The 1910 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference for Black Schools during the 1910 college football season. The Tigers played three games this season, winning two, with the third score unknown. The Tigers' game versus Western University (Kansas) was for the conference championship, as well as the Missouri-Kansas title game. The Lincoln Tigers won the game 8–6 and were named conference champions, as well as champions of Missouri and Kansas.[1][2]
| 1910 Lincoln Tigers football | |
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Missouri Valley Conference for Black Schools champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference for Black Schools |
| Record | 2–0 (5 played) (1–0 or 2–0 Missouri Valley Conference for Black Schools) |
| Head coach | |
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| Lincoln (MO) $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western University | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence Athletics | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George R. Smith | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Topeka Industrial Institute | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 22 | Columbia football team* | Jefferson City, MO | W 15–0 | [3] | |
| November | at Kansas City team | Kansas City, MO | |||
| November | at St. Joseph team | St. Joseph, MO | |||
| November 12 | George R. Smith |
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| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Western University (KS) |
| W 8–6 | [5][6] |
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References
edit- ↑ "To Play For Negro Championship". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Topeka Happenings". The Topeka Plaindealer. Topeka, Kansas. November 11, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Lincoln Institute Defeated Columbia Team Yesterday". The Daily Capital News. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 23, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspaperarchive.com .
- ↑ "Topics of the Town". Jefferson City Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 12, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Lincoln Institute Won". Jefferson City Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 25, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Lincoln Institute Won". The Daily Capital News. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 26, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Personal and Otherwise". Jefferson City Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 26, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .