1902 Lincoln Tigers football team

1902 Lincoln Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Captain	Smith
Home stadium	Cottage Place Park

1902 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska			–					9	–	0	–	0
South Dakota			–					9	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					4	–	0	–	0
Central Michigan			–					4	–	0	–	0
Ohio Medical			–					9	–	1	–	0
Marquette			–					6	–	1	–	1
Knox			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					5	–	1	–	1
Haskell			–					8	–	2	–	1
Notre Dame			–					6	–	2	–	1
Drake			–					5	–	2	–	1
Lincoln (MO)			–					2	–	1	–	0
Mount Union			–					6	–	3	–	0
Iowa State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carthage			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	2	–	2
Missouri			–					5	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Kansas			–					6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	0
Fairmount			–					4	–	3	–	1
Detroit College			–					3	–	3	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	1
Lincoln (MO)			–					1	–	1	–	0
Western Illinois			–					2	–	2	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	5	–	0
Wittenberg			–					3	–	4	–	2
Washburn			–					3	–	4	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wabash			–					2	–	4	–	2
Buchtel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					2	–	6	–	1
Butler			–					1	–	3	–	0
Kansas State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	5	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					1	–	6	–	1
Ohio			–					0	–	5	–	1

The 1902 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1902 college football season. The Lincoln football team finished the season with a record of 2–1. The annual matchup against fellow HBCU of mid-Missouri George R. Smith College resulted in an 18–5 win in favor of Lincoln.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 18	3:00 p.m.	Sumner High School	Cottage Place Park Jefferson City, MO	W 12–0 (forfeit)	[2][3][4]
November 1	3:30 p.m.	George R. Smith	Cottage Place Park Jefferson City, MO	W 18–5	[5][6][7]
November 15		Fisk	Fisk campus Nashville, TN	L 0–11	[8]

References

1. "Football Game Tomorrow". Sedalia Democrat. October 31, 1902. p. 3 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
2. "Foot Ball Game". Cole County Daily Democrat. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 18, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Sumner Forfeited to Lincoln". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 19, 1902. p. 15. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "N/A". Columbia Professional World. October 10, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
5. "Foot Ball Game". Cole County Daily Democrat. Jefferson City, Missouri. October 30, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Lincoln Institute 18, Smith 5". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1902. p. 10, part 2. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "N/A". Columbia Professional World. November 7, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
8. "Lincoln Institute—Falls Before Fisk Warriors in Fiercely-Contested Game". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 17, 1902. p. 7. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .