1921 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (3–1–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRobbins Lowe
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Virginia 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Richmond 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Catholic University 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 1 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Trinity (NC) 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
Davidson 0 – 1 – 3 3 – 4 – 3
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VMI 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
George Washington 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1921 college football season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Wake Forest*
W 21–0
October 83:00 p.m.[2]at Yale*
L 0–347,000[3]
October 15at South Carolina*
T 7–7[4]
October 203:00 p.m.[5]at NC State
L 0–79,000[6]
October 292:30 p.m.[7]vs. Maryland
W 16–75,000[8][9]
November 53:00 p.m.[10]vs. VMI
W 20–7[11][12]
November 122:30 p.m.[13]vs. Davidson
T 0–03,000[14]
November 242:00 p.m.[15]Virginia
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 7–310,132[16]
December 33:00 p.m.[17]vs. Florida*
W 14–107,500[18]

References

  1. ^ "1921 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Yale Daily News 8 October 1921 — Yale Daily News Historical Archive".
  3. ^ "The Yale Daily News 10 October 1921 — Yale Daily News Historical Archive".
  4. ^ "Two universities play to tie score". The News and Observer. October 16, 1921. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Twin-City Daily Sentinel from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on October 20, 1921 · Page 6".
  6. ^ "Technician, Vol. 2 No. 2, November 1, 1921 - technician-v2n2-1921-11-01 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
  7. ^ "The Washington Herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, October 29, 1921, Page 10, Image 10 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
  8. ^ "Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, October 30, 1921, Page FOURTEEN, Image 14 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
  9. ^ "North Carolina University Defeats Maryland, 16 To 7, Outplaying College Parkers". Asheville Citizen. Asheville, North Carolina. October 30, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "The Times Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia on November 5, 1921 · 1".
  11. ^ "Cadets Face Tarheels At Island Park Today; Spiders Have Big Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 5, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Richmond Will Be Scene Of Two Grid Clashes This Afternoon (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 5, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 11, 1921 · Page 6 (newspapers.com)".
  14. ^ "Winston-Salem Journal from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 13, 1921 · Page 1 (newspapers.com)".
  15. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 22, 1921, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  16. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 04, 1923, Image 1". December 4, 1923. p. 1.
  17. ^ "The Miami News from Miami, Florida on December 3, 1921 · 28 (newspapers.com)".
  18. ^ "Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina on December 4, 1921 · Page 23 (newspapers.com)".


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