1921 Penn Quakers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1921
| team = Penn Quakers
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 4–3–2
| head_coach = John Heisman
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Rex Wray
| stadium = Franklin Field
}}
{{1921 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1921 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Heisman, the Quakers compiled a 4–3–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 164 to 135.{{cite web|title=1921 Pennsylvania Quakers Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=April 5, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1921.html}} The team played its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
Schedule
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|September 24||Delaware|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 89-0||
|October 1||Franklin & Marshall|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 20-0||
|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Gettysburg|title=Gettysburg}}|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 7-0||
|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Swarthmore Quakers|title=Swarthmore}}|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|T 7-7||
|October 22||VMI|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 21-7|22,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90842570/penns-uncanny-aerial-attack-scores-vict/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Penn's uncanny aerial attack scores victory|date=October 23, 1921|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29||Pittsburgh|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|L 0-28|30,000|{{cite news|last=Keck|first=Harry|title=Panthers backfield bowls over Quakers in dash for victory|newspaper=The Gazette Times|date=October 30, 1921|page=III-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68933902/panthers-backfield-bowls-over-quakers/|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5||Lafayette|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|L 6-38|20,000|{{cite news|title=Penn Scores On Lafayette But Maroons Walk Away With Game By Score Of 38 To 6|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Perry Lewis|date=November 6, 1921|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98818214/penn-scores-on-lafayette-but-maroons/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 12|vs|Dartmouth|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|T 14-14||
|November 24||Cornell|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)|L 0-41|28,000|{{cite news|title=Dobie's Eleven Massacres Heisman's Lads: Cornell Butchers Old Penn To Make Ithacan Holiday|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Gordon Mackay|date=November 25, 1921|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98620864/dobies-eleven-massacres-heismans/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Cornell, With Kaw Leading Attack, Buries Penn 41 to 0: Dobie Machine Scores Greatest Of All Victories Over Quakers In Rain and Mist, On Miry Field|newspaper=The Ithaca Journal-News|date=November 25, 1921|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98620988/cornell-with-kaw-leading-attack/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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