1921 SMU Mustangs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1921
| team = SMU Mustangs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| conference2 = Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf2 = TIAA
| record = 1–6–1
| conf_record = 0–4
| conf2_record = 1–3–1
| head_coach = J. Burton Rix
| hc_year = 5th
| hc_games = first 2 games
| head_coach2 = Bill Cunningham
| hc_games2 = interim, final 6 games
| captain = Jimmy Kitts
| stadium = Armstrong Field, Fair Park Stadium
}}
{{1921 Southwest Conference football standings}}{{1921 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1921 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1921 college football season. Coach J. Burton Rix resigned after the first two games and Bill Cunningham took over as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|title=Cunningham in Charge of S.M.U. Eleven, Following Resignation of Rix|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=October 18, 1921|page=16|via=Newsbank {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title="Stoical" Rix Quits As S. M. U. Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98291817/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=October 18, 1921 |page=15 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} The team compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 record with mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SWC. The Mustangs were outscored by a total of 92 to 15.{{cite web|title=1921 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=March 21, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-methodist/1921-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in Dallas.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Field
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 3–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Jimmy Kitts Defeats H. P. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100931543/the-austin-american/ |newspaper=Austin American |location=Austin, Texas |date=October 7, 1921 |page=1 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Fair Park Stadium
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 0–13
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Ruggles |first=William B. |title=Aggies on Dallas Field Easily Defeat Mustangs 13-0, Before 8,000 People |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100944318/the-galveston-daily-news/ |newspaper=The Galveston Daily News |location=Galveston, Texas |date=October 13, 1921 |page=5 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Field
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 6–17
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Mustangs Walloped by Austin College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31089462/the_times/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Shreveport, Louisiana |date=October 21, 1921 |page=8 |access-date=April 29, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| site_stadium = Andrews Field
| site_cityst = Fort Smith, AR
| score = 0–14
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Texas Team Is Defeated By U. of A. Razorbacks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100949974/daily-arkansas-gazette/ |newspaper=Arkansas Gazette |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |date=October 30, 1921 |page=45 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Field
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–7
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Owls Cop Close Game From S. M. U. By 7 To 0 Score |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100945041/the-houston-post/ |newspaper=Houston Post |location=Houston, Texas |date=November 6, 1921 |page=14 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Fair Park Stadium
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–13
| source = {{cite news |last=Bee |first=Billy |title=Frogs Enter Fray Favorite Over Mustangs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84091593/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 11, 1921 |page=3 |access-date=August 24, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Bee |first=Billy |title=Aerial Tactics Give Christians Victory Over S.M.U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84091717/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 12, 1921 |page=10 |access-date=August 24, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = t
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Southwestern Pirates|title=Southwestern (TX)}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Field
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 0–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Methodists Tie in Dallas Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com//article/the-austin-american/141817212/ |newspaper=Austin American |location=Austin, Texas |date=November 19, 1921 |page=6 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Carroll Field
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| score = 0–28
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-baylor-swamps-sm/167689133/|newspaper=The Waco Times-Herald|title=Baylor swamps S.M.U. 28 to 0 in Thanksgiving Day battle|date=November 25, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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