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1921 Centre Praying Colonels football team

March 17, 2024

The 1921 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College of Danville, Kentucky, in the 1921 college football season. Led by coach Charley Moran, the Praying Colonels compiled a 10–1 record, scoring 334 points while allowing 28 points (282 and 6 in regular season play).

1921 Centre Praying Colonels football
Southern champion
SIAA co-champion
East-West Christmas Classic champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–1 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainNorris Armstrong
Home stadiumCheek Field
Uniform
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 Colonels' victory in its game versus Harvard is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in college football history.[1][2] Centre also played in two postseason bowl games after the season. The Colonels defeated Arizona 38–0 in the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic before losing to Texas A&M in an upset at the Dixie Classic (a precursor to the modern Cotton Bowl Classic), the game which originated the Aggies' "12th Man" tradition.

The Colonels' team captain was Norris Armstrong.

Several Centre players received postseason recognition. End Red Roberts was a first-team Walter Camp All-America selection, a rarity for a player in the South, and quarterback Bo McMillin made Camp's second team and was recognized as a consensus All-American. McMillin was an inaugural inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Before the season edit

Centre College was a small college in Danville, Kentucky. From 1917 to 1924, Centre compiled a 57–8 record while playing against some of the best teams in the nation.[3] The 1919 team first brought the Praying Colonels to national attention.[4] In 1921, the school's student body numbered just 274.[5]

The Colonels had closed the 1920 season by convincingly routing Texas Christian (TCU) in the Fort Worth Classic, 63–7.[6] This season they started their schedule with much stronger competition than the previous year. Several publications relay: "In 1920, the slogan of Centre College was "Score"...In 1921 Centre changed the "Score" slogan to "Hold 'Em".[7][5]

Coach Charley Moran used a single wing system like his former mentor Pop Warner.[8] Tiny Thornill, a former Pitt star under Warner, and future Stanford head coach, assisted as line coach.[9]

In 1921, football used a one-platoon system, with players featuring on both offense, defense, and special teams. Center Red Weaver, who had posted record numbers for placekicking extra points,[10] graduated and was replaced with Ed Kubale.[11]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Clemson
W 14–03,000[12]
October 8VPI*
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 14–0[13]
October 15at St. Xavier*
W 28–6[14]
October 22at Transylvania
W 98–0[15]
October 29at Harvard*
W 6–043,000[16]
November 5Kentucky
W 55–08,000[17]
November 12at Auburn
W 21–0[18]
November 19vs. Washington and Lee*
W 25–0[19]
November 24at Tulane
W 21–08,000[20]
December 26vs. Arizona*
W 38–0[21]
January 2, 1922vs. Texas A&M*
L 14–2220,000[22]
  • *Non-conference game

[23]

Game summaries edit

Week 1: Clemson edit

Week 1: Clemson at Centre
1 234Total
Clemson 0 000 0
• Centre 0 770 14
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Cheek Field
    Danville, KY
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Referee: Lambert (Ohio State)

Sources:[24]

Centre opened the season with a 14–0 victory over the Clemson Tigers. A 7-yard run behind left tackle from Tom Bartlett got the first touchdown. McMillin skirted right end for the game's other score.[24]

The starting lineup was: Bradley (left end), Roberts (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (center), Cregor (right guard), James (right tackle), Gordy (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Bartlett (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Tanner (fullback).[24]

Week 2: VPI edit

Week 2: VPI at Centre
1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Centre 0 0014 14
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Cheek Field
    Danville, KY
  • Referee: Marty (Kenyon)

Sources:[25]

The next week was a 14–0 victory over VPI. Centre scored both touchdowns in the final quarter.[25] They were scored in rapid succession by Tanner and Armstrong.[25]

The starting lineup was: Bradley (left end), Roberts (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (center), Cregor (right guard), James (right tackle), Gordy (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Bartlett (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Tanner (fullback).[25]

Week 3: at St. Xavier edit

Week 3: Centre at St. Xavier
1 234Total
• Centre 7 0714 28
St. Xavier 6 000 6

Sources:[26]

Next was a 28–6 victory over St. Xavier of Cincinnati. This game marked the only time during the regular season that Centre gave up any points to an opponent.[23]

 
Snoddy, holding a Centre blanket the day before beating Harvard.

