Big Ten championIowa upsetNotre Dame 10–7.Grantland Rice noted that the 1921 Notre Dame team "was the first team we know of to build its attack around aforward passing game, rather than use a forward passing game as a mere aid to the running game."[2]
1921 was the last season for the oldSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Vanderbilt tied co-championGeorgia on an onside kick. On October 29,Centre upset Harvard 6–0 in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history. Overjoyed students painted the "impossible formula" C6H0 (Centre 6, Harvard 0) on everything in sight.Georgia Tech also claimed a conference title.
The1922 Rose Bowl was fought to a scoreless tie, between California andWashington & Jefferson, in the last Rose Bowl to be played atTournament Park. Washington & Jefferson is the smallest school to ever play in a Rose Bowl.
On October 29,Centre College beatHarvard 6 to 0 in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history. Overjoyed students painted the "impossible formula" C6H0 (Centre 6, Harvard 0) on everything in sight.
In the1922 Rose Bowl, heavily favoredCalifornia playedWashington & Jefferson to a scoreless tie. The game holds several distinctions including being the only scoreless contest and the first tie in a Rose Bowl.Charles Fremont West of Washington & Jefferson was the firstAfrican-Americanquarterback to play in the Rose Bowl, andHerb Kopf, also of Washington and Jefferson, was the first freshman to play in a Rose Bowl. The 1922 Rose Bowl was the last played atTournament Park and featured the smallest school—Washington & Jefferson College had only 450 students at the time—to ever play in a Rose Bowl.[4][5]
^Sciullo, Sam Jr., ed. (1991).1991 Pitt Football: University of Pittsburgh Football Media Guide. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Sports Information Office. p. 116.