1947 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Lincoln Blue Tigers football Midwest Athletic Association MWAA 3–4–1 1–3 David D. Rains 3rd The 1947 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri in the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) 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.Lincoln Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse December 12, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lincoln_mo/1945-1949_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906213206/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lincoln_mo/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead September 6, 2015Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings The Pittsburgh Courier December 6, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40070100/tennessee_no_1_in_natl_grid_ratings/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Lincoln Field in Jefferson City, Missouri. Schedule y y October 4 at Louisville Municipal<ncg> Louisville, KY T 0-0 L.M.C. Held To 0-0 Tie By Lincoln The Courier-Journal October 5, 1947 IV-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40502029/lmc_held_to_00_tie_by_lincoln/ Newspapers.com October 11 1947 Langston Lions Langston<ncg> Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO W 13-6 Lincoln U. Tops Langston 13-6 in An Aerial Battle The Sunday News and Tribune October 12, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40501637/lincoln_u_tops_langston_136_in_an/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Kentucky State Frankfort, KY L 12-19 5,000 K.S.C. Beats Lincoln 19-12 The Courier-Journal October 19, 1947 IV-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40501547/ksc_beats_lincoln_1912/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Wilberforce State Wilberforce Stadium Xenia, OH L 6-32 'Force Wins, 32-6 Dayton Daily News November 2, 1947 Sports 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40410694/force_wins_326/ Newspapers.com November 1 at 1947 Wilberforce Bulldogs Wilberforce Wilberforce, OH W 46-0 November 8 vs Lane<ncg> Public School Stadium St. Louis, MO W 6-0 Lincoln U. Shades Lane College, 6 to 0 St. Louis Globe-Democrat November 9, 1947 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40502120/lincoln_u_shades_lane_college_6_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 15 Tennessee A&I Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO L 7-26 A&I Clinch Negro Grid Crown The Nashville Tennessean November 16, 1947 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39533127/ai_clinch_negro_grid_crown/ Newspapers.com November 22 vs 1947 Arkansas AM&N Lions Arkansas AM&N<ncg> Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO L 6-12 7,000 Two Long Runs Give Arkansas State 12-6 Victory Over Lincoln St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 23, 1947 2F https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40501303/two_long_runs_give_arkansas_state_126/ Newspapers.com References Lincoln Category:Lincoln Blue Tigers football seasons Lincoln Blue Tigers football