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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.[1] 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).[2]

Record8–0–1 (4–0–1 MAA)
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1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football
MAA co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record8–0–1 (4–0–1 MAA)
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1953 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Lincoln (MO) +4–0–18–0–1
No. 3 Tennessee A&I +2–0–18–0–1
No. 12 Grambling2–1–08–2–0
No. 10 Texas Southern2–1–07–3–0
Kentucky State1–3–06–4–0
Central State (OH)0–3–01–5–0
Jackson0–3–05–4–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Tennessee A&IMemphis, TNT 19–19> 5,000[3]
September 26at Eastern Illinois*
W 30–0[4]
October 3at Central State (OH)Wilberforce, OHW 40–13
October 10at Kentucky StateFrankfort, KYW 25–6
October 17vs. Langston*W 20–63,500[5]
October 24Texas SouthernJefferson City, MOW 26–74,500[6]
October 31Alcorn A&M*Jefferson City, MOW 46–0
November 7at JacksonJackson, MSW 27–13
November 14South Carolina State*Jefferson City, MOW 33–13
  • *Non-conference game
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