The 1947 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In its third year under head coach David D. Rains, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and was ranked No. 13 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2][3] The team played its home games at Lincoln Field in Jefferson City, Missouri.
| 1947 Lincoln Blue Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–4–1 (1–3–1 MAA) |
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| No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Louisville Municipal | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Wilberforce State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Kentucky State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Lincoln (MO) | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilberforce | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philander Smith | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 4 | at Louisville Municipal | Louisville, KY | T 0–0 | [4] | |||
| October 11 | Langston* |
| W 13–6 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | at Kentucky State | Frankfort, KY | L 12–19 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | at Wilberforce State |
| L 6–32 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | at Wilberforce | Wilberforce, OH | W 46–0 | [2] | |||
| November 8 | vs. Lane* |
| W 6–0 | [8] | |||
| November 15 | Tennessee A&I |
| L 7–26 | [9] | |||
| November 22 | vs. Arkansas AM&N* |
| L 6–12 | 7,000 | [10] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Lincoln Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.M.C. Held To 0-0 Tie By Lincoln". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1947. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln U. Tops Langston 13-6 in An Aerial Battle". The Sunday News and Tribune. October 12, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.S.C. Beats Lincoln 19-12". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Force Wins, 32-6". Dayton Daily News. November 2, 1947. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln U. Shades Lane College, 6 to 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 9, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I Clinch Negro Grid Crown". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1947. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two Long Runs Give Arkansas State 12-6 Victory Over Lincoln". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 23, 1947. p. 2F – via Newspapers.com.