The 1918 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Instituteânow known as Lincoln Universityâin Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1918 college football season. The Lincoln Institute Tigers were coached by Professor S. L. Burlong during this season. This was either his first or second season the with the team, succeeding coach Romeo West. The team was first captained by Charles Gruber and he led his team practices. On one occasion he held practice during a "sham (reenactment) battle" between the local troopers and the Chamois Company of Home Guards Labor.[1]
ConferenceIndependent
Record3â1
Headcoach- S. L. Burlong (1st season)
Captains
- Charles Gruber
- L. E. Watson
- R. H. Smith
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| 1918 Lincoln Tigers football |
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| Conference | Independent |
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| Record | 3â1 |
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| Head coach | - S. L. Burlong (1st season)
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| Captains |
- Charles Gruber
- L. E. Watson
- R. H. Smith
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The Lincoln Tigers played at least four games this season, and possibly five or more. Lincoln fielded a very competitive team this season under head coach S. L. Burlong. Burlong reportedly had a reputation as one of the premier football coaches in the country, and the players of the 1918 team were regarded as some of the best athletes in the entire United states.
