1921 Arizona Wildcats football team

1921 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference Independent
1921 record 7–2
Head coach Pop McKale (7th season)
Captain Walter William Wofford

The 1921 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Pop McKale, the Wildcats compiled a 7–2 record, shut out six of nine opponents, lost to the Centre Praying Colonels in the East-West Christmas Classic (the program's first bowl game appearance), and outscored all opponents, 418 to 68. The team captain was Walter William Wofford.[1]

Arizona's Harold "Nosey" McClellan led the nation in scoring with 124 points.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Bisbee American LegionTucson, AZW 84–13[3]
October 15Phoenix Indian Training SchoolTucson, AZW 75–0[4]
October 21at Texas A&MCollege Station, TXL 13–17[5]
October 29Texas State M&MTucson, AZW 74–0[6]
November 5at New Mexico A&MMesilla Park, NMW 31–0[7]
November 19at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM (rivalry)W 24–0[8]
November 24New Mexico Military InstituteTucson, AZW 110–0[9]
December 2Whittier
  • University field
  • Tucson, AZ
W 7–0[10]
December 26vs. CentreSan Diego (East-West Christmas Classic)L 0–38[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 104. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "A timeline of Arizona Football History". University of Arizona. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wildcats Beat Legion Boys". The Arizona Republican. October 9, 1921. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "University of Arizona Defeats Phoenix Indians 75 to 0". The Arizona Daily Star. October 16, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wildcats Beaten, 17-13, at College Station; Forward Passing Features". The El Paso Times. October 22, 1921. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wildcats Trounce On Texas Miners, 74 to 0". The Bisby Daily Review. October 30, 1921. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "University of Arizona Beats New Mexico Aggies, 31 to 0". The Arizona Daily Star. November 6, 1921. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "U. Of Arizona Defeats U. Of N. Mexico". The Arizona Daily Star. November 20, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ ""U" of Arizona Defeats N.M. Military Institute 110 to 0: Wildcats Outclass Opponents in Every Department of Game; Visitors Make Few First Downs". The Arizona Daily Star. November 25, 1921. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Arizona Trounces Whittier Team, 7 to 0, by Forward Pass". The Arizona Daily Star. December 3, 1921. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Centre Overwhelms Arizona on Muddy Field, 38 to 0". The Arizona Daily Star. December 27, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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