The Saints outplayed the Colonels in the first half. Herb Davis recovered a fumble for a touchdown. "Trembling from excitement, Noppenerger missed the goal."[26]

"McMillin, Covington and Armstrong carried the ball 46 yards to the one-foot line on three plays" before Tanner went over and kicked goal for the lead.[26] In the third quarter, Thomasson bucked it over on runs of 9 and 1 yard.[26] Davis once broke free, and with only Tanner to pass, had Tanner knife through three blockers to push him out of bounds.[26] "The Colonels then showed their greatest offense when in five plays they took the ball 72 yards for a touchdown."[26] Later, McMillin got the last touchdown.[26]

The starting lineup was: Gordy (left end), Roberts (left tackle), Gibson (left guard), Kubale (center), Cregor (right guard), James (right tackle), Snoddy (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Bartlett (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Tanner (fullback).[26]

Week 4: at Transylvania edit

Week 4: Centre at Transylvania
1 234Total
• Centre 26 342810 98
Transylvania 0 000 0

Sources:[27]

In the fourth week of play, Centre easily defeated Transylvania by the score of 98–0.[27] According to Spalding's Football Guide, McMillin ran back a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.[28]

The starting lineup was: Roberts (left end), Gordy (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (center), Shedoan (right guard), Cregor (right tackle), James (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Snoddy (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Thomasson (fullback).[27]

Week 5: at Harvard edit

Main article: 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game
Week 5: Centre at Harvard
1 234Total
• Centre 0 060 6
Harvard 0 000 0

Sources:[29]

On October 29, 1921, Centre met Harvard University, a team that had never lost to a team outside the East, and had not lost a game since 1918. It was coming off a victory in the 1920 Rose Bowl after an undefeated national championship season in 1919 - the school's fourth national championship in the prior ten years.[30]

Coming into the Centre game, Harvard was also undefeated and unscored upon in the 1920 season.[30] Some reports recall the players wearing work clothes to cultivate the image of the underdog.[31] Coach Moran had Happy Chandler, who was at Harvard Law School, scout the Harvard team and take copious notes.[32]

 
The Colonels in Danville, fresh off the defeat of Harvard.

After a scoreless half, early in the third quarter Red Roberts told Bo McMillin "it's time to score, ride my hump" and McMillin ran for a 32-yard touchdown.[33] He dodged three of Harvard's secondary.[34] Harvard coach Bob Fisher said after the game: "In Bo McMillin Centre has a man who is probably the hardest in the country to stop."[29]

 
McMillin about to score.

All around Danville students painted the "impossible formula" of C6H0.[35] The campus post office has the last vestige of this on a side wall.[36] Tulane coach Clark Shaughnessy later wrote the win "first awoke the nation to the possibilities of Southern football."[37] In 1950, the Associated Press named C6H0 the greatest sports upset of the first half of the 20th century.[38] In 2005, The New York Times called it "arguably the upset of the century in college football."[39] In 2006, ESPN named it the third-biggest upset in the 138-year history of college football.[1] On the return celebration in Danville on Monday, Governor Edwin P. Morrow remarked "I'd rather be Bo McMillin this moment than the Governor of Kentucky."[40]

The starting lineup against Harvard was: James (left end), Moody (left tackle), Shadown (left guard), Kubale (center), Jones (right guard), Cregor (right tackle), Roberts (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Armstrong (left halfback), Snoddy (right halfback), and Bartlett (fullback)[29]

Week 6: Kentucky edit

Week 6: Kentucky at Centre
1 234Total
Kentucky 0 000 0
• Centre 7 132114 55
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Cheek Field
    Danville, KY
  • Referee: Henry (Kenyon)

Sources:[41]

Centre then defeated Kentucky 55–0. McMillin had three touchdowns.[41] In the middle of the second quarter, up 7–0, McMillin skirted left end and cut back across the field for a 49-yard touchdown. Herb Covington next had a 39-yard touchdown. In the fourth, a 30-yard pass to Roberts was followed shortly by a 35-yard pass to Hennie Lemon for the touchdown.[41] Bobby Lavin starred for the Wildcats.[41]

The starting lineup was: Roberts (left end), Gordy (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (center), Shadoan (right guard), Cregor (right tackle), James (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Snoddy (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Bartlett (fullback).[41]

Week 7: at Auburn edit

Week 7: Centre at Auburn
1 234Total
• Centre 7 707 21
Auburn 0 000 0

Sources:[42]

In the seventh week of play Centre defeated Auburn 21–0. Roberts scored the first two touchdowns.[42] Ed Sherling had Auburn's best run of the day around left tackle for 15 yards, but McMillin tackled him and forced a fumble, recovered by Armstrong putting Centre in striking distance for the second touchdown.[42] McMillin scored the third touchdown in the fourth quarter.[42] "There is no doubt that we were outclassed" said Auburn coach Mike Donahue.[43]

 
Norris "Army" Armstrong

The starting lineup was: Roberts (left end), Gordy (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (Center), Shadoan (right guard), Cregor (right tackle), James (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Snoddy (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Tanner (fullback).[42]

Week 8: vs. Washington & Lee edit

Week 8: Washington & Lee vs. Centre
1 234Total
W&L 0 000 0
• Centre 0 1366 25

Sources:[44]

Washington & Lee was then defeated 25–0 in the mud in Louisville. McMillin threw a 25-yard pass to Armstrong for the last touchdown.[44] Judge Robert Worth Bingham hosted a dinner dance in honor of the two football teams.[45]

The starting lineup was: Roberts (left end), Gordy (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (Center), Shadoan (right guard), Cregor (right tackle), James (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Snoddy (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Bartlett (fullback).[44]

Week 9: at Tulane edit

Week 9: Centre at Tulane
1 234Total
• Centre 7 707 21
Tulane 0 000 0

Sources:[46][47]

The season closed with the defeat of Tulane by a score of 21–0. The Colonels were favored,[46] and McMillin played a part in all of the scoring plays. He threw touchdown passes to Bartlett and to Snoddy, and ran one score in himself.[47] He also kicked all the extra points.

