1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team

1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football
Mule Bowl, W 7–6, vs. Lane
Prairie View Bowl, L 0–14 vs. Prairie View A&M
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (1–1–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Wilberforce 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
No. 7 Lincoln (MO) 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Kentucky State 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach David D. Rains, the Tigers compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–1–1 against MAA opponents), 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.[1][2]

In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Lincoln at No. 7.[3]

The team played its home games at Lincoln Field in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Louisville Municipal*
W 12–6[4][5]
October 12at Langston*
W 14–6[6]
October 19at Kentucky StateFrankfort, KYW 7–0
October 26at Philander Smith*Little Rock, ARW 13–0
November 2Wilberforcedagger
  • Lincoln Field
  • Jefferson City, MO
T 0–0[7]
November 11Lane*
  • Blues Stadium
  • Kansas City, MO (Mule Bowl)
W 7–6[8]
November 16at Tennessee A&INashville, TNL 0–12[9]
November 23Arkansas AM&N*
  • Lincoln Field
  • Jefferson City, MO
L 7–13300[10]
January 1, 1947vs. Prairie View A&M*Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)L 0–141,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 191.
  2. ^ "Lincoln Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lincoln U. Downs Louisville 12-6". The Sunday News and Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 6, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Municipal Loses 12-6 To Lincoln". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lincoln to Be Langston's Foe Here Tonight". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wilberforce, Lincoln Struggle To 0-0 Tie". Springfield News-Sun. November 3, 1946. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lincoln Gridders To Mule Bowl Game". The Sunday News and Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 10, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee State Stops Lincoln In Muddy Game". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1946. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arkansas Spills Lincoln 13-7 In Final Game". The Sunday News and Tribune. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 24, 1946. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Prairie View Takes Lincoln, 14 to 0". Austin American Statesman. January 2, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.