1946 Lincoln Lions football team

American college football season

1946 Lincoln Lions football
Orange Blossom Classic, W 20–14 vs. Florida A&M
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (4–2 CIAA)
Head coach
  • Manuel Rivero (12th season)
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Morgan State $ 7 0 0 8 0 0
No. 10 West Virginia State 5 2 0 6 3 1
Virginia State 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 16 Howard 6 2 0 6 3 0
No. 20 Lincoln (PA) 4 2 0 6 3 0
No. 16 North Carolina College 5 3 0 7 3 0
No. 18 North Carolina A&T 3 4 0 4 4 0
No. 19 Shaw 3 3 1 5 3 1
No. 22 Hampton 4 4 0 4 4 0
Delaware State 3 4 0 5 4 0
No. 18 Bluefield State 3 4 1 4 4 1
Winston-Salem State 1 4 1 3 5 1
No. 22 Virginia Union 1 5 1 3 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 5 2 0 6 2
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 6 0 0 6 0
St. Augustine's 1 0 0 3 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, VAW 68–0
October 12Delaware StateOxford, PAW 19–6
October 19vs. Virginia UnionPhiladelphia, PAW 21–6
October 26at Morgan StateBaltimore, MDL 0–28[3]
November 2HamptonOxford, PAW 10–7
November 9Cheyney*Oxford, PAW 72–13
November 16vs. Wilberforce*
L 19–264,000[4]
November 28at HowardWashington, DCL 6–7
December 7at Florida A&M*Tampa, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)W 20–14> 9,000[5][6]
  • *Non-conference game

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.
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