Centre finished the regular season undefeated at 9–0 having given up only 6 points all season.[48]

The starting lineup was: Roberts (left end), Gordy (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (Center), Shadoan (right guard), Cregor (right tackle), James (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Snoddy (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Tanner (fullback).[46]

Postseason edit

Centre then played in two bowl games to close the season.

Bowls edit

Arizona edit

Centre vs. Arizona
1 234Total
• Centre 12 6713 38
Arizona 0 000 0

Sources:[49]

In the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic, Centre defeated Arizona 38–0 as rain fell throughout the game.[49] Red Roberts scored the first touchdown five minutes into the match. Bo McMillin went over the right tackle for another score. Centre led 18–0 at the half as Arizona was held to no first downs in two quarters of play.[49]

Arizona later made an attempt to drive towards a score, but Centre intercepted an Arizona pass to keep the game scoreless.[49] Herb Covington scored on a punt return and a sweep to seal the victory.[49]

The starting lineup was: Roberts (left end), Gordy (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (center), Shadoan (right guard), Cregor (right tackle), James (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Snoddy (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Tanner (fullback).[49]

Texas A&M edit

Centre vs. Texas A&M
1 234Total
Centre 0 077 14
• Texas A&M 2 0146 22

Sources:[50]

After a long trip back, the Colonels played in the Dixie Classic in Dallas, a precursor to the modern Cotton Bowl Classic. The day before the game, McMillin was married.[51] Centre was upset by coach Dana X. Bible's Texas A&M 14–22.[48] It is the game in which Texas A&M's 12th man tradition originated.[52]

 
Centre held at the goal line by Texas A&M.

The Aggies scored first and early by catching Tom Bartlett behind his goal for a safety.[52] Centre went up 7–2 in the third quarter, Terry Snoddy running in the score after an A&M fumble.[50] The Colonels fumbled the ensuing kickoff. The Aggies got the ball and a pass from Puny Wilson to Jack Evans got the touchdown.[50] Centre fumbled again on the next possession. Wilson scored this time.[52] Centre got the ball back, but Ted Winn intercepted the ball and ran 45 yards for the A&M touchdown.[52] Centre's Snoddy scored again later, but the game ended soon afterwards, 22–14.[50]

 
Red Roberts made Walter Camp's first-team All-America.

The starting lineup was: Roberts (left end), Gordy (left tackle), Jones (left guard), Kubale (Center), Shadoan (right guard), Cregor (right tackle), James (right end), McMillin (quarterback), Snoddy (left halfback), Armstrong (right halfback), and Bartlett (fullback).[50]

Legacy edit

Awards and honors edit

The 1921 team produced the most stars for Centre's all-time team.[53] Red Roberts was a first-team Walter Camp All-America selection, just the fourth in Southern history. Bo McMillin made Camp's second team and is recognized as a consensus All-American.[54] McMillin was a unanimous All-Southern selection. Red Roberts made composite All-Southern, and Kubale and Snoddy made some selections.[55]

Championships edit

The Colonels were recognized by writers generally as champions of the South.[56] Georgia Tech, Georgia, and Vanderbilt split the SIAA championship.[57] Centre was arguably the strongest of the four, for as one publication reads: "Out of eleven games against eastern teams, Centre and Georgia Tech furnished the only two victories and Tech was later trounced by Penn State."[58] For Georgia coach Herman Stegeman, the contest for the theoretical title of greatest Southern team was between Centre, Georgia Tech, and Georgia. Fuzzy Woodruff explains that Centre "belonged to no governing association"[59] with several players thereby accused of professionalism, and Tech was picked as champion "through force of habit".[60]

Personnel edit

Depth chart edit

The following chart provides a visual depiction of Centre's lineup during the 1921 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses. The chart mimics a single wing on offense.

