The Lincoln Blue Tigers football program represents
Lincoln University in
college football and competes in the
Division II level of the
National Collegiate Athletics Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ...
(NCAA). In 2014, Lincoln became an affiliate member of the
Great Lakes Valley Conference
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Its thirteen member institutions are located in the U.S. states of Illinois ...
, returning to
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in 2019. Lincoln competed in the
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1970 to 1989 and 2011 to 2013, while primarily remaining as member of that conference. LU's home games are played at Dwight T. Reed Stadium in
Jefferson City, Missouri. The programs maintains an all time record of 248–453–25.
Conference affiliations
* 1920–1969: Independent
* 1970–1989:
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Its fourteen me ...
* 1990–1999: No team
* 2000:
Central States Football League
The Central States Football League (CSFL) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions were located in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Arizona and competed only in football. The conference was established in ...
* 2001–2006:
NCAA Division II Independent
* 2007–2009:
Great Lakes Football Conference
* 2010:
NCAA Division II Independent
* 2011–2013:
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
* 2014–2018:
Great Lakes Valley Conference
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Its thirteen member institutions are located in the U.S. states of Illinois ...
* 2019–present:
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Stadium
The Blue Tigers have played their home games at Dwight T. Reed Stadium since 1971. Reed Stadium was named for a Dwight T. Reed, their most successful football coach. The current capacity of the stadium is at 3,000 but the university lists it at 5,500
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Championships
Conference championship seasons
Postseason appearances
References
External links
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American football teams established in 1920
1920 establishments in Missouri