1921 Lincoln Lions football team
American college football season
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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 8â1 with a mark of 2â1 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 | |
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| Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 8â1 (2â1 CIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | James H. Law |
| Home stadium | Rendall Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Union $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 0 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln (PA) | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Normal | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaw | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ? | â | ? | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Seminary | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 8 | at Ward Athletic Club* | Annapolis, MD | W 6â0 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | at Bordentown* | Bordentown NJ | W 26â0 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | at Colored Hygienic Club* |
| L 6â7 | [6][7] | ||
| October 22 | at Morgan* |
| W 63â0 | 1,000 | [8] | |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Harrisburg YMCA (Colored Men's Branch)* |
| W 14â7 | [9][10] | |
| October 29 | at Wilberforce* | Wilberforce, OH | W 20â6 | [11] | ||
| November 5 | Hampton |
| W 13â0 | [12] | ||
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia Union |
| L 0â1 (forfeit, actual score unknown) | [13][14] | |
| November 24 | vs. Howard | W 13â7 | [15] | |||
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