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1905 Lincoln Tigers football team

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1905 Lincoln Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1904
1906 ⊟
1905 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lincoln (MO)     3 0 0
Detroit College     1 0 0
Kansas     10 1 0
Central Michigan     7 1 0
Doane     5 1 0
Nebraska     9 2 0
Saint Louis     7 2 0
Butler     7 2 1
Kansas State     6 2 0
Northern Illinois State     3 1 1
Carthage     4 2 0
Western Illinois     4 2 0
Iowa State     6 3 0
Washington University     7 3 2
Wittenberg     7 4 0
Heidelberg     6 4 0
Iowa State Normal     5 3 2
Cincinnati     5 3 0
Miami (OH)     4 3 0
Missouri     5 4 0
Notre Dame     5 4 0
Fairmount     5 4 1
Haskell     5 4 1
Lake Forest     6 5 0
Wabash     6 5 0
Drake     4 4 0
Michigan State Normal     4 4 0
Marquette     3 4 0
South Dakota State     2 3 0
Ohio     2 5 2
DePauw     3 6 0
Mount Union     2 6 0
North Dakota Agricultural     1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace     0 1 0
Chicago P&S     0 1 0
St. Mary's (OH)     0 3 0

The 1905 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1905 college football season. The Lincoln football team finished the season with a perfect record of 3–0, outscoring opponents 37 to 11 on the season. The game in Kansas City was played in the recently constructed Sportsman's Park. These grounds were previously home to the Kansas City Blue Stockings. The team was coached by Romeo West, secretary and librarian at Lincoln Institute.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 32:40 p.m.Western UniversityJefferson City, MOW 15–5[2][3]
November 18at University of Kansas colored team
W 11–0[1][4]
November 30at Chicago MaroonsSt. Louis, MOW 11–6[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Beat Kansas.—Tigers of Lincoln Institute Can Play Football". Jefferson City Republican. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 20, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Football—Lincoln Institute Met Western University Friday Afternoon". Jefferson City Republican. Jefferson City, Missouri. November 4, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Local Football Team Won". Sedalia Sunday Democrat. November 5, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  4. ^ "N/A". Kansas City Rising Son. November 30, 1905. p. 1 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  5. ^ "Local Institute Notes". Sedalia Sunday Democrat. December 7, 1905. p. 1 – via Newspaperarchive.com.