1921 Spring Hill Badgers football team

The 1921 Spring Hill Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the Spring Hill College as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its third season under head coach Moon Ducote, the team compiled a 4–4 record. Three of its losses coming against college football powerhouses, Alabama, Auburn, and LSU. Spring Hill held both Alabama and LSU to 7–7 ties in the first half of those games.[1][2] The final game of the season was a 28–7 loss to Mississippi College, which was led by College Football Hall of Fame member Goat Hale.

1921 Spring Hill Badgers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxon Field, Monroe Park
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Docs     8 0 0
Southwest Texas State     7 0 0
Talladega     4 0 1
Navy     6 1 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 1 2
Erskine     6 2 0
Marshall     5 2 1
Delaware     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     3 2 1
East Tennessee State Normal     4 3 0
Birmingham–Southern     4 4 1
Louisville     2 2 1
Marion     4 4 0
Spring Hill     4 4 0
West Tennessee State Normal     4 5 1
Mississippi Normal     3 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     2 4 1
Loyola (LA)     2 4 0
Roanoke     3 7 0
Abilene Christian     2 5 0
Bryson College     2 5 0
Wake Forest     2 8 0
Texas Mines     1 4 0
Presbyterian     1 7 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at AlabamaL 7–27[3]
October 8vs. Auburn
L 0–44[4]
October 15Loyola (LA)
W 28–7[5]
October 22at LSUL 7–41[6]
October 29Marion
  • Monroe Park
  • Mobile, AL
W 41–0[7][8]
November 5Jefferson College
W 84–6[9]
November 12Howard (AL)Mobile, ALW 7–0[10]
November 24Mississippi College
  • Monroe Park
  • Mobile, AL
L 7–28[11]

References

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  1. ^ "1921 Spring Hill Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Springhillian. October 1921. pp. 53–57.
  3. ^ "Spring Hill Holds Fast in First Half and Then Loses to Alabama After Fierce Football Struggle". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn Swamps Spring Hill Saturday Before Immense Crowd at Montgomery Park". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 9, 1921. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spring Hill Wins From Loyola Squad: Visitors From New Orleans Hit For 28 to 7 Defeat by Mobile Hillians". Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers Slip and Then Do the Expected: Louisiana Tigers Trim Spring Hill When Latter Weakens From Hard Attack". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spring Hill Wins From Marion Boys". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1921. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Springhill romps in Marion battle to 41-to-0 victory". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1921. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spring Hill Scores One-Sided Victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1921. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs lose to Springhill in close game". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1921. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hale's Brilliant Work Features Battle at Mobile". Jackson (Miss.) Daily News. November 26, 1921. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.