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1921 Lincoln Lions football team

The 1921 Lincoln Lions football team represented Lincoln University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1921 college football season. Led by John A. Shelburne in his first and only season as head coach, the Lions compiled a record an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the CIAA.[1] The team was recognized as winning a black college football national championship, along with Talladega and Wiley.[2] James H. Law was the team's captain.[3]

1921 Lincoln Lions football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (2–1 CIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJames H. Law
Home stadiumRendall Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia Union $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 2
Howard 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Lincoln (PA) 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Virginia Normal 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 1
Hampton 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Shaw 0 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – 0
Virginia Seminary 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Ward Athletic Club*Annapolis, MDW 6–0[4]
October 15at Bordentown*Bordentown NJW 26–0[5]
October 21at Colored Hygienic Club*
L 6–7[6][7]
October 22at Morgan*
W 63–01,000[8]
October 273:30 p.m.at Harrisburg YMCA (Colored Men's Branch)*
W 14–7[9][10]
October 29at Wilberforce*Wilberforce, OHW 20–6[11]
November 5Hampton
W 13–0[12]
November 123:30 p.m.at Virginia Union
L 0–1 (forfeit, actual score unknown)[13][14]
November 24vs. Howard
W 13–7[15]

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References

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  1. ^ "2015 Football Media Guide". Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. p. 83. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Walter Camp, ed. (1922). "Championship Of Colored Colleges". Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide: 1922 (p. 121).
  3. ^ "James E. Law to Coach Lincoln's Football Team". The New York Age. New York, New York. September 22, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Lincoln Wins From Annapolis". The New York Age. New York, New York. October 22, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Lincoln Defeats Bordentown". The New York Age. New York, New York. October 22, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Colored Grid Elevens To Class At Sleeton". The Patriot-News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Hygienic Tigers Defeat Lincoln University Team". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Lincoln 63; Morgan 0". Chicago Whip. Chicago, Illinois. November 5, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Lincoln University to Play Local Team Today". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1921. p. 19. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Lincoln University Is Victor Over Colored "Y"". The Patriot-News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1921. p. 21. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Lincoln 20, Wilberforce 6". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 4, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Lincoln's Lions Deal Defeat To Hampton's Heavy Weights". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 12, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Today and Tonight in Richmond". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 12, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "FB Year-by-Year Results - Lincoln University Athletics".
  15. ^ "Lincoln U. Downs Howard University". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 25, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "[Untitled]" (PDF). Lincoln University Herald. 25 (5). Professional Football Researchers Association: 8. 1921. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "Lincoln University Football Season-by-Season Results". Lincoln University. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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