Starters edit

Line edit

Number Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
28 Ben Cregor Guard 11 Springfield, KY 5'11" 175 22
26 Dick Gibson Guard 1 Louisville, KY
22 Minos Gordy Tackle 11 Abbeville, LA 183
10 Bill James Tackle 11 Fort Worth, TX North Side H. S. 169 23
23 Buck Jones Guard 10 Dallas, TX 208 19
19 Ed Kubale Center 11 Fort Smith, AR Fort Smith H. S. 6'2" 176 21
29 Red Roberts End 11 Somerset, KY Somerset H. S. 6'2" 235 21
21 William Shadoan Guard 8 Somerset, KY 177 23

Backfield edit

Number Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
7 Norris Armstrong Halfback 11 Fort Smith, AR Fort Smith H. S. 5'10" 154 21
3 Tom Bartlett Fullback 7 Owensboro, KY Owensboro H. S. 5'10" 160 21
11 Bo McMillin Quarterback 11 Fort Worth, TX North Side H. S. 5'9" 175 23
12 Terry Snoddy Halfback 9 Owensboro, KY Owensboro H. S. 5'10" 173 21
5 Hump Tanner Fullback 6 Owensboro, KY Owensboro H. S. 5'5" 165 21
16 Case Thomasson Fullback 1 Newport, KY Newport H. S.

Subs edit

Line edit

Number Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
20 George M. Chinn Guard Harrodsburg, KY
25 Royce Flippin Center Somerset, KY Somerset H. S. 162
2 Hennie Lemon End Mayfield, KY Mayfield H. S. 5'10" 165 20
9 Frank Rubarth Guard Gatesville, TX

Backfield edit

Number Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Swede Anderson Halfback Fort Worth, TX 23
14 Herb Covington Halfback, quarterback Mayfield, KY Mayfield H. S. 5'5" 158 19
Jim Green Halfback Louisville, KY 130 20
Hope Hudgins Halfback Amarillo, TX
Dewey Kimbel Halfback Louisville, KY
Tom Moran Fullback Horse Cave, KY Horse Cave H. S. 5'8" 175 22
1 Joe Murphy Halfback Columbus, OH East H. S. 130 22

[61][62]

Unlisted edit

Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Don Beane ? Pittsburgh, PA
Weldon Bradley ?
Ray Class ? Middletown, OH
Leslie Combs
Sheridan Rhodes Ingerton ? Amarillo, TX
R. Newell ?
Edgar C. Newlin ? Newport, KY
Jim Priest ?

Scoring leaders edit

The following is an incomplete list of statistics and scores, largely dependent on newspaper summaries.

Player Touchdowns Extra points Field goals Points
Bo McMillin 12 19 0 91
Terry Snoddy 8 0 0 48
Red Roberts 6 5 0 41
Hump Tanner 4 5 1 32
Herb Covington 5 1 0 31
Norris Armstrong 4 0 0 24
Tom Bartlett 3 2 0 20
Hennie Lemon 2 1 0 13
Case Thomasson 2 0 0 12
Jim Green 1 0 0 6
Hope Hudgins 1 0 0 6
Joe Murphy 1 0 0 6
Ray Class 0 1 1 4
Total 49 34 2 334

