1921 record 7–2–1 (3–1–1 SIAA) | Head coach Stanley L. Robinson | |
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | ||
The 1921 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented Mississippi College in the 1921 college football season. The team was led by Hall of Famer Goat Hale. "Ten other players are on Hale's teams, but they are there merely to conform with gridiron rules." Hale scored 161 points and gained 2,160 yards as he was selected All-Southern. The team's stadium is today named Robinson-Hale stadium, for coach Robinson and Goat Hale.
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Tulane
Goat Hale nearly single-handedly defeated Tulane 14–0. Hale scored first on a 25-yard run around right end, and the second touchdown came on a run of 80 yards. Soon after, he signed a large baseball contract.
Birmingham-Southern
Hale made all four touchdowns in a 27–6 victory over Birmingham-Southern. The Panthers scored in the third quarter on a forward pass.
Florida
The Choctaws battled coach William G. Kline's Florida Gators to a 7–7 tie. Florida had the greater weight and Mississippi College the greater speed.
Led by Hale, the Choctaws controlled the first half. In the middle of the fourth quarter, Florida led a comeback with a series of forward passes, scoring its touchdown. Ark Newton had a 92-yard punt in this game.