1923 Lincoln Lions football team

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1923 Lincoln Lions football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1923 record5–1–2 (1–1–2 CIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Walter Johnson
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia Union $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Howard 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Hampton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Virginia Normal 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Lincoln (PA) 1 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Saint Paul (VA) 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Virginia Seminary 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Shaw 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Lincoln Lions football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ulysses S. Young, the Lions compiled a 5–1–2 record and were recognized as the black college national co-champion along with Howard.

The championship game between Howard and Lincoln attracted 25,000 spectators, "the largest crowd in the history of colored football" to that time.[1]

The team's players included quarterback Jazz Byrd, left halfback and team captain Robert Walter Johnson (nicknamed "Whirlwind), right halfback "Butts" Brown, fullback Lee, ends J. W. Lancaster and "Birdie" Crudup, tackles W. R. C. Coston and R. S. Jason, guards Poindexter and Parker, and center Chris "Big Boy" Morgan.[1] Lincoln captured five of eleven first-team spots on the 1923 All-C.I.A.A. football team selected by committee of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Lincoln's first-team honorees were Byrd at quarterback, R. W. Johnson at left halfback, Chris Morgan at center, and J. W. Lancaster in the line.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Bordentown*Lincoln University, PAW 53–0[3]
October 13at Harrisburg "Y"*Harrisburg, PAW 20–0[4]
October 20Morgan*Lincoln University, PAW 69–0[5]
October 27at West Virginia Collegiate*Charleston, WVW 7–07,000[6]
November 3vs. HamptonBaltimore, MDL 3–7[7]
November 10Saint Paul (VA)[note 1]T 3–3[8]
November 19at ShawNorfolk, VAW 48–0
November 29Howard
T 6–625,000[1]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes[]

  1. ^ Saint Paul's College (Virginia) was officially known at this time as the St. Paul Normal and Industrial School, located in Lynchburg, Virginia.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "25,000 Enthusiasts Witness Annual Lincoln-Howard Game at Nat'l League Park, Phila". The New York Age. December 8, 1923. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delegated Committee Picks All C.I.A.A. Eleven". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 22, 1923. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lincoln Lions Win Opening Game From the Bordentown 11". The New York Age. October 20, 1923. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lincoln Lions Win From Harrisburg "Y"". The New York Age. October 27, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lincoln Scores 11 Touchdowns Against Morgan". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 27, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lincoln "Lions" Defeat W. Va. Collegiate Institute, 7-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 3, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspaper.com.
  7. ^ "Hampton Triumphs Over Lincoln: Hargrove Takes Ball Over for Touchdown". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 10, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lincoln and St. Paul In 3-3 Tie Game Nov. 10". The New York Age. November 24, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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