1921 Lincoln Lions football team

1921 Lincoln Lions football
Black college national champion
Conference	Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–1 (2–1 CIAA)
Head coach	John A. Shelburne (1st season)
Home stadium	Rendall Field

1921 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Virginia Union $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	2
Howard	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Lincoln (PA)	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Virginia Normal	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	1	–	1
Hampton	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	3	–	0
Shaw	0	–	2	–	0			?	–	?	–	0
Virginia Seminary	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	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. The team was recognized as winning a black college football national championship, along with Talladega and Wiley.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1?	Harrisburg YMCA*		W 13–7
October	at Annapolis AC*	Annapolis, MD	W 6–0
October 15	at Bordentown Manual Training*	Bordentown NJ	W 26–0
October 22	at Morgan*	Baltimore, MD	W 63–0
October 29	at Wilberforce*	Wilberforce, OH	W 20–6
November 5	Hampton	Rendall Field Lincoln University, PA	W 13–0
November 12	at Virginia Union	Richmond, VA	L 0–1 (forfeit)	10,000
November	Steelton AA*		W 7–0
November 24	vs. Howard	National League Park Philadelphia, PA	W 13–7	10,000
*Non-conference game