1906 Lincoln Tigers football team

1906 Lincoln Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1 (8 played)
Head coach
1906 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis     11 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     5 0 0
Butler     1 0 0
Michigan State Normal     5 0 1
Iowa State     9 1 0
Ohio     7 1 0
Notre Dame     6 1 0
St. Mary's (OH)     5 1 0
Fairmount     7 1 2
Wabash     5 1 1
South Dakota State     3 1 0
Kansas     7 2 2
Kansas State     5 2 0
Missouri     5 2 1
Detroit College     4 2 1
Northern Illinois State     4 2 1
Carthage     3 2 0
Lake Forest     3 2 0
Nebraska     6 4 0
Wittenberg     5 4 1
Heidelberg     3 3 1
Washington University     2 2 2
Beloit     3 4 1
Franklin     3 4 0
Doane     2 3 0
Shurtleff     2 4 2
Western State Normal     1 2 0
Mount Union     2 5 1
Drake     2 5 0
Haskell     2 5 0
Marquette     1 4 2
Chicago P&S     0 1 1
Cincinnati     0 7 2
Western Illinois     0 3 0

The 1906 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1906 college football season. The Lincoln football team finished the season with an impressive record of 6–1. The six wins in one season set the record for most in a single season for Lincoln. This win total was only matched in 1931 and not surpassed until 1951, with the record having stood for an astounding 45 years.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
Meharry Medical CollegeL 5–11
Sumner High SchoolW 8–0
October 27at FiskW 9–5[1][2]
November 12Columbia High School
W 45–0[3][4]
November 17George R. Smith
  • Lincoln Institute Diamond
  • Jefferson City, MO
[5]
November 231:30 p.m.at Western UniversityW 14–0
November 233:00 p.m.at Lawrence Athletics
  • Association Park
  • Kansas City, MO
W 44–0
November 29Columbia Tigers
  • West Field Diamond
  • Jefferson City, MO
W 47–0 or 28–0[6][7]

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References

  1. ^ "City News". The Republican Review. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 27, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "City News". The Republican Review. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 29, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Lincoln Institute Won". The Republican Review. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 13, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Lincoln Institute Won". The Republican Review. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 14, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "City News". The Republican Review. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 17, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "City News". The Republican Review. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 28, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Lincoln Institute Won". The Republican Review. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 30, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Negro Football Teams Will Play". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 21, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Negro Teams Will Play". Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. November 22, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Negro Teams Will Play". Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. November 23, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Negro Football Games". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1906. p. 11. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "Lincoln Institute Won". The Kansas City Post. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. ^ "Lincoln Yearly Results".