Coaching staff edit

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The 1921 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College of Danville Kentucky in the 1921 college football season Led by coach Charley Moran the Praying Colonels compiled a 10 1 record scoring 334 points while allowing 28 points 282 and 6 in regular season play 1921 Centre Praying Colonels footballSouthern championSIAA co championEast West Christmas Classic championEast West Christmas Classic W 38 0 vs ArizonaConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationRecord10 1 5 0 SIAA Head coachCharley Moran 5th season Offensive schemeSingle wingCaptainNorris ArmstrongHome stadiumCheek FieldUniformSeasons 19201922 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TCentre 5 0 0 10 1 0Georgia 6 0 1 7 2 1Georgia Tech 5 0 0 8 1 0Vanderbilt 5 0 1 7 0 1Tennessee 4 1 1 6 2 1Florida 4 1 2 6 3 2Mississippi College 3 1 1 7 2 1Sewanee 4 2 0 6 2 0Transylvania 2 1 0 4 4 0LSU 2 1 1 6 1 1South Carolina 2 1 1 5 1 2Furman 4 2 1 7 2 1Auburn 3 2 0 5 3 0Mississippi A amp M 2 3 1 4 4 1Tulane 3 4 0 4 6 0Alabama 2 4 2 5 4 2Oglethorpe 2 4 0 5 4 0Chattanooga 2 4 0 4 6 0The Citadel 1 2 1 3 3 2Kentucky 1 3 1 4 3 1Ole Miss 1 4 0 3 6 0Howard AL 1 4 0 3 6 0Mercer 1 5 0 3 6 0Louisville 0 1 0 2 2 1Wofford 0 2 0 2 7 0Georgetown KY 0 3 0 2 6 0Millsaps 0 3 0 1 5 1Clemson 0 5 2 1 6 2 Conference co championsThe Colonels victory in its game versus Harvard is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in college football history 1 2 Centre also played in two postseason bowl games after the season The Colonels defeated Arizona 38 0 in the San Diego East West Christmas Classic before losing to Texas A amp M in an upset at the Dixie Classic a precursor to the modern Cotton Bowl Classic the game which originated the Aggies 12th Man tradition The Colonels team captain was Norris Armstrong Several Centre players received postseason recognition End Red Roberts was a first team Walter Camp All America selection a rarity for a player in the South and quarterback Bo McMillin made Camp s second team and was recognized as a consensus All American McMillin was an inaugural inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame Contents 1 Before the season 2 Schedule 3 Game summaries 3 1 Week 1 Clemson 3 2 Week 2 VPI 3 3 Week 3 at St Xavier 3 4 Week 4 at Transylvania 3 5 Week 5 at Harvard 3 6 Week 6 Kentucky 3 7 Week 7 at Auburn 3 8 Week 8 vs Washington amp Lee 3 9 Week 9 at Tulane 4 Postseason 4 1 Bowls 4 1 1 Arizona 4 1 2 Texas A amp M 4 2 Legacy 4 2 1 Awards and honors 4 2 2 Championships 5 Personnel 5 1 Depth chart 5 2 Starters 5 2 1 Line 5 2 2 Backfield 5 3 Subs 5 3 1 Line 5 3 2 Backfield 5 3 3 Unlisted 5 4 Scoring leaders 5 5 Coaching staff 6 References 7 BibliographyBefore the season editCentre College was a small college in Danville Kentucky From 1917 to 1924 Centre compiled a 57 8 record while playing against some of the best teams in the nation 3 The 1919 team first brought the Praying Colonels to national attention 4 In 1921 the school s student body numbered just 274 5 The Colonels had closed the 1920 season by convincingly routing Texas Christian TCU in the Fort Worth Classic 63 7 6 This season they started their schedule with much stronger competition than the previous year Several publications relay In 1920 the slogan of Centre College was Score In 1921 Centre changed the Score slogan to Hold Em 7 5 Coach Charley Moran used a single wing system like his former mentor Pop Warner 8 Tiny Thornill a former Pitt star under Warner and future Stanford head coach assisted as line coach 9 In 1921 football used a one platoon system with players featuring on both offense defense and special teams Center Red Weaver who had posted record numbers for placekicking extra points 10 graduated and was replaced with Ed Kubale 11 Schedule editDateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSourceOctober 1ClemsonCheek FieldDanville KYW 14 03 000 12 October 8VPI Cheek FieldDanville KYW 14 0 13 October 15at St Xavier Corcoran FieldCincinnati OHW 28 6 14 October 22at TransylvaniaThomas FieldLexington KYW 98 0 15 October 29at Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston MAW 6 043 000 16 November 5KentuckyCheek FieldDanville KY rivalry W 55 08 000 17 November 12at AuburnRickwood FieldBirmingham ALW 21 0 18 November 19vs Washington and Lee Eclipse ParkLouisville KYW 25 0 19 November 24at TulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans LAW 21 08 000 20 December 26vs Arizona Balboa StadiumSan Diego CA Christmas Classic W 38 0 21 January 2 1922vs Texas A amp M Fair Park StadiumDallas TX Dixie Classic L 14 2220 000 22 Non conference game 23 Game summaries editWeek 1 Clemson edit Week 1 Clemson at Centre 1 234TotalClemson 0 000 0 Centre 0 770 14Date October 1Location Cheek FieldDanville KYGame attendance 3 000Referee Lambert Ohio State Sources 24 Centre opened the season with a 14 0 victory over the Clemson Tigers A 7 yard run behind left tackle from Tom Bartlett got the first touchdown McMillin skirted right end for the game s other score 24 The starting lineup was Bradley left end Roberts left tackle Jones left guard Kubale center Cregor right guard James right tackle Gordy right end McMillin quarterback Bartlett left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Tanner