1946 Lincoln Lions football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (4–2 CIAA)
Head coach
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, 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]
Novembrer 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 Tennesssee 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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