1901 Lincoln Tigers football team

1901 Lincoln Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1–1 or 1–2 (4 played)
1901 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis     10 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     7 0 0
Marquette     4 0 1
Northern Illinois State     6 1 0
Notre Dame     8 1 1
Ohio Wesleyan     8 2 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     10 3 0
Nebraska     6 2 0
Ohio     6 1 2
Doane     3 1 0
Haskell     6 2 0
Lake Forest     10 5 0
Ohio State     5 3 1
Washington University     5 3 1
Ohio Medical     5 3 1
Iowa State Normal     5 3 2
South Dakota Agricultural     3 2 0
Beloit     5 3 3
Washburn     3 2 3
Carthage     1 1 0
Drake     4 4 0
Detroit College     3 3 0
Mount Union     5 5 1
Wittenberg     4 4 0
Kansas State     3 4 1
Iowa State     2 6 2
Kansas     3 5 2
Wabash     4 7 0
Fairmount     3 6 0
Heidelberg     1 3 1
Miami (OH)     1 3 1
Cincinnati     1 4 1
Case     2 7 0
Missouri     1 6 1
Butler     0 1 0
Chicago Eclectic Medical     0 3 0

The 1901 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1901 college football season. The Lincoln football team finished the season with a record of at least 1–1, but played four games. The Tigers scheduled matches against other black schools in the region, including George R. Smith College, Fisk University, and Sumner High School.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 8at George R. SmithSedalia, MOL 12–14 (or T 12–12)[1][2][3][4]
November 12at George R. Smith
  • Liberty Park
  • Sedalia, MO
[5]
November 28at Sumner High SchoolW 6–0600[6]
November 292:00 p.m.vs. Fisk
  • Handlan's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–12[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Lincolns Vs. Deweys". Sedalia Evening Sentinel. Sedalia, Missouri. November 5, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspaperarchive.com .
  2. ^ "Playing Football Today". The Sedalia Democrat. Sedalia, Missouri. November 8, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Scout Fourteen To Twelve". The Sedalia Times. Sedalia, Missouri. November 9, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Played a Tie Game". Sedalia Sunday Democrat. Sedalia, Missouri. November 10, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Football Today". Sedalia Weekley Sentinel. Sedalia, Missouri. November 12, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspaperarchive.com .
  6. ^ "Lincoln Institute, 6; Sumner, 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 29, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Fisk Vs. Lincoln". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 28, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Fisk Downed The Tigers". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 30, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Tigers Downed". The Republican Review. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 30, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .