1921 Texas Longhorns football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1921

| team = Texas Longhorns

| sport = football

| image = UT&T text logo.svg

| image_size = 100

| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| record = 6–1–1

| conf_record = 1–0–1

| head_coach = Berry Whitaker

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Tom Dennis

| stadium = Clark Field

}}

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.{{cite news|title=1921 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=April 23, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1921-schedule.html}} Before the upset by Vanderbilt, the 1921 squad was thought perhaps the best in Longhorns history.{{Closed access}} {{cite news|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=L6AO52QKMTM3NTMyNzIwNC42MTAzOTE6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=10&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=10&p_docnum=61&p_docref=v2:0F99DDB671832188@EANX-105F4B3390BBA31E@2422979-105F4B347896A6A2@43-105F4B3A07715D5E@Southwestern+Champions+Bring+Wonder+Team+Here+to+Battle+Vandy+Eleven|title=Southwestern Champions Bring Wonder Team Here to Battle Vandy Eleven|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|date=October 16, 1921}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=St. Edward's Saints|title=St. Edwards}}

| site_stadium = Clark Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 33–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123422877/texas-university-defeats-stedwards-in-fi/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Texas University defeats Stedwards in first gridiron game of year, 33–0|date=October 2, 1921|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}

| site_stadium = Clark Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 60–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123423087/longhorns-trample-austin-kangaroos/|work=The Galveston Daily News|title=Longhorns trample Austin Kangaroos|date=October 8, 1921|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}

| site_stadium = Clark Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 21–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123423238/longhorns-use-subs-to-defeat-howard-payn/|work=Wichita Falls Times|title=Longhorns use subs to defeat Howard Payne|date=October 16, 1921|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Fair Park

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| score = 0–20

| attend = 15,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123423383/vandy-trims-texas-longhorns/|work=Nashville Banner|title=Vandy trims Texas Longhorns|date=October 23, 1921|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = w

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Clark Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 56–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123423556/texas-swamps-rice-institute/|work=The Waco News-Tribune|title=Texas swamps Rice Institute|date=October 30, 1921|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1921|team=Southwestern Pirates|title=Southwestern (TX)}}

| site_stadium = Clark Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 44–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123423756/longhorns-trounce-southwestern-440/|work=The Austin Statesman|title=Longhorns trounce Southwestern 44–0|date=November 6, 1921|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Mississippi A&M

| site_stadium = Clark Field

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 54–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123423931/longhorns-swamp-mississippians/|work=The Galveston Daily News|title=Longhorns swamp Mississippians|date=November 12, 1921|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123424081/texas-u-and-aggies-play-scoreless-draw/|work=The Shreveport Journal|title=Texas U. and Aggies play scoreless draw|date=November 25, 1921|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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