1921 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1921 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1921 college football season. Led by third-year head coach R. L. Sullivan, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and a loss in the Bacardi Bowl. Ole Miss played home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.^[1]

1921 Ole Miss Rebels football
Bacardi Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Cuban Athletic Club
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–6 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach	R. L. Sullivan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	West Tennessee State Normal*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 82–0	^[2]
October 8	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–26	^[3]
October 15	Millsaps	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 49–0	^[4]
October 22	Southwestern Presbyterian*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 35–0	^[5]
October 28	vs. Mississippi A&M	Greenwood, MS	L 0–21	^[6]
November 5	vs. Mississippi College	Vicksburg Fairgrounds Vicksburg, MS	L 7–27	^[7]
November 12	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–21	^[8]
November 19	at Tennessee Docs*	Hodges Field Memphis, TN	L 6–24	^[9]
December 31	at Cuban Athletic Club*	Almandares Park Havana, Cuba (Bacardi Bowl)	L 0–13	^[10]^[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1921 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
2. "Ole Miss runs wild over Normal Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1921. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – 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. "Easy win for Ole Miss". The Arkansas Gazette. October 16, 1921. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ole Miss defeats S.P.U. in easy game, score 34–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1921. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mississippi Aggies defeat Ole Miss". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1921. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Clinton smothers "Ole Miss' 27 to 7". The Vicksburg Evening Post. November 7, 1921. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Louisiana State beats Ole Miss". Arkansas Gazette. November 13, 1921. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "U. of T. Doctors triumph over Ole Miss in sea of mud 24–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Ole Miss to meet Cuban eleven on Havana grid today". The Atlanta Journal. December 31, 1921. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cubans too many for Ole Miss boys". The Clarion-Ledger. January 1, 1922. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.