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1921 NC State

3–⁠3–⁠3 (0–⁠1–⁠3 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Harry Hartsell.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1921, game by game: won vs. Randolph Macon 21–0; lost at Navy 0–40; lost at Penn State 0–35; won vs. North Carolina 7–0; tied vs. VMI 7–7; tied vs. Davidson 3–3; lost at Virginia Tech 3–7; won at Wake Forest 14–0; tied vs. Maryland 6–6+21−40Won 21–0 vs. Randolph Macon+21Randolph MaconLost 0–40 at Navy-40NavyLost 0–35 at Penn State-35Penn StateWon 7–0 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaTied 7–7 vs. VMI0VMITied 3–3 vs. Davidson0DavidsonLost 3–7 at Virginia Tech-4Virginia TechWon 14–0 at Wake Forest+14Wake ForestTied 6–6 vs. Maryland0Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsRandolph MaconW 21–⁠092%
Oct 1atNavyL 0–⁠4040%
Oct 8atPenn StateL 0–⁠3531%
Oct 20vsNorth CarolinaW 7–⁠070%
Oct 29vsVMIT 7–⁠753%
Nov 5vsDavidsonT 3–⁠368%
Nov 11atVirginia TechL 3–⁠744%
Nov 19atWake ForestW 14–⁠069%
Nov 24vsMarylandT 6–⁠673%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Maryland 6–⁠6; tied for 4th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠1–⁠3 tied for 4th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
61–⁠98
Coach
Harry Hartsell
Elo
1514 −41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.2 No. 72 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia3–⁠05–⁠4
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠3
Maryland1–⁠0–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Davidson0–⁠1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠21–⁠2
Georgetown0–⁠00–⁠1

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