1913 Lincoln Tigers football team

The 1913 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1913 college football season. Led by head coach Romeo West, the Lincoln football team finished the season with a record of 1–1 after defeating Quinn Dairies of Kansas City, Missouri on the road. Students celebrated the triumph when West telegraphed with the score. West was a Lincoln alumus, coached various other sports at the school, and held a teaching position during his time at Lincoln.[1]

1913 Lincoln Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Agricultural     7 0 0
Notre Dame     7 0 0
Western State Normal (MI)     4 0 0
Haskell     10 1 0
Michigan     6 1 0
Lake Forest     5 1 1
Doane     5 1 2
St. Mary's (OH)     4 1 1
Christian Brothers (MO)     6 2 1
Wabash     5 2 0
Detroit     5 3 1
Heidelberg     4 3 0
Marquette     4 3 1
Mount Union     4 3 2
Saint Louis     5 4 1
Lincoln (MO)     1 1 0
South Dakota     3 3 0
Northern Illinois State     3 3 3
Akron     3 4 0
Iowa State Teachers     2 3 1
Ohio Northern     4 6 1
Butler     2 4 1
Michigan State Normal     2 3 1
North Dakota Agricultural     0 2 2

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 17at Columbia negroesColumbia, MOL 6–20[2]
November 27at Quinn DairiesKansas City, MOW 24–0[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1915 Lincoln University Yearbook". Lincoln University Yearbooks. Lincoln University. January 1915.
  2. ^ "Columbians Beat Lincoln Institute". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. November 18, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Celebrated Football Victory". Daily Democrat-Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 28, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .