1921

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1921 in Clemson History

Events that occurred in 1921:

  • February 25: The Southern Conference is formed in Atlanta, Georgia as fourteen member institutions split from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Southern Conference charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Washington & Lee. In 1922, six more universities - Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane, and Vanderbilt will join the conference. Later additions will include Sewanee (1923), Virginia Military Institute (1925), Duke (1929), and Wake Forest (1936).
  • Spring: E.J. Stewart arrives as Clemson's thirteenth head football coach, and while drilling the gridders, also coaches the baseball and track teams.
  • October 1: The Tigers open the football season with a road trip to Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, but fall, 0-14, to the Praying Colonels.
  • October 7: Clemson blanks Presbyterian, 34-0, on Riggs Field.
  • October 14: Clemson is shut-out by Auburn, 0-56, in roadtrip to Alabama.
  • October 21: Clemson and Furman have scoreless tie in game played in Greenville.
  • October 27: The Tigers are blanked by the Gamecocks in Columbia, 0-21.
  • November 5: Clemson is defeated by Georgia Tech, 7-48, in Atlanta.
  • November 10: Clemson ties The Citadel, 7-7, in a game played in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
  • November 18: Clemson is defeated on Riggs Field by Erskine, 0-13.
  • November 24: For final game of 1-6-2 season, the Tigers travel to Athens where Georgia blanks Clemson, 0-28.



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