The Lincoln University football team kicks off the 2022 season by traveling to Division I Delaware State. It will be the first game of the season for both teams. 

ON THE AIR

Today's football game will be live on ESPN+. All four home games can be viewed on the Lincoln University Sports Network. Koy Stewart will be providing the play-by-play with Drew Darby adding the color analyst. Additionally, you will be able to find three Lincoln University football games (Oct. 8, Oct. 22, and Oct. 29) on HBCUgo.com.

This game marks just the second meeting between the two teams. Delaware State claimed the only meeting, 58-12, in 2019.

Sept. 14, 2019 - Delaware State 58, Lincoln 12

Shoye Sampson (Richmond, Va./John Marshall) scored two touchdowns, providing Lincoln University with their only points of the 2019 game. Delaware State tallied 28 first-quarter points and opened up a 41-0 lead before the Lions got on the board. 
 

Receiver Dah'mear Triplett (Elkton, Md./Elkton) led Lincoln with eight catches for 77 yards. 
 

Defensively, Islam Abdul-Rabb (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport) and Devon Cathcart (Chicago, Ill./Thornton Fractional South) combined for 15 tackles.

Junior receiver Dah'Mear Triplett is back in the Orange and Blue as he returned to Lincoln after two years. He led the team with 42 receptions for 631 yards and seven touchdowns en route to being named to second team All-CIAA, while earning a spot on the CIAA All-Rookie Team.

It's been seven years, but six seasons, since the Lincoln University football team opened the season with a win and posted a road victory. The Lions opened the 2015 season with a 29-22 victory over rival Cheyney and then took to the road the following week for the 28-17 win over North Carolina Wesleyan. 

With Tom Manley taking over the offensive coordinator duties, the Lincoln University offense will have a completely different look from the unit that finished last in NCAA Division II with 6.1 points per game. 

Manley's offense will feature a lot of RPOs (run/pass options) and will be guided by sophomore quarterback Andrew Banks (Atlanta, Ga./Mays). In seven games last season, Banks was 60-of-121 for 605 yards. 

Lincoln returns the lion's share of a productive defensive unit, led by defensive backs Rontay Dunbar (Brooklyn, N.Y./Freedom), Kentrell Pierce (Calumet City, Ill./Harold Richards) and Eric Best (Burlington, N.J./Burlington). The defensive backfield got a huge boost with the transfer of Kai Gray (Neward, N.J./Saint Peters Prep), a former Rutgers and Sam Houston State defensive back. Gray, who is showing up on some preliminary draft boards, could be a game-changing factor for the Lions.