Lincoln Oaklanders football

The Lincoln Oaklanders are the college football team representing Lincoln University of Oakland, California. The program began in 2021[1] as an independent, and by September 2021 hoped to join the NCAA by 2022.[2] During its first two seasons, Lincoln played its games exclusively as the visitor.

In 2023, columnist Omar-Rashon Borja of RedshirtSports opined that RingCentral Coliseum ought to be repurposed into a facility to host Lincoln games.[3]

2021 season

The head coach in 2021 was Desmond Gumbs, while Desmond Bishop served as defensive coordinator.

2022 season

In 2022, the Oaklanders faced a Southland Conference opponent, losing to Texas A&M Commerce,[4] and a pair of Big Sky Conference opponents, falling to Portland State[5] and then Southern Utah.[6]

References
  1. Nowels, Michael (June 4, 2021). "Gary Payton hired to kickstart men's basketball at Oakland college". San Jose Mercury News Web Edition.
  2. "Lincoln University Trots Out Oakland's Newest Football Team". KPIX TV (CBS News Bay Area). September 8, 2021.
  3. Borja, Omar-Rashon (May 4, 2023). "Let's Repurpose the Oakland Coliseum for Lincoln University". Redshirt Sports.
  4. "College football: Thursday's results - Southwest". San Francisco Chronicle. September 3, 2022. pp. B4.
  5. "College football scores: Far West". San Jose Mercury News. October 9, 2022. pp. C3.
  6. "Scores: Far West". San Jose Mercury News. November 13, 2022. pp. C3.
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