1921 Lincoln Lions football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1921 Lincoln Lions football Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 8–1 2–1 John A. Shelburne 1st James H. Law Rendall Field Black college national champion 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 8–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the CIAA. 2015 Football Media Guide https://theciaa.com/sports/2018/10/8/FB_1008181750.aspx Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 83 July 23, 2021 The team was recognized as winning a black college football national championship, along with 1921 Talladega Tornadoes Talladega and Wiley.Walter Camp 1922 Championship Of Colored Colleges https://books.google.com/books?id=9CDwAAAAMAAJ Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide: 1922 (p. 121) James H. Law was the team's captain. James E. Law to Coach Lincoln's Football Team https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31475193/the-new-york-age/ The New York Age New York, New York September 22, 1922 6 July 23, 2021 Newspapers.com Schedule Eastern October 8 w y y Ward Athletic Club Annapolis, MD 6–0 Lincoln Wins From Annapolis https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-age/155184279/ The New York Age New York, New York October 22, 1921 6 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 w y y Bordentown Bordentown NJ 26–0 Lincoln Defeats Bordentown https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-age/155184214/ The New York Age New York, New York October 22, 1921 6 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 l y y Colored Hygienic Club Cottage Hill field Steelton, PA 6–7 Colored Grid Elevens To Class At Sleeton https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-patriot-news/155185112/ The Patriot-News Harrisburg, Pennsylvania October 19, 1921 13 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com Hygienic Tigers Defeat Lincoln University Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph/155185059/ Harrisburg Telegraph Harrisburg, Pennsylvania October 24, 1921 15 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 w y y 1921 Morgan Bears Morgan Morgan College campus Baltimore, MD 63–0 1,000 Lincoln 63; Morgan 0 https://www.newspapers.com/articlethe-chicago-whip/155185704/ Chicago Whip Chicago, Illinois November 5, 1921 7 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 3:30 p.m. w y y Harrisburg YMCA (Colored Men's Branch) Island gridiron Harrisburg, PA 14–7 Lincoln University to Play Local Team Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph/155184657/ Harrisburg Telegraph Harrisburg, Pennsylvania October 27, 1921 19 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com Lincoln University Is Victor Over Colored "Y" https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-patriot-news/155184502/ The Patriot-News Harrisburg, Pennsylvania October 28, 1921 21 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 w y y 1921 Wilberforce Green Wave Wilberforce Wilberforce, OH 20–6 Lincoln 20, Wilberforce 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-afro-american/155183971/ The Afro-American Baltimore, Maryland November 4, 1921 9 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 5 w 1921 Hampton Seasiders Hampton Rendall Field Lincoln University, PA 13–0 Lincoln's Lions Deal Defeat To Hampton's Heavy Weights https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-age/155183747/ The New York Age New York, New York November 12, 1921 7 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 3:30 p.m. l y 1921 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Hovey Field Richmond, VA 0–1 (forfeit, actual score unknown) Today and Tonight in Richmond https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/155185839/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 12, 1921 10 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com FB Year-by-Year Results - Lincoln University Athletics https://lulions.com/documents/2017/6/13//year_by_year_results18.html?id=1364 November 24 w y 1921 Howard Bison Howard National League Park Philadelphia, PA 13–7 Lincoln U. Downs Howard University https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-post/155183275/ The Washington Post Washington, D.C. November 25, 1921 14 September 12, 2024 Newspapers.com [Untitled] https://www.lincoln.edu/_files/langston-hughes-memorial-library/Lincoln%20University%20Herald/1921.pdf Lincoln University Herald Professional Football Researchers Association 25 5 1921 8 September 12, 2024 Lincoln University Football Season-by-Season Results https://lulions.com/documents/2017/6/13//year_by_year_results18.html?id=1364 Lincoln University September 12, 2024 References Lincoln Category:Lincoln Lions football seasons Lincoln Lions football