Lincoln Blue Tigers vs. Quincy ● Jefferson City, Mo. ● Dwight T. Reed Stadium Oct. 6, 2018 ● 2:00 p.m. CT Game 6: Quincy (1-4, 0-1 GLVC) at Lincoln’s 2018 Schedule Lincoln (2-3, 1-1 GLVC) September All Times CT THE KICKOFF 1 Lane ! W, 10-7 It’s Homecoming for the Lincoln football team, 6 Missouri State L, 24-52 which hosts Quincy on Saturday (Oct. 6) in a 2:00 15 Wisconsin-Oshkosh % L, 7-17 p.m. CDT contest. The festivities begin with the 22 Southwest Baptist *% W, 28-13 annual Homecoming parade at 9:30 a.m. through 29 Indianapolis * L, 17-41 downtown Jefferson City, and will continue with the game at Dwight T. Reed Stadium, which will October feature a recognition of the Lincoln Athletic Hall 6 Quincy *%+ 2:00 p.m. of Fame’s 2018 class. 13 Truman State *% 2:00 p.m. 20 William Jewell * 12:00 p.m. The Blue Tigers enter with a 1-1 record in GLVC 27 Missouri S&T *% 7:00 p.m. play after falling to Indianapolis, 41-17, this past Saturday (Sept. 29). Lincoln defeated Southwest November Baptist, 28-13, in its league opener, which was also 3 Tarleton State 2:00 p.m. LU’s last game at Dwight T. Reed Stadium. 10 McKendree *%# 12:00 p.m. All home games are in bold and will be played at Quincy, meanwhile, is still searching for its first Dwight T. Reed Stadium. conference win after opening league play with a ! = Game will be played at Halle Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee 48-14 home loss to McKendree last weekend. This * = GLVC Opponent + = Homecoming # = Senior Day will be just the second GLVC game of the season, % = Game will be Broadcast on KJLU 88.9 FM as well as the second road game of the year, for Quincy’s 2018 Schedule the Hawks. August All Times CT Game Day Information 30 Indiana State L, 0-49 Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 6 - 2:00 p.m. September Location: Jefferson City, Mo. 8 Kentucky Wesleyan W, 31-24 Stadium (Capacity): Dwight T. Reed Stadium (5,500) 15 Saint Francis (Ill.) L, 26-41 Tickets: Adults - $15 22 Davenport L, 10-26 29 McKendree * L, 14-48 Children Under the Age of Six - Free Non-LU Students/LU Faculty & Staff - $10 October LU Students (With ID) - Free 6 Lincoln * 2:00 p.m. 13 Indianapolis * 5:00 p.m. Streaming - http://glvcsn.com/ 20 Missouri S&T * 5:00 p.m. Radio - KJLU 88.9 FM - Jefferson City, Mo. 27 Truman State * 2:00 p.m. Audiocast - http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KJLU November Live Stats - https://lubluetigers.com/sidearmstats/football/ 3 William Jewell * 5:00 p.m. Special Events - Homecoming 10 Southwest Baptist * 1:00 p.m. Series - Quincy leads, 3-1 BlueTigerAthletics @GoBlueTigers @lustripes LU Quick Facts QUICK HITS - On Saturday, Lincoln and Quincy will play for the fifth Name: Lincoln University time in a relatively new series that dates back to 2014. The Founded: 1866 Blue Tigers beat the Hawks, 42-13, that year for Lincoln’s Enrollment: 3,289 (as of 2016-17) Affiliation: NCAA Division II first victory as a member of the GLVC. The Hawks have Conference: Great Lakes Valley won each of the past three meetings, including beating Nickname: Blue Tigers LU, 7-3, in Quincy, Ill. last season. Colors: Navy Blue and White Facility (Capacity): Dwight T. Reed (5,500) - Additionally, a victory would also be the first for LU Press Row: 573-681-5343 against a team from the state of Illinois since that 2014 University Staff win against Quincy. President: Dr. Jerald Jones Woolfolk Faculty Athletics Representative: Kaitlyn Schwartze - A victory over the Hawks would give the Blue Tigers Athletic Director: John Moseley back-to-back home victories for the first time since 2013, Assistant AD for Compliance/SWA: Betty Kemna when LU ended the season with home wins against Assistant AD for Administration: Tim Abney Assistant AD for Creative Content: Keena Lynch Northeastern State and Southwest Baptist. LU won its last Athletic Department Phone: (573) 681-5342 home game, 28-13, vs. Southwest Baptist on Sept. 22. Athletic Department Fax: (573) 681-5998 - A win would also give Lincoln multiple victories over Athletic Training league opponents for the first time since that 2013 season. Head Athletic Trainer: Matt Gilbertson Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nick Rehagen Assistant Athletic Trainer: Amanda Watkins - Saturday is Lincoln’s annual Homecoming contest, and Team Physician: Dr. Greg Kuhlmann the Blue Tigers will try to earn their first win in this game Phone: 573-681-5331 since 2014, when LU beat Texas College, 62-6. Lincoln’s last conference win in a Homecoming game came in 