1920 Lincoln Tigers football team

1920 Lincoln Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–0–1 (9 scheduled)
Head coach
  • W. B. Jason (1st season)
CaptainBrooks
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame   –   9 – 0 – 0
Michigan Mines   –   2 – 0 – 0
Butler   –   7 – 1 – 0
St. Xavier   –   7 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   8 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Haskell   –   7 – 2 – 1
St. Ignatius (OH)   –   4 – 2 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   4 – 2 – 1
South Dakota State   –   4 – 2 – 1
Indiana State   –   3 – 2 – 0
Valparaiso   –   5 – 3 – 0
Nebraska   –   5 – 3 – 1
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 4 – 0
Western State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   2 – 3 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   4 – 6 – 0
Earlham   –   2 – 3 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 4 – 0
Kent State   –   1 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   3 – 6 – 0
Bowling Green   –   1 – 4 – 0
Toledo   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1920 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1920 college football season. The Lincoln Institute Tigers were coached by W. B. Jason in his first season as a head coach. Jason was a Lincoln alumni and veteran of WWI. The team was captained by Brooks. Nine games were scheduled this season, however, complete statistics for only five games survive. In those five games, the Tigers did not lose a game and outscored their opponents 86 to 29.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15East St. Louis Lincoln High School
T 14–14[1]
October 22Western University
  • Lincoln Institute campus
  • Jefferson City, MO
October 27at Lincoln High School (KC)Kansas City, MOW 21–0[2]
October 29at Y.M.C.A (KC)Kansas City, MO
October or NovemberSt. Joseph
November 6Topeka Industrial Institute
  • Lincoln Institute campus
  • Jefferson City, MO
W 13–6
November 6Jefferson City team
  • Lincoln Institute campus
  • Jefferson City, MO
 [3]
November 12 or 25George R. Smith
  • Lincoln Institute campus
  • Jefferson City, MO
W 24–0
November or DecemberWestern CollegeW 14–9

[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Roster

Name Position
Brooks Captain - T
Pearley Captain - Former Captain - RB/QB
"Wild" West C
Johnson C
"Fat" Martin OL
Wilson G
Hamilton G
Doug / Douglass T
Aitch T
Kelley T
Goins End
R. E. "Bud" Rankens End
Flemming End
Robertson End
Pride RB
Franklin RB
Jenkins RB/QB
Gantt RB/QB
Billy Smith QB/RB
Franklin QB

References

  1. ^ "Lincoln Institute Ties Football Score 14 to 14". The Daily Capital News. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 16, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspaperarchive .
  2. ^ "Lincoln Institute Beats in Football". The Daily Capital News. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 29, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspaperarchive .
  3. ^ "To Play This Afternoon". Jefferson City Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 6, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Lincoln Institute to Football Season Here". The Daily Capital News. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 8, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspaperarchive .
  5. ^ "Lincoln Football Games Promise to be Best Yet". The Daily Capital News. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 13, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspaperarchive .
  6. ^ "Lincoln High Wins 1st Football Game". The St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. October 15, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Personal and Otherwise". Jefferson City Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 26, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Locals & Personals". The Daily Capital News. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 27, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Football". The Kansas City Sun. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 30, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved March 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ Lincoln Yearly Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-09-07)
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