1921 Talladega football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1921 Talladega football Independent Jubie Bragg 2nd Black college national co-champion 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."Talladega Is Ready To Meet Tuskegee Here The Birmingham News November 3, 1921 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39749191/talladega_is_ready_to_meet_tuskegee_here/ Newspapers.com 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. 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 Central y y y October 14 1921 Miles Memorial Golden Bears Miles Memorial Talladega, AL W 22-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39708062/talladega_defeats_miles_college/ Talladega Defeats Miles College Newspapers.com 2019-11-27 October 21 1921 Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown Silby Athletic Field Talladega, AL W 23-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39708233/talladega_college_wins_thriller_from/ Talladega College Wins Thriller From Morris Brown Newspapers.com 2019-11-27 November 4 3:00 p.m. vs 1921 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL W 39-7 3,000 Talladega Meets Tuskegee Today At Rickwood https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald/198138005/ Birmingham Age-Herald Birmingham, Alabama November 4, 1921 10 May 23, 2026 Newspapers.com Bull Edwards Runs Wild Over Tuskegee Boys https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/198138226/ The Birmingham News Birmingham, Alabama November 5, 1921 8 May 23, 2026 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39707824/talladega_claims_southern_title/ Talladega Claims Southern Title Newspapers.com 2019-11-27 November 19 at 1921 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL W 3-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39707958/florida_am_college_strong_on_gridiron/ Florida A&M College Strong on Gridiron Newspapers.com 2019-11-27 December 9 3:00 p.m. at Wiley Wiley Athletic Park Marshall, TX T 7-7 Football https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39783347/ad-wiley-v-talladega/ The Marshall News Messenger Marshall, Texas December 7, 1921 6 July 24, 2021 Newspapers.com Wiley Plays Talladega a Tie Seven to Seven Edit The Marshall News Messenger December 11, 1921 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39724650/wiley_plays_talladega_a_tie_seven_to/ Newspapers.com References Talladega Category:Talladega Tornadoes football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Talladega football