1921 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team

1921 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
SIAA co-champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record	8–1 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach	William Alexander (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Jump shift
Captain	Judy Harlan
Home stadium	Grant Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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

Wake Forest at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Wake 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 14 14 7 7 42 Date: September 24 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game weather: Hot Referee: Ed Finlay Sources:

Oglethorpe at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Oglethorpe 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 14 7 13 7 41 Date: October 1 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ed Finlay Sources:

Davidson at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Davidson 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 7 21 7 35 70 Date: October 8 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Referee: Ed Finlay Sources:

Furman at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Furman 0 0 0 0 0 • Ga. Tech 7 18 32 12 69 Date: October 15 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Referee: Rip Major Sources:

Rutgers at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Rutgers 7 0 0 7 14 • Ga. Tech 14 14 13 7 48 Date: October 22 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 15,000 Referee: Frank Birch Sources:

Georgia Tech vs. Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Ga. Tech 7 0 0 0 7 • Penn State 7 7 7 7 28 Date: October 29 Location: Polo Grounds New York, NY Referee: C. J. McCarty (Germantown) Sources:

Clemson at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Clemson 7 0 0 0 7 • Ga. Tech 7 7 14 20 48 Date: November 5 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Referee: W. R. Tichenor Sources:

Georgetown at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Georgetown 0 0 0 7 7 • Ga. Tech 0 7 14 0 21 Date: November 24 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Sources:

The 1921 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team played its home games at Grant Field. Its only loss was in its only road game, at the Polo Grounds in New York, to undefeated eastern power Penn State.

The Tornado was coached by William Alexander in his second year as head coach, compiling an 8–1 record (4–0 against SIAA teams) and outscoring opponents 360 to 56. The team shared the SIAA title with the Centre Colonels, Georgia Bulldogs, and Vanderbilt Commodores.

Captain Judy Harlan made Walter Camp's third-team All-America. Red Barron led the team in scoring and rushed for 1,459 yards during the season, a school record at the time.

In 1921, football used a one-platoon system in which players played offense, defense, and special teams. A team which scored a touchdown had the option to kick off or receive, and the ball was much rounder. Coach William Alexander retained his predecessor John Heisman's scheme, using the pre-snap movement of his jump shift offense.

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