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1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team

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1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football
MAA co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record8–0–1 (4–0–1 MAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Lincoln (MO) + 4 0 1 8 0 1
No. 3 Tennessee A&I + 2 0 1 8 0 1
No. 12 Grambling 2 1 0 8 2 0
No. 10 Texas Southern 2 1 0 7 3 0
Kentucky State 1 3 0 6 4 0
Central State (OH) 0 3 0 1 5 0
Jackson 0 3 0 5 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record.[2] The team was ranked No. 4 among the 1953 black college teams with a Dickinson System rating of 24.25, behind Tennessee A&I (25.83), Prairie View (25.00), and Florida A&M (24.50).[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Tennessee A&IMemphis, TNT 19–19> 5,000[4]
September 26at Eastern Illinois
W 30–0[5]
October 3at Central State (OH)Wilberforce, OHW 40–13
October 10at Kentucky StateFrankfort, KYW 25–6
October 17vs. LangstonKansas City, MOW 20–6
October 24Texas SouthernJefferson City, MOW 26–74,500[6]
October 31Alcorn A&MJefferson City, MOW 46–0
November 7at JacksonJackson, MSW 27–13
November 14South Carolina StateJefferson City, MOW 33–13

References

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  1. ^ "The Golden Dozen of 1953". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 19, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lincoln (MO) Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Figures Place Tennessee State No. 1: Dickinson rating crowns grid Tigers". The Afro American. December 19, 1953. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Tenn., Lincoln Tie, 19-19: Leo Lewis Tallies Twice for Lincoln". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 26, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lincoln U. Trounces Eastern Illinois, 30-0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Associated Press. September 27, 1953. p. 14A. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lincoln Mo-Cats claws Texas Southern, 26–7". The Call. October 30, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.