fullback 24 Week 2 VPI edit Week 2 VPI at Centre 1 234TotalVPI 0 000 0 Centre 0 0014 14Date October 8Location Cheek FieldDanville KYReferee Marty Kenyon Sources 25 The next week was a 14 0 victory over VPI Centre scored both touchdowns in the final quarter 25 They were scored in rapid succession by Tanner and Armstrong 25 The starting lineup was Bradley left end Roberts left tackle Jones left guard Kubale center Cregor right guard James right tackle Gordy right end McMillin quarterback Bartlett left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Tanner fullback 25 Week 3 at St Xavier edit Week 3 Centre at St Xavier 1 234Total Centre 7 0714 28St Xavier 6 000 6Date October 15Location Cincinnati OHReferee Roger JohnsanSources 26 Next was a 28 6 victory over St Xavier of Cincinnati This game marked the only time during the regular season that Centre gave up any points to an opponent 23 nbsp Snoddy holding a Centre blanket the day before beating Harvard The Saints outplayed the Colonels in the first half Herb Davis recovered a fumble for a touchdown Trembling from excitement Noppenerger missed the goal 26 McMillin Covington and Armstrong carried the ball 46 yards to the one foot line on three plays before Tanner went over and kicked goal for the lead 26 In the third quarter Thomasson bucked it over on runs of 9 and 1 yard 26 Davis once broke free and with only Tanner to pass had Tanner knife through three blockers to push him out of bounds 26 The Colonels then showed their greatest offense when in five plays they took the ball 72 yards for a touchdown 26 Later McMillin got the last touchdown 26 The starting lineup was Gordy left end Roberts left tackle Gibson left guard Kubale center Cregor right guard James right tackle Snoddy right end McMillin quarterback Bartlett left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Tanner fullback 26 Week 4 at Transylvania edit Week 4 Centre at Transylvania 1 234Total Centre 26 342810 98Transylvania 0 000 0Date October 22Location Thomas FieldLexington KYSources 27 In the fourth week of play Centre easily defeated Transylvania by the score of 98 0 27 According to Spalding s Football Guide McMillin ran back a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown 28 The starting lineup was Roberts left end Gordy left tackle Jones left guard Kubale center Shedoan right guard Cregor right tackle James right end McMillin quarterback Snoddy left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Thomasson fullback 27 Week 5 at Harvard edit Main article 1921 Centre vs Harvard football game Week 5 Centre at Harvard 1 234Total Centre 0 060 6Harvard 0 000 0Date October 29Location Harvard Stadium Boston MAGame attendance 43 000Referee R W Maxwell Swarthmore Sources 29 On October 29 1921 Centre met Harvard University a team that had never lost to a team outside the East and had not lost a game since 1918 It was coming off a victory in the 1920 Rose Bowl after an undefeated national championship season in 1919 the school s fourth national championship in the prior ten years 30 Coming into the Centre game Harvard was also undefeated and unscored upon in the 1920 season 30 Some reports recall the players wearing work clothes to cultivate the image of the underdog 31 Coach Moran had Happy Chandler who was at Harvard Law School scout the Harvard team and take copious notes 32 nbsp The Colonels in Danville fresh off the defeat of Harvard After a scoreless half early in the third quarter Red Roberts told Bo McMillin it s time to score ride my hump and McMillin ran for a 32 yard touchdown 33 He dodged three of Harvard s secondary 34 Harvard coach Bob Fisher said after the game In Bo McMillin Centre has a man who is probably the hardest in the country to stop 29 nbsp McMillin about to score All around Danville students painted the impossible formula of C6H0 35 The campus post office has the last vestige of this on a side wall 36 Tulane coach Clark Shaughnessy later wrote the win first awoke the nation to the possibilities of Southern football 37 In 1950 the Associated Press named C6H0 the greatest sports upset of the first half of the 20th century 38 In 2005 The New York Times called it arguably the upset of the century in college football 39 In 2006 ESPN named it the third biggest upset in the 138 year history of college football 1 On the return celebration in Danville on Monday Governor Edwin P Morrow remarked I d rather be Bo McMillin this moment than the Governor of Kentucky 40 The starting lineup against Harvard was James left end Moody left tackle Shadown left guard Kubale center Jones right guard Cregor right tackle Roberts right end McMillin quarterback Armstrong left halfback Snoddy right halfback and Bartlett fullback 29 Week 6 Kentucky edit Week 6 Kentucky at Centre 1 234TotalKentucky 0 000 0 Centre 7 132114 55Date November 4Location Cheek FieldDanville KYReferee Henry Kenyon Sources 41 Centre then defeated Kentucky 55 0 McMillin had three touchdowns 41 In the middle of the second quarter up 7 0 McMillin skirted left end and cut back across the field for a 49 yard touchdown Herb Covington next had a 39 yard touchdown In the fourth a 30 yard pass to Roberts was followed shortly by a 35 yard pass to Hennie Lemon for the touchdown 41 Bobby Lavin starred for the Wildcats 41 The starting lineup was Roberts