1947 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team

The 1947 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In its third year under head coach David D. Rains, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and was ranked No. 13 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. The team played its home games at Lincoln Field in Jefferson City, Missouri.

1947 Lincoln Blue Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record3–4–1 (1–3–1 MAA)
Head coach
  • David D. Rains (3rd season)
1947 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 0 010 0 0
No. 12 Louisville Municipal 2 0 16 1 1
No. 2 Wilberforce State 3 1 011 1 0
No. 22 Kentucky State 3 3 04 6 0
No. 13 Lincoln (MO) 1 3 13 4 1
Wilberforce 0 2 00 6 1
Philander Smith 0 3 01 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.
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