1900 Lincoln Tigers football team

The 1900 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1900 college football season.[1] Led by head coach John W. Damel, the Tigers compiled a record of 2–2. Lincoln beat the rival George R. Smith Deweys for the third year in a row. Notably, Lincoln also played Fisk University, who would become one of the HBCU rivals of the Tigers. They faced off in the Black college football national championship game, with Lincoln coming out on the losing end. Romeo West, who later was a professor and football coach at Lincoln, served as captain of the team.[2][3]

1900 Lincoln Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
CaptainRomeo West
Home stadiumCottage Place Park
Seasons
 1899
1901 
1900 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan  100
Lake Forest  100
Haskell  910
North Dakota Agricultural  811
Ohio State  811
Nebraska  611
Beloit  712
Kirksville Osteopaths  721
Washburn  620
Wittenberg  521
Drake  630
Doane  210
Notre Dame  631
Fairmount  530
Detroit College  320
South Dakota Agricultural  320
Washington University  321
Carthage  430
Wabash  540
Lincoln (MO)  220
Missouri  441
Northern Illinois State  222
Iowa State Normal  341
Buchtel  231
Cincinnati  351
Ohio  241
Kansas State  240
Kansas  252
Ohio Wesleyan  252
Iowa State  251
Butler  013
Heidelberg  022
Chicago P&S  130
Mount Union  141
Miami (OH)  040

There were also accusations of Lincoln football players being involved in an election scandal in 1900, although the truth of these accusations remains speculative due to lack of details. The accused players allegedly cast illegal votes for the Republican candidate for coroner.[4][failed verification]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 16at Black TigersColumbia, MOL 2–5[5]
October 17at Sumner High SchoolW 10–7 (or 11–7)300[6][7][8]
November 24George R. Smith
W 11–6 (or L 5–6)[9][10][11]
November 293:00 p.m.vs. FiskL 6–16[12][13]

Roster

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Name Position
Romeo WestCaptain - Right HB
LoganLeft HB
SmithLeft HB
SpencerFB
Mosley / MoseleyFB/Right End
Basket(t)QB
BiasC
DouthittLG/RT
BrownLG
NeffRG
SpannLT
HamiltonLT
WattsRT
HendersonLeft End
MooreRight End

References

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  1. "1900 Football Team". Soldier's Dream - 150 Years of Lincoln University in Pictures and Documents. Jefferson City, Missouri: Lincoln University.
  2. "Doings At Lincoln Institute". Jefferson City Daily Press. Jefferson City, Missouri. December 14, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "1915 Lincoln University Yearbook". Lincoln University Yearbook. Lincoln University. January 1915.
  4. "Negroes Illegally Voted". Sedalia Evening Sentinel. December 10, 1900. p. 1 via Newspaperarchive.com.
  5. "Black Tigers Defeat Lincoln". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. October 17, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Lincoln, 10; Sumner H. S., 7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 18, 1900. p. 10. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Lincoln Institute 11, Sumner 7". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 18, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Lincoln Institute Tigers". Jefferson City Republican. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 26, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Lincoln Institute Notes". Jefferson City Republican. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 20, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Lincoln Tigers Won". Jefferson City Daily Press. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 25, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Sedalia Won the Game". Sedalia Democrat. Sedalia, Missouri. November 25, 1900. p. 23. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Thanksgiving Games Will Be Hard Fought". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 29, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Fisk 16; Lincoln 6". State Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 30, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved January 30, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.