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1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football
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National champion (QPRS)
SIAA co-champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record 7–0–1 (4–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach Dan McGugin (17th year)
Assistant coach Wallace Wade
Offensive scheme Short-punt
Captain Pink Wade
Home stadium Dudley Field
Uniform
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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
Middle Tennessee Normal at Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Normal 0 0 0 0 0
Vanderbilt 6 14 0 14 34
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Mercer at Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Mercer 0 0 0 0 0
Vanderbilt 0 28 7 7 42
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Curry Field
    Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 4:30 p.m.
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Vanderbilt at Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 14 7 0 0 21
Kentucky 0 14 0 0 14
  • Sources:
Vanderbilt at Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 13 20
Texas 0 0 0 0 0
  • Sources:
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0
Vanderbilt 7 7 0 0 14
  • Sources:
Vanderbilt at Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 7 0 0 7 14
Alabama 0 0 0 0 0
  • Sources:
Georgia at Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 0 7 0 0 7
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 7 7
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Sewanee at Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Sewanee 0 0 0 0 0
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 9 9
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The 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team representing Vanderbilt University during the 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was Dan McGugin's 17th season as head coach, and Wallace Wade's first season as assistant coach. Vanderbilt outscored its opponents 161–21 for a record of 7–0–1 (4–0–1 in conference games) and a share of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship. The team's leading scorer was halfback Rupert Smith and its captain was "Pink" Wade, father of future Vanderbilt star Bill Wade. The Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field.

The season included the first of a seven-game series with the Texas Longhorns at the Texas State Fair. It also featured the first time the Kentucky Wildcats were able to score on the Commodores, and the "muddiest game" in Vanderbilt history against rival Sewanee. Vanderbilt tied the Georgia Bulldogs on an onside kick to win a share of the conference title. Vanderbilt was the only undefeated contender, and selector Clyde Berryman retroactively awarded the Commodores a national championship.


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