1947 Lincoln Lions football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Lincoln Lions football Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 5–4–1 3–3–1 Manuel Rivero 13th The 1947 Lincoln Lions football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Manuel Rivero, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 120.2010 Lincoln University of PA Football Media Guide Lincoln University 42 2010 https://s3.amazonaws.com/lulions.com/documents/2010/8/9/ALl-time%20results.pdf December 15, 2019 The Lions were ranked No. 19 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings The Pittsburgh Courier December 15, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40070100/tennessee_no_1_in_natl_grid_ratings/ Newspapers.com The team opened its season on September 20, 1947, with a game against Lock Haven State Teachers College in what was billed as "possibly the first regularly-scheduled football game anywhere between a Negro college and a predominantly-white institution."Lock Haven TC Opens Season Tomorrow: Lincoln University Is For For Inter-Racial Contest At LHHS Field The Lock Haven Express September 19, 1947 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40599222/lock_haven_tc_opens_season_tomorrow/ Newspapers.com Schedule Eastern y y y September 20 at 1947 Lock Haven Eagles Lock Haven<ncg> Lock Haven, PA L 0-19 4,000 Lock Haven Wins As Teufel Stars The Philadelphia Inquirer September 21, 1947 S5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40598903/lock_haven_wins_as_teufel_stars/ Newspapers.com September 27 3:00 p.m. at Fort Meade Fort Meade, MD W 32-0 Fort Meade Books Lincoln https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81743719/the-evening-sun/ The Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland September 23, 1947 23 July 19, 2021 Newspapers.com October 4 1947 Saint Paul's Tigers Saint Paul's (VA) Oxford, PA W 35-0 Lincoln Smothers St. Paul Poly., 35-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 5, 1947 4S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40598839/lincoln_smothers_st_paul_poly_350/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Delaware State Wilmington, DE W 20-7 2,000 Lincoln Defeats Del. State, 20-7 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 12, 1947 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40598786/lincoln_defeats_del_state_207/ Newspapers.com October 18 at 1947 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Norfolk, VA L 7-19 4,000 Union Clips Lincoln's Win Streak The Pittsburgh Courier October 25, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40599379/union_clips_lincolns_win_streak/ Newspapers.com October 25 Morgan State Oxford, PA L 7-14 2,000 Morgan Rallies, Beats Lincoln The Philadelphia Inquirer October 26, 1947 6S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40598949/morgan_rallies_beats_lincoln/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Hampton Armstrong Field Hampton, VA T 0-0 November 8 1947 Fisk Bulldogs Fisk<ncg> Oxford, PA W 42-0 November 15 at 1947 Winston-Salem State Rams Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, NC W 21-6 November 27 vs. Howard Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 0-29 13,000 Howard Victor Over Lincoln, 29-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 28, 1947 36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40589747/howard_victor_over_lincoln_290/ Newspapers.com References Lincoln Category:Lincoln Lions football seasons Lincoln Lions football