2012, COACHING STAFF when the Blue Tigers, then part of the MIAA, earned a 34- Head Coach: Steven Smith Overall Record: 3-12 (2nd Year) 27 victory over Nebraska Kearney. Record at LU: 3-12 (2nd Year) E-Mail: [email protected] - LU will be playing for multiple home wins for the first Best Time to Call: Contact Through SID time since the 2014 campaign, when Lincoln earned home victories over Quincy and Texas College. Offensive Coordinator: Malik Hoskins Pass Game Coordinator: Devonta Osborne Defensive Coordinator: Phil Pitts - The Blue Tigers enter Saturday with an all-time record Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs: Andy Pitts of 255-455-24. Defensive Line: Richard Johnson Offensive Assistant: Kaream Hess - Steven Smith is in his second season as the head coach of Defensive Assistant: Adam McMorris the Blue Tigers and has a career record of 3-12. Graduate Assistant: Will Cotton Graduate Assistant: Addison Tucker - Lincoln is in its fifth season as a member of the GLVC. Football History LU was in the MIAA for 23 years, including three-straight Years of football: 1920-1989, 2000-Present from 2011-13, for football before making the switch in All-time Bowl/Playoff record: 1-0 2014. The GLVC is the fifth different conference in which Years in Postseason: 1 Last Postseason Appearance: 1958 Mineral Water Bowl the Blue Tigers have been a member, joining the Midwest Result: 21-0 win over Emporia (Kan.) State Athletic Association, the Great Lakes Football Conference, All-time record: 255-455-24 the Central States Football League and the MIAA. Sports Information Office - This is the 88th season of Lincoln football. The Blue Asst. Athletic Director for Media Relations: Dan Carr Tigers first fielded a team in 1920 and played every year Office: (573)-681-5343 until 1943, when Lincoln took a year off due to World Cell: (573)-418-0673 E-mail: [email protected] War II. LU then played each season from 1944-1989. The Website: www.lubluetigers.com football program was disbanded at that point, but was brought back in 2000. www.LUBlueTigers.com ● @GoBlueTigers ● 2018 Football BLUE TIGERS TO WATCH OFFENSE - Henry Ogala has been very efficient in his three starts at quarterback, completing 67 passes for 818 yards and four touchdowns. Blake Tibbs caught 24 of those passes and leads LU with 375 yards while Antonio Issac, Hosea Franklin, Ezekiel Lang and Justin Korakakos each have a touchdown. On the ground, Hosea Franklin leads Lincoln with 216 net yards while Kimbo Ferguson, who has gained 208 yards, had two touchdowns vs. Southwest Baptist. DEFENSE - The Lincoln defense was outstanding 2018 GLVC in LU’s opening win, forcing three turnovers while holding Lane to just 123 yards of total offense. The Football Standings Blue Tigers made three sacks and five tackles for GLVC Overall loss, and broke up five passes with a pair of picks. School W L Pct. W L Pct. Edwin Durassaint leads LU with 35 tackles, and has compiled 2.5 tackles for loss, a fumble return Indianapolis 2 0 1.000 3 1 .750 for a touchdown and an interception. Isaiah Gray Missouri S&T 1 0 1.000 4 1 .800 leads Lincoln with six tackles for loss, while Amani Nelson has made 31 tackles and Victor Williams, McKendree 1 0 1.000 3 2 .600 who has four quarterback hurries, is next with 28. Both Nelson and Williams have 3.0 tackles for loss. Truman State 1 0 1.000 2 3 .400 Joseph Madrigal has one of Lincoln’s interceptions, Lincoln 1 1 .500 2 3 .400 as he picked off a late fourth quarter pass by Lane Quincy 0 1 .000 1 4 .200 to help the Blue Tigers seal the season-opening win. Quan Mason has been a force as a pass-rusher Southwest Baptist 0 2 .000 0 4 .000 with three sacks and five quarterback hurries. JaJuan Chambers, meanwhile, has provided 15 William Jewell 0 2 .000 0 4 .000 tackles and four hurries while Garen McKinney has made 14 tackles on the season. Week 6 Games (All Times Central) SPECIAL TEAMS - Fernando Ramirez made his Blue Tiger debut a memorable one, scoring LU’s Saturday, October 6 first points of the game on a 44-yard field goal to give Lincoln a first quarter lead over Lane that it Truman State at McKendree, 1:00 p.m. would never relinquish. Ramirez, who has three Southwest Baptist at William Jewell, 1:00 p.m. field goals on the year, has converted on all 11 of Quincy at Lincoln, 2:00 p.m. his point-after tries, and that 44-yard FG is the GLVC season-high. Indianapolis at Missouri S&T, 7:00 p.m. Wolky Belancourt is Lincoln’s holder as well as its punter, and he is averaging 35.4 yards with a long of 50 this season.