1921 Talladega football team

American college football season

1921 Talladega football

Black college national co-champion

Conference| Independent
Head coach|

* Jubie Bragg (2nd season)

Seasons

<- 1920

1922 ->

1921 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tennessee Docs |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Southwest Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Talladega |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Sam Houston Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2
Erskine |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
East Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Birmingham–Southern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1
Marion |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Spring Hill |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
West Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Mississippi Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Loyola (LA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Kentucky State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Abilene Christian |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Bryson College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Wake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Texas Mines |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Presbyterian |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

The 1921 Talladega football team was an American football team that represented the Talladega College during the 1921 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jubie Bragg, the team compiled a – record. Talladega was recognized as the 1921 black college national co-champion.

In November 1921, The Birmingham News reported that Talladega's quarterback "Skeats" Gordon was "reputed to have been showing dazzling ability all this year."[1] Other players on the 1920 Talladega team included fullback Edwards from Anniston, halfback Spencer from Edgewater, and halfback Webber from King's Mountain, North Carolina.[1]

Talladega College was and remains a historically black college located in Talladega, Alabama. Due to segregation, Talladega and other historically black colleges and universities played games among themselves. In 1920, the Pittsburgh Courier, an African-American weekly newspaper, began selecting national champions from the black college football teams. The Courier selected Talladega as the co-champion in both 1920 and 1921.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 14| Miles Memorial| Talladega, AL| W 22–0| | [2]
October 21| Morris Brown|

* Silby Athletic Field
* Talladega, AL

| W 23–13| | [3]
November 4| vs. Tuskegee|

* Rickwood Park
* Birmingham, AL

| W 38–7| 3,000| [4]
November 19| at Florida A&M| Tallahassee, FL| W 3–0| | [5]
December 9| at Wiley| Marshall, TX| T 7–7| | [6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Talladega Is Ready To Meet Tuskegee Here". The Birmingham News. November 3, 1921. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Talladega Defeats Miles College". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
3. ^ "Talladega College Wins Thriller From Morris Brown". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
4. ^ "Talladega Claims Southern Title". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
5. ^ "Florida A&M College Strong on Gridiron". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
6. ^ "Wiley Plays Talladega a Tie Seven to Seven Edit". The Marshall News Messenger. December 11, 1921. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.

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Black college football national champions

1920s|

* 1920: Howard / Talladega
* 1921: Talladega / Wiley
* 1922: Hampton
* 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union
* 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee
* 1925: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1926: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee
* 1928: Bluefield / Wiley
* 1929: Tuskegee

1920s|

* 1930: Tuskegee
* 1931: Wilberforce
* 1932: Wiley
* 1933: Morgan
* 1934: Kentucky State
* 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College
* 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State
* 1937: Morgan
* 1938: Florida A&M
* 1939: Langston

1940s|

* 1940: Morris Brown
* 1941: Langston / Morris Brown
* 1942: Florida A&M
* 1943: Morgan State
* 1944: Morgan State
* 1945: Wiley
* 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I
* 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I
* 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern
* 1949: Morgan State / Southern

1950s|

* 1950: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T
* 1952: Florida A&M
* 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I
* 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I
* 1955: Grambling
* 1956: Tennessee A&I
* 1957: Florida A&M
* 1958: Prairie View A&M
* 1959: Florida A&M

1960s|

* 1960: Southern
* 1961: Florida A&M
* 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State
* 1963: Prairie View A&M
* 1964: Prairie View A&M
* 1965: Tennessee A&I
* 1966: Tennessee A&I
* 1967: Grambling / Morgan State
* 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T
* 1969: Alcorn A&M

1970s|

* 1970: Tennessee State
* 1971: Tennessee State
* 1972: Grambling
* 1973: Tennessee State
* 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State
* 1975: Grambling State
* 1976: South Carolina State
* 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State
* 1978: Florida A&M
* 1979: Tennessee State

1980s|

* 1980: Grambling State
* 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union
* 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State
* 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State
* 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State
* 1985: Hampton / Jackson State
* 1986: Central State
* 1987: Central State / Howard
* 1988: Central State
* 1989: Central State

1990s|

* 1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T
* 1991: Alabama State
* 1992: Central State / Grambling State
* 1993: Howard / Southern
* 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State
* 1995: Southern
* 1996: Howard / Jackson State
* 1997: Hampton / Southern
* 1998: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1999: North Carolina A&T

2000s|

* 2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State
* 2003: Albany State / Southern
* 2004: Albany State / Hampton
* 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee
* 2008: Grambling State
* 2009: South Carolina State

2010s|

* 2010: Bethune–Cookman
* 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State
* 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State
* 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State
* 2014: Alcorn State
* 2015: North Carolina A&T
* 2016: Grambling State
* 2017: North Carolina A&T
* 2018: North Carolina A&T
* 2019: North Carolina A&T

2020s|

* 2020: Alabama A&M
* 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State
* 2022: North Carolina Central
* 2023: Florida A&M

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