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1921 Georgia Tech

8–⁠1 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by William Alexander.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1921, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 42–0; won vs. Oglethorpe 41–0; won vs. Davidson 70–0; won vs. Furman 69–0; won vs. Rutgers 48–14; lost at Penn State 7–28; won vs. Clemson 48–7; won vs. Georgetown 21–7; won vs. Auburn 14–0+70−21Won 42–0 vs. Wake Forest+42Wake ForestWon 41–0 vs. Oglethorpe+41OglethorpeWon 70–0 vs. Davidson+70DavidsonWon 69–0 vs. Furman+69FurmanWon 48–14 vs. Rutgers+34RutgersLost 7–28 at Penn State-21Penn StateWon 48–7 vs. Clemson+41ClemsonWon 21–7 vs. Georgetown+14GeorgetownWon 14–0 vs. Auburn+14Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWake ForestW 42–⁠086%
Oct 1vsOglethorpeW 41–⁠084%
Oct 8vsDavidsonW 70–⁠081%
Oct 15vsFurmanW 69–⁠076%
Oct 22vsRutgersW 48–⁠1490%
Oct 29atPenn StateL 7–⁠2851%
Nov 5vsClemsonW 48–⁠785%
Nov 12vsGeorgetownW 21–⁠778%
Nov 24vsAuburnW 14–⁠072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 14–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions3–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Vanderbilt

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
360–⁠56
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1709 +62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.3 No. 20 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Judy Harlan
Offense
Jump shift

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.