The 1921 Wiley Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Wiley College during the 1921 college football season. The Wiley team met Talladega in a post-season game on December 9 to determine the black college football national championship; the game ended in a 7–7 tie and both teams are recognized as co-champions. The Wiley team played its home games at the 1,000-seat Wiley Athletic Park in Marshall, Texas.[1]
| 1921 Wiley Wildcats football | |
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Black college national co-champion SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
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| Home stadium | Wiley Athletic Park |
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| Wiley $ | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Quinn | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 14 | Jarvis* |
| W 41–0 | [2] | |
| October 31 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. Shreveport Central High School* |
| W 114–0 | [3][4] |
| November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Paul Quinn | Dallas, TX | W 14–10 | [5][6] |
| December 2 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Prairie View | W 7–3 | [7][8] | |
| December 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Talladega* |
| T 7–7 | [9][10] |
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References
edit- ^ "Wiley University One Of Largest Schools Of Its Kind in Southwest". The Marshall Messenger. October 3, 1921. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shaw University To Play Kittrell Today". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 16, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Sports Events At Fair Grounds". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 31, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wiley College Team Real Fodder-Chopper". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 1, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Nationally Known Educators Will Attend State Teachers Meet". The Dallas Express. Dallas, Texas. November 12, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Paul Quinn And Prairie View Will Battle To-day". The Dallas Express. Dallas, Texas. November 19, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. December 2, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wiley Football Team Trounces Prairie View". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. December 3, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. December 7, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wiley Plays Talladega a Tie Seven to Seven". The Marshall News Messenger. December 11, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
