1921 Alabama

5–⁠4–⁠2 (2–⁠3–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Xen Scott.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1921, game by game: won vs. Samford 34–14; won vs. Spring Hill 27–7; won vs. Marion 55–0; won vs. Bryson 95–0; lost vs. Sewanee 0–17; tied vs. LSU 7–7; lost vs. Vanderbilt 0–14; lost vs. Florida 2–9; lost at Georgia 0–22; tied at Mississippi State 7–7; won at Tulane 14–7+95−22Won 34–14 vs. Samford+20SamfordWon 27–7 vs. Spring Hill+20Spring HillWon 55–0 vs. Marion+55MarionWon 95–0 vs. Bryson+95BrysonLost 0–17 vs. Sewanee-17SewaneeTied 7–7 vs. LSU0LSULost 0–14 vs. Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltLost 2–9 vs. Florida-7FloridaLost 0–22 at Georgia-22GeorgiaTied 7–7 at Mississippi State0Mississippi Sta…Won 14–7 at Tulane+7Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 14–⁠7; 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠2 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
241–⁠104
Coach
Xen Scott
Elo
1519 −83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.0 No. 80 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Al Clemens

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Florida3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
LSU2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠25–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠24–⁠6
Furman3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Chattanooga1–⁠24–⁠6
Clemson1–⁠3–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Presbyterian1–⁠21–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Mercer1–⁠43–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠33–⁠6
Samford0–⁠43–⁠6
Wofford0–⁠32–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.