The1899 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known asLincoln University—inJefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the1899 college football season. The Lincoln football team finished the season with a record of 3–0, and a 42 to 10 point differential. After defeatingGeorge R. Smith College, 15–10. TheSedalia Democrat first erroneously reported the outcome of the game on December 1 as a 16–15 win for George R. Smith.[1] The players and coach of Lincoln, as well as the game referee, all signed a written statement agreeing that Lincoln won by a score of 15–10. TheSedalia Evening Sentinel, printed afterwards, corrected the mistaken score.