left end Gordy left tackle Jones left guard Kubale center Shadoan right guard Cregor right tackle James right end McMillin quarterback Snoddy left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Bartlett fullback 41 Week 7 at Auburn edit Week 7 Centre at Auburn 1 234Total Centre 7 707 21Auburn 0 000 0Date November 12Location Rickwood FieldBirmingham ALReferee Bradley WalkerSources 42 In the seventh week of play Centre defeated Auburn 21 0 Roberts scored the first two touchdowns 42 Ed Sherling had Auburn s best run of the day around left tackle for 15 yards but McMillin tackled him and forced a fumble recovered by Armstrong putting Centre in striking distance for the second touchdown 42 McMillin scored the third touchdown in the fourth quarter 42 There is no doubt that we were outclassed said Auburn coach Mike Donahue 43 nbsp Norris Army ArmstrongThe starting lineup was Roberts left end Gordy left tackle Jones left guard Kubale Center Shadoan right guard Cregor right tackle James right end McMillin quarterback Snoddy left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Tanner fullback 42 Week 8 vs Washington amp Lee edit Week 8 Washington amp Lee vs Centre 1 234TotalW amp L 0 000 0 Centre 0 1366 25Date November 19Location Eclipse ParkLouisville KYReferee Knight Dartmouth Sources 44 Washington amp Lee was then defeated 25 0 in the mud in Louisville McMillin threw a 25 yard pass to Armstrong for the last touchdown 44 Judge Robert Worth Bingham hosted a dinner dance in honor of the two football teams 45 The starting lineup was Roberts left end Gordy left tackle Jones left guard Kubale Center Shadoan right guard Cregor right tackle James right end McMillin quarterback Snoddy left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Bartlett fullback 44 Week 9 at Tulane edit Week 9 Centre at Tulane 1 234Total Centre 7 707 21Tulane 0 000 0Date November 24Location Tulane StadiumNew Orleans LAGame attendance 8 000Referee Bradley WalkerSources 46 47 The season closed with the defeat of Tulane by a score of 21 0 The Colonels were favored 46 and McMillin played a part in all of the scoring plays He threw touchdown passes to Bartlett and to Snoddy and ran one score in himself 47 He also kicked all the extra points Centre finished the regular season undefeated at 9 0 having given up only 6 points all season 48 The starting lineup was Roberts left end Gordy left tackle Jones left guard Kubale Center Shadoan right guard Cregor right tackle James right end McMillin quarterback Snoddy left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Tanner fullback 46 Postseason editCentre then played in two bowl games to close the season Bowls edit Arizona edit Centre vs Arizona 1 234Total Centre 12 6713 38Arizona 0 000 0Date December 26Location Balboa StadiumSan Diego CAGame weather RainReferee EvansSources 49 In the San Diego East West Christmas Classic Centre defeated Arizona 38 0 as rain fell throughout the game 49 Red Roberts scored the first touchdown five minutes into the match Bo McMillin went over the right tackle for another score Centre led 18 0 at the half as Arizona was held to no first downs in two quarters of play 49 Arizona later made an attempt to drive towards a score but Centre intercepted an Arizona pass to keep the game scoreless 49 Herb Covington scored on a punt return and a sweep to seal the victory 49 The starting lineup was Roberts left end Gordy left tackle Jones left guard Kubale center Shadoan right guard Cregor right tackle James right end McMillin quarterback Snoddy left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Tanner fullback 49 Texas A amp M edit Centre vs Texas A amp M 1 234TotalCentre 0 077 14 Texas A amp M 2 0146 22Date January 2 1922Location Fair Park StadiumDallas TXGame attendance 20 000Referee Ernest C QuigleySources 50 After a long trip back the Colonels played in the Dixie Classic in Dallas a precursor to the modern Cotton Bowl Classic The day before the game McMillin was married 51 Centre was upset by coach Dana X Bible s Texas A amp M 14 22 48 It is the game in which Texas A amp M s 12th man tradition originated 52 nbsp Centre held at the goal line by Texas A amp M The Aggies scored first and early by catching Tom Bartlett behind his goal for a safety 52 Centre went up 7 2 in the third quarter Terry Snoddy running in the score after an A amp M fumble 50 The Colonels fumbled the ensuing kickoff The Aggies got the ball and a pass from Puny Wilson to Jack Evans got the touchdown 50 Centre fumbled again on the next possession Wilson scored this time 52 Centre got the ball back but Ted Winn intercepted the ball and ran 45 yards for the A amp M touchdown 52 Centre s Snoddy scored again later but the game ended soon afterwards 22 14 50 nbsp Red Roberts made Walter Camp s first team All America The starting lineup was Roberts left end Gordy left tackle Jones left guard Kubale Center Shadoan right guard Cregor right tackle James right end McMillin quarterback Snoddy left halfback Armstrong right halfback and Bartlett fullback 50 Legacy edit Awards and honors edit The 1921 team produced the most stars for Centre s all time team 53 Red Roberts was a first team Walter Camp All America selection just the fourth in Southern history Bo McMillin made Camp s second team and is recognized as a consensus All American 54 