1921 Lincoln Lions football team

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1921 Lincoln Lions football
Conference Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (2–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Captain James H. Law
Home stadiumRendall Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia Union $ 3 –0 –06 –0 –2
Howard 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Lincoln (PA) 2 –1 –08 –1 –0
Virginia Normal 1 –1 –02 –1 –1
Hampton 1 –3 –02 –3 –0
Shaw 0 –2 –0 ? – ? –0
Virginia Seminary 0 –3 –04 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference 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. [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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Ward Athletic Club* Annapolis, MD W 6–0 [4]
October 15at Bordentown * Bordentown NJ W 26–0 [5]
October 21at Colored Hygienic Club*
L 6–7 [6] [7]
October 22at Morgan *
W 63–01,000 [8]
October 273:30 p.m.at Harrisburg YMCA (Colored Men's Branch)*
W 14–7 [9] [10]
October 29at Wilberforce * Wilberforce, OH W 20–6 [11]
November 5 Hampton
W 13–0 [12]
November 123:30 p.m.at Virginia Union
L 0–1 (forfeit, actual score unknown) [13] [14]
November 24vs. Howard
W 13–7 [15]

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