^The Philadelphia Inquirer referred to the opponent as the "Bordentown Industrial Institute", which appears to be the "Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth", later known as Bordentown School. The Pittsburgh Courier, on the other hand, identified the opponent as the "Ironsides Eleven" from Bordentown.
^Lincoln was originally scheduled to play the Harrisburg Warriors on October 11. Harrisburg was "could not entertain" the game, and Lincoln's manager, Archer, arranged a last-minute game with "the Newark, Delaware Giants, a plucky team." College Football Data Warehouse references two games won by a 65–0 score: one against the "Newark AC (DE)", and the other against "Delaware State"; however, the only correlating press accounts found are for a single 65–0 victory over the Newark, Delaware Giants.
^The opponent was officially known as the "Virginia Theological Seminary and College"; it is now known as Virginia University of Lynchburg.
^Although contemporary sources report the game as a 7–3 victory, the College Football Data Warehouse records the game as a Lincoln forfeit.
