1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team information
American college football season
1921Vanderbilt Commodores football
The 1921 Commodores in a short punt formation
National champion (QPRS) SIAA co-champion
Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record
7–0–1 (5–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Dan McGugin (17th season)
Offensive scheme
Short punt
Captain
Pink Wade
Home stadium
Dudley Field
Uniform
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 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 (5–0–1 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.[1] Vanderbilt tied the Georgia Bulldogs on an onside kick to win a share of the conference title.[n 1] Vanderbilt was the only undefeated contender, and selector Clyde Berryman retroactively awarded the Commodores a national championship.[3]
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^Official 2013 Football Bowl Subdivision Records Book(PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 76–77. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
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