1921 Talladega football team

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.

1921 Talladega football
Black college national co-champion
Conference	Independent
Head coach	Jubie Bragg (2nd season)

1921 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee Docs			–					8	–	0	–	0
Southwest Texas			–					7	–	0	–	0
Talladega			–					4	–	0	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	1	–	0
Erskine			–					6	–	2	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee			–					3	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee			–					4	–	3	–	0
Louisville			–					2	–	2	–	1
Spring Hill			–					4	–	4	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					2	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	8	–	0
Texas Mines			–					1	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian			–					1	–	7	–	0

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 14	Miles Memorial	Talladega, AL	W 22–0		[2]
October 21	Morris Brown	Silby Athletic Field Talladega, AL	W 23–13		[3]
November 4	vs. Tuskegee	Rickwood Park Birmingham, AL	W 38–7	3,000	[4]
November 19	at Florida A&M	Tallahassee, FL	W 3–0		[5]
December 9	at Wiley	Marshall, TX	T 7–7		[6]

References

1. "Talladega Is Ready To Meet Tuskegee Here". The Birmingham News. November 3, 1921. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Talladega Defeats Miles College". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
3. "Talladega College Wins Thriller From Morris Brown". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
4. "Talladega Claims Southern Title". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
5. "Florida A&M College Strong on Gridiron". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
6. "Wiley Plays Talladega a Tie Seven to Seven Edit". The Marshall News Messenger. December 11, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.