1946 Lincoln Lions football team

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1946 Lincoln Lions football
Conference Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (4–2 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
 1945
1947  
1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Morgan State $ 7 0 08 0 0
No. 10 West Virginia State 5 2 06 3 1
Virginia State 5 2 07 2 0
No. 16 Howard 6 2 06 3 0
No. 20 Lincoln (PA) 4 2 06 3 0
No. 16 North Carolina College 5 3 07 3 0
No. 18 North Carolina A&T 3 4 04 4 0
No. 19 Shaw 3 3 15 3 1
No. 22 Hampton 4 4 04 4 0
Delaware State 3 4 05 4 0
No. 18 Bluefield State 3 4 14 4 1
Winston-Salem State 1 4 13 5 1
No. 22 Virginia Union 1 5 13 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 5 20 6 2
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 6 00 6 0
St. Augustine's 1 0 03 1 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Lincoln Lions football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Manuel Rivero, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 235 to 107. [1]

The Dickinson System rated Lincoln as the No. 20 black college football team for 1946. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Saint Paul's (VA) Lawrenceville, VA W 68–0
October 12 Delaware State Oxford, PA W 19–6
October 19vs. Virginia Union Philadelphia, PA W 21–6
October 26at Morgan State Baltimore, MD L 0–28 [3]
November 2 Hampton Oxford, PAW 10–7
November 9 Cheyney *Oxford, PAW 72–13
November 16vs. Wilberforce *
L 19–264,000 [4]
November 28at Howard Washington, DC L 6–7
December 7at Florida A&M * Tampa, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)W 20–14> 9,000 [5] [6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2010 Lincoln University of PA Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lincoln University. 2010. p. 42. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Morgan Gridders Trim Lincoln Eleven, 28-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1946. p. Sports 3 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wilberforce Tops Lincoln In Thriller". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1946. p. 6S via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lincoln Beat Rattlers in Orange Classic". The Tampa Tribune. December 8, 1946. p. 21 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rattlers Drop 20-14 Contest To Lincoln U". the Sunday News-Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. December 8, 1946. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.