1921 Centre Praying Colonels football team

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1921 Centre Praying Colonels football
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SIAA Co-Champions
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record 10–1 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach Charley Moran
Captain Norris Armstrong
Home stadium Cheek Field and Farris Stadium
Seasons
« 1920 1922 »
1921 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Centre + 5 0 0     10 1 0
Georgia Tech + 4 0 0     8 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 1     7 2 1
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
Furman 4 2 1     7 2 1
LSU 2 1 1     6 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 1     5 1 2
Transylvania 2 1 0     2 2 0
Auburn 3 2 0     5 3 0
The Citadel 2 2 1     3 3 2
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
Mercer 2 5 0     3 6 0
Chattanooga 1 3 0     4 6 0
Clemson 0 4 2     1 6 2
Kentucky 0 2 1     4 3 1
Millsaps 0 3 1     0 3 1
Louisville 0 1 0     2 2 1
Ole Miss 0 3 0     3 6 0
Wofford 0 3 0     2 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 0     0 3 0
Howard 0 5 0     3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1921 Centre Praying Colonels football team represented Centre College of Danville, Kentucky in the 1921 college football season. The Praying Colonels compiled a 10–1 record (5–0 in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association play), scoring 334 points while allowing 28 points (282 and 6 in regular season play). The team's victory in its game versus Harvard is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in college football history.[1][2]

Centre played in two bowl games later this season, defeating Arizona 38-0 in the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic before losing to Texas A&M in the 1922 Dixie Classic. The team's captain was "Army" Armstrong.

Several players received postseason recognition. End Red Roberts was a first-team Walter Camp All-America selection; while consensus All-American quarterback Bo McMillin made Camp's second team.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 1 Clemson Cheek Field and Farris Stadium • Danville, KY W 14–0  
October 8 VPI* Cheek Field and Farris Stadium • Danville, KY W 14–0  
October 15 at Xavier* Cincinnati, OH W 28–6  
October 22 at Transylvania Lexington, KY W 98–0  
October 29 at Harvard* Harvard StadiumCambridge, Massachusetts (C6H0) W 6–0  
November 5 Kentucky Cheek Field and Farris Stadium • Danville, KY W 55–0  
November 12 at Auburn Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL W 21–0  
November 19 vs. Washington and Lee* Louisville, KY W 25–0  
November 24 at Tulane New Orleans, LA W 21–0  
December 26 vs. Arizona* Balboa StadiumSan Diego, CA (East-West Christmas Classic) W 21–0  
January 2, 1922 vs. Texas A&M* Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX (Dixie Classic) L 14–22  
*Non-conference game.

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Season summary

Week 1: Clemson

Centre opened the season with a 14-0 victory over Clemson,

Week 2: Virginia Tech

The next week was a 14-0 victory over Virginia Tech.

Week 3: at St. Xavier

Next was a 28-6 victory over St. Xavier (now Xavier University); this game marked the only time during the regular season that Centre gave up any points to an opponent.

Week 4: at Transylvania

Week 4: Centre at Transylvania
1 2 3 4 Total
Centre 26 34 28 10 98
Transylvania 0 0 0 0 0

In the fourth week of play, Centre easily defeated Transylvania by the score of 98 to 0.[4] According to Spalding's Football Guide, McMillin ran back a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.[5]

Week 5: at Harvard

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Week 5: Centre at Harvard
1 2 3 4 Total
Centre 0 0 6 0 6
Harvard 0 0 0 0 0

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 and was coming off of 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). Coming into the Centre game, Harvard was also undefeated and unscored upon in the 1920 season.[6] Centre won 6-0 on a touchdown run by All-American Bo McMillin.[7]

Week 6: Kentucky

Centre then defeated Kentucky 65-0.

Week 7: at Auburn

In the seventh week of play, Centre defeated Auburn 21-0.

Week 8: vs. Washington & Lee

Washington & Lee was then defeated 25-0 in Louisville.

Week 9: at Tulane

The season closed with a defeat of Tulane by a 21-0 score. Centre finished the regular season undefeated at 9-0 and almost unscored on, having given up only 6 points all season.[8]

Post season

Centre then played in two bowl games to close the season, defeating Arizona 38-0 in the San Diego East-West Christmas Classic before losing to Texas A&M in the 1922 Dixie Classic.[8]

Players

The Centre team upon returning to Danville fresh off its defeat of Harvard.

Line

Backfield

Coaching staff

References

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  5. Camp, Walter, ed. National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Rules: Official Intercollegiate Football Guide. 45 Rose St, New York: American Sports, 1922. Print. Spalding's Athletic Library.
  6. Harvard Historical Scores
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  8. 8.0 8.1 1921 Centre College football scores at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2000)