| Currentseason: | 2024 Lincoln Oaklanders football team |
| Teamname: | Lincoln Oaklanders football |
| Athleticdirector: | Desmond Gumbs |
| Headcoach: | Desmond Gumbs |
| Headcoachyear: | 4th |
| Hcwins: | 3 |
| Hclosses: | 28 |
| Stadium: | None |
| Location: | Oakland, California |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Atwins: | 3 |
| Atlosses: | 28 |
| Atties: | 0 |
| Conftitles: | None |
| Mascotdisplay: | Oaklander |
| Marchingband: | Oaklander Marching Band |
| Websitename: | athletics.lincolnuca.edu |
| Websiteurl: | athletics.lincolnuca.edu/# |
The Lincoln Oaklanders are the college football team representing Lincoln University of Oakland, California. The team is Independent and plays as a traveling team. The school's first football team was fielded in 2021. Athletic Director David Gumbs has been the Head Football Coach since the 2021 season.
The Oaklanders began play in the 2021 season as an independent. In September of 2021, hoped to join the NCAA by 2022.[1] [2]
Athletic Director David Gumbs was named Head Coach for the Oaklanders inaugural season, while former Super Bowl XLV champion Desmond Bishop served as defensive coordinator.[3] On September 11, 2021, the Oaklanders made their debut against the Whitworth Pirates where they were defeated 29–31. Lincoln earned their first win as a program the following weak defeating Willamette 34–9. Lincoln proceeded to lose the following seven games, ending their season with a 1–8 record.
In 2022, the Oaklanders faced a Southland Conference opponent, losing to Texas A&M Commerce,[4] as well as a Big Sky Conference opponent, falling to Portland State,[5] and then a WAC opponent, losing to Southern Utah.[6] The Oaklanders showed slight improvement, finishing the season 2–8. In week 6, they set program record scoring 70 point in a 70–0 shutout win against Hilbert College. Lincolns' other win came in week 9 against Bluefield State University where they defeated the Big Blues 20–17.
The early portion of the 2023 season saw Lincoln play its first in-state game,[7] taking on a Big Sky program for a second time in its history when facing Cal Poly. Led by upperclassmen including former Ohio State defensive back Amir Riep, former UTEP quarterback T.J. Goodwin,former North Dakota running back Otis Weah,and former Stevenson Punter Owen Meister [8] the Oaklanders briefly held a first-half lead before the Mustangs rallied to ultimately win 41–20.[9]
During its first three unaffiliated seasons, Lincoln played its games exclusively as the visitor. In the offseason of 2023, following the departure of the nearby Oakland Raiders, columnist Omar-Rashon Borja of Redshirt Sports opined that RingCentral Coliseum ought to be repurposed into a facility to host Lincoln games.[10]
| Desmond Gumbs | Independent | 1–8 | ||
| 2–8 | ||||
| 0–12 | ||||
| 2024 | 0–0 | |||
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