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1902 Lincoln Tigers football team

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1902 Lincoln Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
CaptainSmith
Home stadiumCottage Place Park
Seasons
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1903 →
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     9 0 0
South Dakota     9 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     4 0 0
Central Michigan     4 0 0
Ohio Medical     9 1 0
Marquette     6 1 1
Knox     9 2 0
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Haskell     8 2 1
Notre Dame     6 2 1
Drake     5 2 1
Lincoln (MO)     2 1 0
Mount Union     6 3 0
Iowa State     6 3 1
Carthage     2 1 1
Cincinnati     4 2 2
Missouri     5 3 0
Miami (OH)     5 3 1
Kansas     6 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 2 0
Fairmount     4 3 1
Detroit College     3 3 0
Lake Forest     4 4 1
Lincoln (MO)     1 1 0
Western Illinois     2 2 0
Michigan Agricultural     4 5 0
Wittenberg     3 4 2
Washburn     3 4 0
Doane     2 3 0
Heidelberg     3 5 1
Wabash     2 4 2
Buchtel     2 5 0
Washington University     2 6 1
Butler     1 3 0
Kansas State     2 6 0
Michigan State Normal     1 5 1
Iowa State Normal     1 6 1
Ohio     0 5 1

The 1902 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1902 college football season. The Lincoln football team finished the season with a record of 2–1. The annual matchup against fellow HBCU of mid-Missouri George R. Smith College resulted in an 18–5 win in favor of Lincoln.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 183:00 p.m.Sumner High School
W 12–0 (forfeit)[2][3][4]
November 13:30 p.m.George R. Smith
  • Cottage Place Park
  • Jefferson City, MO
W 18–5[5][6][7]
November 15Fisk
L 0–11[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Game Tomorrow". Sedalia Democrat. October 31, 1902. p. 3 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  2. ^ "Foot Ball Game". Cole County Daily Democrat. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 18, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Sumner Forfeited to Lincoln". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 19, 1902. p. 15. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "N/A". Columbia Professional World. October 10, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  5. ^ "Foot Ball Game". Cole County Daily Democrat. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 30, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Lincoln Institute 18, Smith 5". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1902. p. 10, part 2. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "N/A". Columbia Professional World. November 7, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  8. ^ "Lincoln Institute—Falls Before Fisk Warriors in Fiercely-Contested Game". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 17, 1902. p. 7. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.