Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) · Next-Season Outcome Band
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D2 Program Prestige · Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)1854
Founding as the Ashmun Institute
Lincoln founded in Oxford, PA to educate African Americans
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)0-10Hope-Doping·Offseason
Lincoln University is the oldest degree-granting HBCU in America, founded in 1854, where football is a small chapter in a 172-year educational legacy.
Standard GapA pioneering African American institution whose historic mission predate…
Fans here believe lincoln has no chip against anyone. The Lions play for themselves and their history — a school founded before the Civil War to educate African Americans, a mission that football serv…
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Lincoln University is the oldest degree-granting HBCU in America, founded in 1854, where football is a small chapter in a 172-year educational legacy.
The Lions rest in the shade.
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 0-12
Base 0-12
Ceiling 3-9
floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base0-12Mid-table finish.
ceiling3-9Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Streak L10Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 0-10
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
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The Lions rest in the shade.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
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Kickoff
Season opener in 16 days
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"Go Lincoln (PA)"
— Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) fanbase · recurring line
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Fanbase Health Index · Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) · low confidence
Stable (30)
DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 0-10 (0% win rate)30
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) · 2025 schedule & results0-10Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 47%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30 | #406 | #269 | — | @Grand Valley State University | L 9–45 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #326 | #114 | — | @Duquesne | L 14–55 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #330 | #313 | — | @Winston-Salem State | L 14–51 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #371 | #411 | — | Shaw | L 21–36 | 0-4 | 0-2 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #410 | #358 | — | @Livingstone | L 7–31 | 0-5 | 0-3 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #424 | #415 | — | @Bluefield State | L 27–30 | 0-6 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #424 | #274 | — | @Virginia Union | L 21–66 | 0-7 | 0-5 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #428 | #386 | — | Elizabeth City State | L 14–62 | 0-8 | 0-6 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #466 | #313 | — | @Virginia St | L 14–35 | 0-9 | 0-7 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #473 | #373 | — | Bowie State | L 17–28 | 0-10 | 0-8 |
Schedule mirage
How much of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)'s number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.02; 22nd percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.00. The widest gap came in week 12: 0.02 raw vs. -0.00 adjusted.
Home-Field Advantage · Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) · 2018-present
Strong
19% home win rate vs 13% on the road. margin runs +11.0 better at home. Lincoln University Stadium seats 5,000.
Home4-17Away4-25
Venue texture
67°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
D2 Program Prestige · Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
Mid-Major Contender
All-Time Record
9-47-1
since 2010 · 11 seasons · .157 win rate
HOME
4-17
AWAY
4-30-1
NEUTRAL
1-0
2010s
2020s
CIAA Standing · 2025
12th in the CIAA
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) is 12th of 12 in the CIAA at 0-8. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson C Smith | 8-1 |
| 2 | Virginia Union | 8-1 |
| 3 | Fayetteville State | 6-1 |
| 4 | Virginia St | 5-3 |
| 5 | Elizabeth City State | 4-4 |
| 6 | Livingstone | 3-4 |
| 7 | Winston-Salem State | 3-5 |
| 8 | Bluefield State | 2-5 |
| 9 | Shaw | 2-5 |
| 10 | Bowie State | 2-6 |
| 11 | St. Augustine's | 0-0 |
| 12 | Lincoln (PA) | 0-8 |
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1898
Football established
Football program added to campus activities
1912
Co-founding CIAA member
Lincoln becomes founding member of the CIAA conference
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