1921 Talladega football team

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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.

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1921 Southern college football independents records
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TeamW L TW L T
Tennessee Docs â€“ 8–0–0
Southwest Texas State â€“ 7–0–0
Talladega â€“ 4–0–1
Navy â€“ 6–1–0
Sam Houston Normal â€“ 3–1–2
Erskine â€“ 6–2–0
Marshall â€“ 5–2–1
Delaware â€“ 5–4–0
West Virginia â€“ 5–4–1
Middle Tennessee State Normal â€“ 3–2–1
East Tennessee State Normal â€“ 4–3–0
Birmingham–Southern â€“ 4–4–1
Louisville â€“ 2–2–1
Marion â€“ 4–4–0
Spring Hill â€“ 4–4–0
West Tennessee State Normal â€“ 4–5–1
Mississippi Normal â€“ 3–4–0
Western Kentucky State Normal â€“ 2–4–1
Loyola (LA) â€“ 2–4–0
Roanoke â€“ 3–7–0
Abilene Christian â€“ 2–5–0
Bryson College â€“ 2–5–0
Stetson â€“ 1–4–0
Texas Mines â€“ 1–4–0
Wake Forest â€“ 2–8–0
Presbyterian â€“ 1–7–0
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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.

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 14Miles MemorialTalladega, ALW 22–0[2]
October 21Morris Brown
  • Silby Athletic Field
  • Talladega, AL
W 23–13[3]
November 4vs. Tuskegee
W 38–73,000[4]
November 19at Florida A&MTallahassee, FLW 3–0[5]
December 9at WileyMarshall, TXT 7–7[6]
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