Lincoln Announces its 2018 Football Schedule

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pennsylvania -- Lincoln University, a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) has announced its 2018 football schedule.

The Lions, who finished 0-10 overall and 0-7 in CIAA games, will have four home games in 2018 along with six road contests. The 2018 season will be the Lions 11th since reviving the program back in 2008. Football began at Lincoln 124 years ago in 1894 when the Lions played Howard University in the first collegiate football contest between two black colleges in the north.

"We are excited about the upcoming season as we pay homage to over 10 years of football's return to Lincoln University, " said Lincoln Athletic Director Harry Stinson III. "Adding new out of conference opponents and playing a Division I institution gives us more opportunities to showcase our university in the state of Pennsylvania, in our region and in our recruiting areas."

Season tickets for the 2018 season will soon be available for purchase at a special price of $54.00 for the four home games. This special price will be available until June 1. "Our season ticket package of $54 is a great way for you to engage in Lincoln's tradition of football at a nominal cost, "adds Stinson. "We want to sell-out all of our games. The 2018 season proclaimed as the "Year of the Lion" is going to be exciting and one you do not want to miss."

Lincoln will open the season at home with a non-conference contest against the Broncos of Fayetteville State University on Saturday, September 1st. In their last matchup, Fayetteville State defeated the Lions 49-17 in 2015 and is 3-0 lifetime against the Lions.

The following weekend (Sept. 8), the Lions will travel to New Britain, Connecticut to take on Division I FCS institution Central Connecticut State University. The game will be the first matchup between the Blue Devils and the Lions.

On September 15th, Lincoln will close out the non-conference portion of the schedule with a road contest against Clarion University, a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). This will also be Lincoln's first ever contest against Clarion.

The Lions 2018 conference campaign will begin on September 22nd with a road contest against Livingstone College. The Lions will return home for their first CIAA home game of 2018 the following weekend (Sept. 29) when they return to Lions Stadium to host Johnson C. Smith University in the two team's final cross-divisional game.

The CIAA Northern Division slate will start on October 6th at Virginia Union University. The game will be 45th meeting between the two squads dating back to 1916. The Lincoln-Virginia Union series is Lincoln's oldest amongst the current CIAA schools.

Lincoln will return to Lions Stadium for their homecoming game against Elizabeth City State University on Oct. 13 before a road trip to Ettrick, Virginia to face the 2017 CIAA Champions, Virginia State University.

The Lions final home game of the season will be on October 27 when Lincoln hosts Bowie State University. The Lincoln-Bowie State game will be the Lion's Senior Day game.

The regular season will come to an end on November 3rd when the Lions visit Murfreesboro, North Carolina to face Chowan University.

All game times and further info on purchasing tickets will be announced at a later date.

The 2018 Lincoln University Football Schedule
Sept. 1 Fayetteville State
Sept. 8 @ Central Connecticut State
Sept. 15 @ Clarion (PA)
Sept. 22 @ Livingstone
Sept. 29 Johnson C. Smith
Oct. 6 @ Virginia Union
Oct. 13 Elizabeth City State
(Homecoming game)
Oct. 20 @ Virginia State
Oct. 27 Bowie State
(Senior Day)
Nov. 3 @ Chowan

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