1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football Midwest Athletic Association MAA 8–0–1 4–0–1 Dwight T. Reed 5th MAA co-champion The 1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record.Lincoln (MO) Yearly Results (1950-1954) College Football Data Warehouse December 27, 2019 https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lincoln_mo/1950-1954_yearly_results.php September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906081359/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lincoln_mo/1950-1954_yearly_results.php dead The team was ranked No. 4 among the 1953 black college teams with a Dickinson System rating of 24.25, behind Tennessee A&I (25.83), Prairie View (25.00), and Florida A&M (24.50).Figures Place Tennessee State No. 1: Dickinson rating crowns grid Tigers The Afro American December 19, 1953 11 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Hs4mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kwIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1175%2C2680893/ Schedule y y September 18 vs Tennessee A&I Memphis, TN T 19-19 > 5,000 Tenn., Lincoln Tie, 19-19: Leo Lewis Tallies Twice for Lincoln The Pittsburgh Courier September 26, 1953 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39998621/tenn_lincoln_tie_1919_leo_lewis/ Newspapers.com September 26 at Eastern Illinois<ncg> Lincoln Field Charleston, IL W 30-0 Lincoln U. Trounces Eastern Illinois, 30-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95829087/st-louis-globe-democrat/ February 20, 2022 St. Louis Globe-Democrat Associated Press September 27, 1953 14A Newspapers.com October 3 at 1953 Central State Marauders Central State (OH) Wilberforce, OH W 40-13 October 10 at 1953 Kentucky State Thorobreds Kentucky State Frankfort, KY W 25-6 October 17 vs Langston<ncg> Blues Stadium Kansas City, MO W 20-6 3,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call-lincoln-beats-langston/195880357/ The Call Lincoln beats Langston October 23, 1953 April 19, 2026 Newspapers.com October 24 Texas Southern Jefferson City, MO W 26-7 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call-lincoln-mo-cats-claws-texas-sou/127942462/ The Call Lincoln Mo-Cats claws Texas Southern, 26–7 October 30, 1953 July 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 1953 Alcorn A&M Braves Alcorn A&M<ncg> Jefferson City, MO W 46-0 November 7 at 1953 Jackson Tigers Jackson Jackson, MS W 27-13 November 14 1953 South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State<ncg> Jefferson City, MO W 33-13 References Lincoln Category:Lincoln Blue Tigers football seasons Category:Midwest Athletic Association football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Lincoln Blue Tigers football