1897 Lincoln Tigers football team

1897 Lincoln Tigers football
1897 Lincoln Tigers football
Conference	Midwestern Black Schools and HBCU's
Record	0–1 (0–0 or 0–1 Midwestern Black Schools and HBCU's)
	Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Midwestern Black Schools and HBCU football standings
	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lincoln High School (KC) $	1	–	0	–	0	1	–	0	–	0
Western University	0	–	1	–	0	0	–	1	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	0	–	0	0	–	1	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1897 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri and competed with other midwestern HBCU's during the 1897 college football season. This was the second season that Lincoln fielded a football team. The Tigers of Lincoln played the Excelsior football team of Columbia. Information regarding this season is sparse.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 16	Excelsior football team of Columbia		L 0–24	^[1]

References

^ "Of Local Interest". Columbia Missouri Herald. December 17, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] "Of Local Interest". Columbia Missouri Herald. December 17, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .

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Venues	Cottage Place Park West Athletic Field Lincoln Field (1936–1970) Dwight T. Reed Stadium (1971–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990–1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024