1921 Texas Longhorns football team

1921 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–1–1 (1–0–1 SWC)
Head coach	Berry Whitaker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Clark Field

1921 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas A&M $	3	–	0	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
Texas	1	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Baylor	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Rice	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
SMU	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1921 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1921 college football season. In their second year under head coach Berry Whitaker, the Longhorns compiled a 6–1–1 record, shut out six of eight opponents (including a scoreless tie with Texas A&M), and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 268 to 27.^[1] Before the upset by Vanderbilt, the 1921 squad was thought perhaps the best in Longhorns history.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	St. Edwards*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 33–0		[3]
October 7	Austin*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 60–0		[4]
October 15	Howard Payne*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 21–0		[5]
October 22	vs. Vanderbilt*	Fair Park Dallas, TX	L 0–20	15,000	[6]
October 29	Rice	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 56–0		[7]
November 5	Southwestern (TX)*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 44–0		[8]
November 11	Mississippi A&M*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 54–7		[9]
November 24	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	T 0–0		[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1921 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
2. "Southwestern Champions Bring Wonder Team Here to Battle Vandy Eleven". Dallas Morning News. October 16, 1921.
3. "Texas University defeats Stedwards in first gridiron game of year, 33–0". The El Paso Times. October 2, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Longhorns trample Austin Kangaroos". The Galveston Daily News. October 8, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Longhorns use subs to defeat Howard Payne". Wichita Falls Times. October 16, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vandy trims Texas Longhorns". Nashville Banner. October 23, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas swamps Rice Institute". The Waco News-Tribune. October 30, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Longhorns trounce Southwestern 44–0". The Austin Statesman. November 6, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Longhorns swamp Mississippians". The Galveston Daily News. November 12, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Texas U. and Aggies play scoreless draw". The Shreveport Journal. November 25, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.