The 1939 Langston Lions football team was an American football team that represented Langston College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the team compiled an overall record of 7–0–1 with mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, won the SWAC championship, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 83 to 26.[1] The 1939 Langston team was recognized as the black college national champion.
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- 1920: Howard, Talladega
- 1921: Talladega, Wiley
- 1922: Hampton
- 1923: Howard, Lincoln (PA), Virginia Union
- 1924: Lincoln (PA), Paul Quinn, Tuskegee
- 1925: Howard, Tuskegee
- 1926: Howard, Tuskegee
- 1927: Bluefield, Tuskegee
- 1928: Bluefield, Wiley
- 1929: Tuskegee
- 1930: Tuskegee
- 1931: Wilberforce
- 1932: Wiley
- 1933: Morgan
- 1934: Kentucky State
- 1935: Kentucky State, Texas College
- 1936: Virginia State, West Virginia State
- 1937: Morgan
- 1938: Florida A&M
- 1939: Langston
- 1940: Morris Brown
- 1941: Langston, Morris Brown
- 1942: Florida A&M
- 1943: Morgan State
- 1944: Morgan State
- 1945: Wiley
- 1946: Morgan State, Tennessee A&I
- 1947: Shaw, Tennessee A&I
- 1948: Wilberforce State, Southern
- 1949: Morgan State, Southern
- 1950: Florida A&M, Southern
- 1951: Morris Brown, North Carolina A&T
- 1952: Florida A&M
- 1953: Florida A&M, Prairie View A&M, Tennessee A&I
- 1954: Florida A&M, North Carolina College, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Tennessee A&I
- 1955: Grambling
- 1956: Tennessee A&I
- 1957: Florida A&M
- 1958: Prairie View A&M
- 1959: Florida A&M
- 1960: Southern
- 1961: Florida A&M
- 1962: Florida A&M, Jackson State
- 1963: Prairie View A&M
- 1964: Prairie View A&M
- 1965: Tennessee A&I
- 1966: Tennessee A&I
- 1967: Grambling, Morgan State
- 1968: Alcorn A&M, North Carolina A&T
- 1969: Alcorn A&M
- 1970: Tennessee State
- 1971: Tennessee State
- 1972: Grambling
- 1973: Tennessee State
- 1974: Alcorn State, Grambling State
- 1975: Grambling State
- 1976: South Carolina State
- 1977: Florida A&M, Grambling State, South Carolina State
- 1978: Florida A&M
- 1979: Tennessee State
- 1980: Grambling State
- 1981: South Carolina State, Virginia Union
- 1982: South Carolina State, Tennessee State
- 1983: Central State, Grambling State, Tennessee State
- 1984: Alcorn State, Tennessee State
- 1985: Hampton, Jackson State
- 1986: Central State
- 1987: Central State, Howard
- 1988: Central State
- 1989: Central State
- 1990: Central State, North Carolina A&T
- 1991: Alabama State
- 1992: Central State, Grambling State
- 1993: Howard, Southern
- 1994: Hampton, South Carolina State
- 1995: Southern
- 1996: Howard, Jackson State
- 1997: Hampton, Southern
- 1998: Florida A&M, Southern
- 1999: North Carolina A&T
- 2000: Grambling State
- 2001: Florida A&M, Grambling State, Tuskegee
- 2002: Bethune–Cookman, Fayetteville State, Grambling State
- 2003: Albany State, Southern
- 2004: Albany State, Hampton
- 2005: Grambling State, Hampton, North Carolina Central
- 2006: Hampton, North Carolina Central
- 2007: Delaware State, Tuskegee
- 2013: Bethune–Cookman, Tennessee State
- 2014: Alcorn State
- 2015: North Carolina A&T
- 2016: Grambling State
- 2017: North Carolina A&T
- 2018: North Carolina A&T
- 2019: North Carolina A&T
- 2020: Alabama A&M
- 2021: Florida A&M, South Carolina State
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- Wiley (1921)
- Paul Quinn (1922)
- Wiley (1923)
- Paul Quinn (1924)
- Bishop (1925)
- Samuel Huston (1926)
- Wiley (1927)
- Wiley (1928)
- Wiley (1929)
- Wiley (1930)
- Prairie View (1931)
- Wiley (1932)
- Langston & Prairie View (1933)
- Texas College (1934)
- Texas College (1935)
- Texas College & Langston (1936)
- Texas College (1937)
- Southern & Langston (1938)
- Langston (1939)
- Southern & Langston (1940)
- No champion (1941)
- Texas College (1942)
- No champion (1943)
- Wiley, Texas College, & Langston (1944)
- Wiley (1945)
- Southern (1946)
- Southern (1947)
- Southern (1948)
- Southern & Langston (1949)
- Southern (1950)
- Prairie View (1951)
- Prairie View (1952)
- Prairie View (1953)
- Prairie View (1954)
- Southern (1955)
- Texas Southern & Langston (1956)
- Wiley (1957)
- Prairie View (1958)
- Southern (1959)
- Southern, Prairie View, & Grambling (1960)
- Jackson State (1961)
- Jackson State (1962)
- Prairie View (1963)
- Prairie View (1964)
- Grambling (1965)
- Grambling, Southern, Texas Southern, & Arkansas–Pine Bluff (1966)
- Grambling (1967)
- Alcorn State, Grambling, & Texas Southern (1968)
- Alcorn State (1969)
- Alcorn State (1970)
- Grambling (1971)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
- Grambling State, Jackson State, & Southern (1975)
- Alcorn State (1976)
- Grambling State (1977)
- Grambling State (1978)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
- Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
- Jackson State (1981)
- Jackson State (1982)
- Grambling State (1983)
- Alcorn State (1984)
- Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
- Jackson State (1986)
- Jackson State (1987)
- Jackson State (1988)
- Grambling State (1989)
- Jackson State (1990)
- Alabama State (1991)
- Alcorn State (1992)
- Southern (1993)
- Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
- Jackson State (1995)
- Jackson State (1996)
- Southern (1997)
- Southern (1998)
- Southern (1999)
- Grambling State (2000)
- Grambling State (2001)
- Grambling State (2002)
- Southern (2003)
- Alcorn State (2004)
- Grambling State (2005)
- Alabama A&M (2006)
- Jackson State (2007)
- Grambling State (2008)
- Prairie View (2009)
- Texas Southern (2010) vacated
- Grambling State (2011)
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
- Southern (2013)
- Alcorn State (2014)
- Alcorn State (2015)
- Grambling State (2016)
- Grambling State (2017)
- Alcorn State (2018)
- Alcorn State (2019)
- Alabama A&M (2020)
- Jackson State (2021)
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