1921 Ole Miss

3–⁠6 (0–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by R.L. Sullivan.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1921, game by game: won vs. Memphis 82–0; lost at Tulane 0–26; won vs. Millsaps 49–0; won vs. Rhodes 35–0; lost at Mississippi State 0–21; lost at Mississippi College 7–27; lost at LSU 0–21; lost at Tennessee Medical College 6–24; lost at Havana University 0–14+82−26Won 82–0 vs. Memphis+82MemphisLost 0–26 at Tulane-26TulaneWon 49–0 vs. Millsaps+49MillsapsWon 35–0 vs. Rhodes+35RhodesLost 0–21 at Mississippi State-21Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–27 at Mississippi College-20Mississippi Col…Lost 0–21 at LSU-21LSULost 6–24 at Tennessee Medical College-18Tennessee Medic…Lost 0–14 at Havana University-14Havana Universi…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Havana University 14–⁠0; tied for 18th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 18th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
179–⁠133
Coach
R.L. Sullivan
Elo
1284 −107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.9 No. 99 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.