1921 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1921 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record	5–4–2 (2–4–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Xen C. Scott (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Hank Crisp
Captain	Al Clemens
Home stadium	Denny Field Rickwood Field
Seasons « 1920 1922 »

1921 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech +	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Georgia +	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
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
Furman	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
LSU	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Transylvania	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
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
Mercer	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Wofford	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
Howard	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Howard at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Howard 14 0 0 0 14 • Alabama 0 13 21 0 34 Date: September 24 Location: Denny Field Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 2,000 Source:

Spring Hill at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Spring Hill 0 7 0 0 7 • Alabama 0 7 7 13 27 Date: October 1 Location: Denny Field Tuscaloosa, AL Source:

Marion Military Institute at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Marion 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 0 20 21 14 55 Date: October 8 Location: Denny Field Tuscaloosa, AL Source:

Sewanee at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Sewanee 3 0 7 7 17 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 22 Location: Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 7,500 Sources:

Alabama at LSU

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 0 0 7 0 7 LSU 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 29 Location: Heinemann Park New Orleans, LA Game attendance: 4,000 Source:

Vanderbilt at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Vanderbilt 7 0 0 7 14 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 5 Location: Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL Sources:

Florida at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 6 0 0 3 9 Alabama 0 0 2 0 2 Date: November 11 Location: Denny Field Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 5,000 Source:

Alabama at Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 • Georgia 7 0 0 15 22 Date: November 19 Location: Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA Sources:

The 1921 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1921 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 28th overall and 25th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Xen C. Scott, in his third year, and played their home games at Denny Field in Tuscaloosa and at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and two ties (5–4–2 overall, 2–4–2 in the SIAA).

In the opener, Alabama spotted Howard a 14–0 first-quarter lead before they rallied and won, 34–14. After a victory over Spring Hill in their second game, the Crimson Tide outscored Marion Military Institute and Bryson College by a combined 150–0 over their next two games en route to a 4–0 start to open the season. The fast start did not translate to winning for the remainder of the season as they lost four of their next five games.

In their first Rickwood Field game of the season, the Crimson Tide was shut out by Sewanee and followed the loss with a tie against LSU in their first road game of the season at New Orleans. Alabama returned to Rickwood in their next game, where they were shut out by Vanderbilt, followed by losses to Florida on homecoming in Tuscaloosa and then to Georgia at Atlanta. After they tied Mississippi A&M in their final home game of the year, Alabama upset Tulane at New Orleans and prevented their first losing season since 1903.

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