1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football Midwest Athletic Association MWAA 5–3–1 2–1–1 David D. Rains 2nd Lincoln Field Prairie View Bowl L 0–14 vs. Prairie View A&M The 1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri in the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach David D. Rains, the Tigers compiled an oveall record of 5–3–1 record with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the MWAA.Richard A. J. Tennessee State College Cops Mid-Western Conference Football Crown https://www.newspapers.com/article/call-and-post/195987947/ Call and Post Cleveland, Ohio December 7, 1946 8B April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com Lincoln defeated Lane in the Mule Bowl on Armistice Day, lost to Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl on New Year's Day, and outscored all opponents by a total of 60 to 57.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 191 In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Lincoln at No. 7.Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops The Pittsburgh Courier Lucius Jones December 7, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102422096/morgan-wins-but-tennesssee-is-still-tops/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Lincoln Field in Jefferson City, Missouri. Schedule Central y y y October 5 Louisville Municipal<ncg> Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO W 12-6 Lincoln U. Downs Louisville 12-6 The Sunday News and Tribune Jefferson City, Missouri October 6, 1946 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102706545/lincoln-u-downs-louisville-12-6/ Newspapers.comMunicipal Loses 12-6 To Lincoln The Courier-Journal October 7, 1946 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102704557/municipal-loses-12-6-to-lincoln/ Newspapers.com October 12 at 1946 Langston Lions Langston<ncg> Page Stadium Oklahoma City, OK W 14-6 Lincoln to Be Langston's Foe Here Tonight The Daily Oklahoman October 12, 1946 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102712932/lincoln-to-be-langstons-foe-here/ Newspapers.com October 19 at Kentucky State Frankfort, KY W 7-0 October 26 at 1946 Philander Smith Panthers Philander Smith Little Rock, AR W 13-0 November 2 Wilberforce<hc> Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO T 0-0 Wilberforce, Lincoln Struggle To 0-0 Tie Springfield News-Sun November 3, 1946 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102708524/wilberforce-lincoln-struggle-to-0-0-tie/ Newspapers.com November 11 7:30 p.m. vs Lane<ncg> Blues Stadium Kansas City, MO (Mule Bowl) W 7-6 Lincoln Gridders To Mule Bowl Game The Sunday News and Tribune Jefferson City, Missouri November 10, 1946 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102712124/lincoln-gridders-to-mule-bowl-game/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Tennessee A&I Nashville, TN L 0-12 Tennessee State Stops Lincoln In Muddy Game The Nashville Tennessean November 17, 1946 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39989997/tennessee_state_stops_lincoln_in_muddy/ Newspapers.com November 23 Arkansas AM&N<ncg> Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO L 7-13 300 Arkansas Spills Lincoln 13-7 In Final Game The Sunday News and Tribune Jefferson City, Missouri November 24, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102708776/arkansas-spills-lincoln-13-7-in-final/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1947 vs Prairie View A&M<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl) L 0-14 1,500 Prairie View Takes Lincoln, 14 to 0 Austin American Statesman January 2, 1946 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18125685/prairie-view-takes-lincoln/ Newspapers.com References Lincoln Category:Lincoln Blue Tigers football seasons Lincoln Blue Tigers football