The 1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach David D. Rains, the Tigers compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–1–1 against MAA opponents), defeated Lane in the Mule Bowl on Armistice Day, lost to Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl on New Year's Day, and outscored all opponents by a total of 60 to 57.[1][2]
| 1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–3–1 (1–1–1 MAA) |
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| Home stadium | Lincoln Field |
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| No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Wilberforce | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Lincoln (MO) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Kentucky State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Lincoln at No. 7.[3]
The team played its home games at Lincoln Field in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | Louisville Municipal* |
| W 12–6 | [4][5] | |||
| October 12 | at Langston* |
| W 14–6 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | at Kentucky State | Frankfort, KY | W 7–0 | ||||
| October 26 | at Philander Smith* | Little Rock, AR | W 13–0 | ||||
| November 2 | Wilberforce |
| T 0–0 | [7] | |||
| November 11 | Lane* |
| W 7–6 | [8] | |||
| November 16 | at Tennessee A&I | Nashville, TN | L 0–12 | [9] | |||
| November 23 | Arkansas AM&N* |
| L 7–13 | 300 | [10] | ||
| January 1, 1947 | vs. Prairie View A&M* | Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl) | L 0–14 | 1,500 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 191.
- ^ "Lincoln Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln U. Downs Louisville 12-6". The Sunday News and Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 6, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Municipal Loses 12-6 To Lincoln". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln to Be Langston's Foe Here Tonight". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilberforce, Lincoln Struggle To 0-0 Tie". Springfield News-Sun. November 3, 1946. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln Gridders To Mule Bowl Game". The Sunday News and Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 10, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State Stops Lincoln In Muddy Game". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1946. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Spills Lincoln 13-7 In Final Game". The Sunday News and Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 24, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Takes Lincoln, 14 to 0". Austin American Statesman. January 2, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.