1921 Clemson

1–⁠6–⁠2 (1–⁠3–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Edward Stewart.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1921, game by game: lost at Centre 0–14; won vs. Presbyterian 34–0; lost at Auburn 0–56; tied at Furman 0–0; lost at South Carolina 0–21; lost at Georgia Tech 7–48; tied vs. The Citadel 7–7; lost vs. Erskine 0–13; lost at Georgia 0–28+34−56Lost 0–14 at Centre-14CentreWon 34–0 vs. Presbyterian+34PresbyterianLost 0–56 at Auburn-56AuburnTied 0–0 at Furman0FurmanLost 0–21 at South Carolina-21South CarolinaLost 7–48 at Georgia Tech-41Georgia TechTied 7–7 vs. The Citadel0The CitadelLost 0–13 vs. Erskine-13ErskineLost 0–28 at Georgia-28Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 28–⁠0; tied for 12th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠2 tied for 12th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
48–⁠187
Coach
Edward Stewart
Elo
1368 −98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.5 No. 85 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
J.H. Spearman

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.