1921 Boston University football team

The 1921 Boston University football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its first season under head coach Charles Whelan, the team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 115 to 44.^[1]

1921 Boston University football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Charles Whelan (1st season)
Home stadium	Braves Field
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	0	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	0	–	0
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	0	–	2
Yale			–					8	–	1	–	0
New Hampshire			–					8	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	1	–	2
Villanova			–					6	–	1	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	1
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	2
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	2
Lehigh			–					4	–	4	–	0
Springfield			–					4	–	5	–	2
Vermont			–					3	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	3	–	3
Buffalo			–					2	–	3	–	2
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	5	–	2
Duquesne			–					0	–	4	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–10	18,000	^[2]
October 1	at Boston College	Alumni Field Newton, MA (rivalry)	L 0–13	5,000	^[3]
October 8	Worcester Tech	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 52–0		^[4]
October 15	at Wesleyan	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	W 7–0		^[5]
October 22	at Trinity (CT)	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	W 14–0		^[6]
October 29	Rhode Island State	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 14–0		^[7]
November 5	at Tufts	Medford Oval Medford, MA	W 8–7		^[8]
November 12	Norwich	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 20–14		^[9]

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
2. Melville E. Webb Jr. (September 25, 1921). "Harvard Eleven Triumphs Twice: B.U. and Middlebury Beaten In Season's Opener". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Long Runs Win For B.C., 13 to 0". The Boston Globe. October 2, 1921. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cochrane Shines in B.U. Victory". The Boston Globe. October 9, 1921. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wesleyan Loses To Boston University". The Hartford Courant. October 16, 1921 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Shift Play Results In 14-0 Victory For Hub City Eleven". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1921 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Boston University Again Victor, 14-0". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1921. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wind-Blown Punt Spells Defeat For Tufts". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1921. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "B.U. Winds Up With Victory: Defeats Norwich, 20-14, by Belated Rally". The Boston Globe. November 13, 1921. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.