1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team

The 1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record.[1] The team was ranked No. 4 among the 1953 black college teams with a Dickinson System rating of 24.25, behind Tennessee A&I (25.83), Prairie View (25.00), and Florida A&M (24.50).[2]

1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football
MAA co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record8–0–1 (– MAA)
Head coach

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Tennessee A&IMemphis, TNT 19–19> 5,000[3]
September 26at Eastern Illinois
W 30–0[4]
October 3at Central State (OH)Wilberforce, OHW 40–13
October 10at Kentucky StateFrankfort, KYW 25–6
October 17vs. LangstonKansas City, MOW 20–6
October 24Texas SouthernJefferson City, MOW 26–74,500[5]
October 31Alcorn A&MJefferson City, MOW 46–0
November 7at JacksonJackson, MSW 27–13
November 14South Carolina StateJefferson City, MOW 33–13

References

  1. "Lincoln (MO) Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. "Figures Place Tennessee State No. 1: Dickinson rating crowns grid Tigers". The Afro American. December 19, 1953. p. 11.
  3. "Tenn., Lincoln Tie, 19-19: Leo Lewis Tallies Twice for Lincoln". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 26, 1953. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lincoln U. Trounces Eastern Illinois, 30-0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Associated Press. September 27, 1953. p. 14A. Retrieved February 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lincoln Mo-Cats claws Texas Southern, 26–7". The Call. October 30, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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