1920 Talladega football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 Talladega football Independent Jubie Bragg 1st Silsby Athletic Field Black college national co-champion The 1920 Talladega football team was an American football team that represented the Talladega College during the 1920 college football season. The team was led by head coach Jubie Bragg. Talladega concluded an undefeated season on November 25 with a 28–0 victory over the previously unbeaten team from Tuskegee Institute. The Talladega newspaper reported: "A large crowd saw the game. Many negroes from nearby cities were here for the contest."untitled Our Mountain Home December 1, 1920 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39748959/talladegatuskegee/ Newspapers.com The Birmingham News reported: "It was the good old American game of football with the ambulance kept near to waft away the victimes. The championship for Talladega hung upon this game, and no wonder it had all the thrills of a 'bull fight.'"Many Spend the Day at Talladega The Birmingham News December 4, 1920 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39749698/many_spend_the_day_at_talladega/ Newspapers.com The team's key players included right halfback C. Cox, center S. Coles from Talladega, right end "Nap" Rivers from Mobile, and quarterback "Skeats" Gordon from Cave Springs, Georgia. As a historically black college, Talladega was unable to play games against white colleges and competed with other historically black colleges. In 1920, the Pittsburgh Courier, an African-American weekly newspaper, began selecting national champions from the black college football teams. The Courier selected Talladega and Howard as the co-champions for the 1920 season.Shaping College Football: The Transformation of an American Sport, 1919-1930 Raymond Schmidt Syracuse University Press 2007 146 0815608861 Another source in January 1921 rated Talladega, Howard, and West Virginia Collegiate Institute as the top three "colored" football teams during the 1920 season.Talladega Champions of the South The Voice of the People January 8, 1921 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18242693/talladega_college_football_undefeated/ Schedule y y October 16 1920 Miles Memorial Golden Bears Miles Memorial Talladega, AL W 33-0 Talladega, 33; Miles, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/188204594/ The Chicago Defender Chicago, Illinois October 23, 1920 6 January 4, 2026 Newspapers.com October 22 1920 Clark Panthers Clark Talladega, AL W 80-0 Talladega Defeats Clarke 80-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/188204991/ The Chicago Defender Chicago, Illinois October 30, 1920 6 January 4, 2026 Newspapers.com October 30 at 1920 Atlanta Bulldogs Atlanta Atlanta, GA W 7-2 Mitchell M. A. Talladega Upsets Dope; Defeats Atlanta Bulldogs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/188203766/ The Chicago Defender Chicago, Illinois November 13, 1920 9 January 4, 2026 Newspapers.com Mitchell M. A. Talladega Defeats Atlanta University https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-whip/188203404/ Chicago Whip Chicago, Illinois November 13, 1920 7 January 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 1920 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Silsby Athletic Field Talladega, AL W Mitchell M. A. Talladega Defeats Florida A. & M. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-whip/188203493/ Chicago Whip Chicago, Illinois November 13, 1920 7 January 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 25 1920 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Silsby Athletic Field Talladega, AL W 28-0 Mitchell M. A. Talladega Defeats Tuskegee https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-whip/188203098/ Chicago Whip Chicago, Illinois December 4, 1920 7 January 4, 2026 Newspapers.com References Talladega Category:Talladega Tornadoes football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Talladega football