. George Tech game on November 24
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–3 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Mike Donahue (17th season)
Base defense	7–2–2
Captain	Noah Caton
Home stadium	Drake Field Rickwood Field
Seasons ←  1920 1922  →

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	at Howard (AL)	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	W 35–2	[1]
October 8	Spring Hill *	Montgomery, AL	W 44–0
October 14	Clemson	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 56–0
October 22	Fort Benning *	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 14–7
October 29	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 0–7
November 5	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 14–0	[2]
November 12	Centre *	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–21
November 24	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–14
*Non-conference game

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References

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 wins over Tulane, score 14–0". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
4. "1921 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.