1921 Auburn
5–3 (3–2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Mike Donahue. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Clemson 56–0Oct 14
By 56 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Samford | W 35–3 | 89% |
| Oct 8 | vsSpring Hill | W 44–0 | 90% |
| Oct 14 | vs Clemson | W 56–0 | 74% |
| Oct 22 | vsFort Benning | W 14–7 | 94% |
| Oct 29 | at Georgia | L 0–7 | 39% |
| Nov 5 | at Tulane | W 14–0 | 55% |
| Nov 12 | vsCentre | L 0–21 | 54% |
| Nov 24 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–14 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 14–0; tied for 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Games missing from our records
Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide (1922) lists one game of Auburn’s 1921 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. The guide gives no dates or sites, so this game has none here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | vsCamp Benning Infservice team | L 14–49 | Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide, 1922Only Auburn’s record in the guide lists it. |
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 163–52
- Coach
- Mike Donahue
- Elo
- 1573 −5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.4 No. 49 of 102 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Noah Caton
- Defense
- 7–2–2
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 3–0 | 8–1 | |
| Georgia | 5–0–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
 Florida | 3–1 | 6–3–2 | |
 Tennessee | 3–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 LSU | 2–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 The Citadel | 2–1–1 | 3–3–2 | |
 Auburn | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Tulane | 3–2 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Alabama | 2–3–2 | 5–4–2 | |
 Chattanooga | 1–2 | 4–6 | |
| Clemson | 1–3–2 | 1–6–2 | |
 Presbyterian | 1–2 | 1–7 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 Kentucky | 0–1–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Mercer | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 Ole Miss | 0–3 | 3–6 | |
| Samford | 0–4 | 3–6 | |
 Wofford | 0–3 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.