McMillin was a unanimous All Southern selection Red Roberts made composite All Southern and Kubale and Snoddy made some selections 55 Championships edit The Colonels were recognized by writers generally as champions of the South 56 Georgia Tech Georgia and Vanderbilt split the SIAA championship 57 Centre was arguably the strongest of the four for as one publication reads Out of eleven games against eastern teams Centre and Georgia Tech furnished the only two victories and Tech was later trounced by Penn State 58 For Georgia coach Herman Stegeman the contest for the theoretical title of greatest Southern team was between Centre Georgia Tech and Georgia Fuzzy Woodruff explains that Centre belonged to no governing association 59 with several players thereby accused of professionalism and Tech was picked as champion through force of habit 60 Personnel editDepth chart edit The following chart provides a visual depiction of Centre s lineup during the 1921 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses The chart mimics a single wing on offense LERed Roberts 7 Bradley 2 Minos Gordy 1 Bill James 1 Hennie Lemon 0 LGBuck Jones 9 Dick Gibson 1 W Shadoan 1 G Chinn 0 CEd Kubale 11 Royce Flippin 0 RGW Shadoan 7 Ben Cregor 3 Buck Jones 1 Frank Rubarth 0 LTMinos Gordy 8 Red Roberts 3 RTBen Cregor 8 Bill James 3 REBill James 7 Minos Gordy 2 Red Roberts 1 Terry Snoddy 1 QBBo McMillin 11 H Covington 0 RHBN Armstrong 10 Terry Snoddy 1 H Covington 0 Jim Green 0 Joe Murphy 0 FBHump Tanner 6 Tom Bartlett 4 C Thomasson 1 Tom Moran 0 LHBTerry Snoddy 7 Tom Bartlett 3 N Armstrong 1 Hope Hudgins 0 Dewey Kimbel 0 Starters edit Line edit Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age28 Ben Cregor Guard 11 Springfield KY 5 11 175 2226 Dick Gibson Guard 1 Louisville KY22 Minos Gordy Tackle 11 Abbeville LA 18310 Bill James Tackle 11 Fort Worth TX North Side H S 169 2323 Buck Jones Guard 10 Dallas TX 208 1919 Ed Kubale Center 11 Fort Smith AR Fort Smith H S 6 2 176 2129 Red Roberts End 11 Somerset KY Somerset H S 6 2 235 2121 William Shadoan Guard 8 Somerset KY 177 23Backfield edit Number Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age7 Norris Armstrong Halfback 11 Fort Smith AR Fort Smith H S 5 10 154 213 Tom Bartlett Fullback 7 Owensboro KY Owensboro H S 5 10 160 2111 Bo McMillin Quarterback 11 Fort Worth TX North Side H S 5 9 175 2312 Terry Snoddy Halfback 9 Owensboro KY Owensboro H S 5 10 173 215 Hump Tanner Fullback 6 Owensboro KY Owensboro H S 5 5 165 2116 Case Thomasson Fullback 1 Newport KY Newport H S Subs edit Line edit Number Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age20 George M Chinn Guard Harrodsburg KY25 Royce Flippin Center Somerset KY Somerset H S 1622 Hennie Lemon End Mayfield KY Mayfield H S 5 10 165 209 Frank Rubarth Guard Gatesville TXBackfield edit Number Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeSwede Anderson Halfback Fort Worth TX 2314 Herb Covington Halfback quarterback Mayfield KY Mayfield H S 5 5 158 19Jim Green Halfback Louisville KY 130 20Hope Hudgins Halfback Amarillo TXDewey Kimbel Halfback Louisville KYTom Moran Fullback Horse Cave KY Horse Cave H S 5 8 175 221 Joe Murphy Halfback Columbus OH East H S 130 22 61 62 Unlisted edit Player Position Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeDon Beane Pittsburgh PAWeldon Bradley Ray Class Middletown OHLeslie CombsSheridan Rhodes Ingerton Amarillo TXR Newell Edgar C Newlin Newport KYJim Priest Scoring leaders edit The following is an incomplete list of statistics and scores largely dependent on newspaper summaries Player Touchdowns Extra points Field goals PointsBo McMillin 12 19 0 91Terry Snoddy 8 0 0 48Red Roberts 6 5 0 41Hump Tanner 4 5 1 32Herb Covington 5 1 0 31Norris Armstrong 4 0 0 24Tom Bartlett 3 2 0 20Hennie Lemon 2 1 0 13Case Thomasson 2 0 0 12Jim Green 1 0 0 6Hope Hudgins 1 0 0 6Joe Murphy 1 0 0 6Ray Class 0 1 1 4Total 49 34 2 334Coaching staff edit Charley Moran head coach Chief Myers assistant coach Tiny Thornhill line coach John B McGee ManagerReferences edit a b Hal Morris June 26 2006 ESPN ranks 1921 Centre Harvard game among college football s greatest upsets Archived from the original on December 2 2016 Retrieved 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from the original on January 5 2024 Retrieved March 16 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Camp 1922 p 161 Centre defeats Clemson by two touchdowns The State October 2 1921 Archived from the original on December 16 2023 Retrieved December 15 2023 via Newspapers com Centre College downs Virginia Gobblers in desperate contest The Roanoke Times October 9 1921 Archived from the original on December 16 2023 Retrieved December 15 2023 via Newspapers com Old Centre wins from St Xavier by 28 to 6 score The Owensboro Messenger October 16 1921 Archived from the original on May 19 2023 Retrieved December 15 2023 via Newspapers com Crimson team is crushed by mighty Centre The Lexington Herald October 23 1921 Archived from the original on December 16 2023 Retrieved December 15 2023 via Newspapers com Centre wins battle 6 to 0 Boston Sunday Globe October 30 1921 Archived from the original on December 16 2023 Retrieved December 15 2023 via Newspapers com McMillin amp Co swamp Kentucky State The Birmingham 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