1921 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1921 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–6 (3–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJames Reed
Home stadiumSecond Tulane Stadium
(capacity: 11,000)
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre + 5 0 0 10 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 1 7 2 1
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0 8 1 0
Vanderbilt + 5 0 1 7 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 1 6 2 1
Florida 4 1 2 6 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 1 7 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 0 6 2 0
Transylvania 2 1 0 4 4 0
LSU 2 1 1 6 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 1 5 1 2
Furman 4 2 1 7 2 1
Auburn 3 2 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 1 4 4 1
Tulane 3 4 0 4 6 0
Alabama 2 4 2 5 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 0 5 4 0
Chattanooga 2 4 0 4 6 0
The Citadel 1 2 1 3 3 2
Kentucky 1 3 1 4 3 1
Ole Miss 1 4 0 3 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 4 0 3 6 0
Mercer 1 5 0 3 6 0
Louisville 0 1 0 2 2 1
Wofford 0 2 0 2 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 0 2 6 0
Millsaps 0 3 0 1 5 1
Clemson 0 5 2 1 6 2
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1921 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1921 college football season. In its first year under head coach Myron Fuller, Tulane compiled a 4–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Mississippi College
L 0–14[2]
October 8Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 26–0[3]
October 15at Rice*W 7–6[4]
October 22Mississippi A&M
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 7–0[5]
October 29at Detroit*L 10–14[6]
November 5Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 0–14[7]
November 12at Washington University*L 6–14[8]
November 19LSU
W 21–0[9]
November 24Centre
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–21[10]
December 3Alabama
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–144,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1921 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Captain "Goat" Hale wins for Miss. College". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1921. p. 4. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane comes back and trims Ole Miss". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane bests Owls by 7 to 6 score in hard fought game". The Austin Statesman. October 16, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane trims Aggies on forward pass play". The Sunday Times. October 23, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U. of D. Trims Tulane: Red and White Come Back After Being Outplayed". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1921. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn wins over Tulane, score 14–0". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fighting Piker eleven surprises by beating Tulane machine, 14–6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 13, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane's smashing drive carries wet ball across goal with L.S.U. helpless". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Bo' McMillan and Praying Colonels defeat Tulane". The Houston Post. November 25, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane warriors are dropped by powerful offensive by Alabama gridders". The Shreveport Times. December 4, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.