Playing its first football game in 48 years, Lincoln University beat George Mason 34-7 on Saturday.

Kareem Dennis threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score for the Lincoln Lions (1-0), who last played on Nov. 24, 1960, losing to Howard on Thanksgiving Day.

Lincoln disbanded its program following an 0-7 season in which the Lions were outscored 227-37. Its last victory was a 12-8 win over Howard in November 1959.

The school’s board of directors voted to reinstate the program in 2006.

The Lions, who are transitioning to NCAA Division II status, play their home games on a nearby high school field. George Mason’s does not play varsity football, it has a club team. Lincoln’s remaining nine games will be against varsity opponents.

Founded in 1854, Lincoln University is the nation’s first historically black university and has about 2,000 students. The school is about 50 miles southwest of Philadelphia.

Dennis led a pair of long touchdown drives before halftime, hooking up with Shawn Bethea and Steven Rudd for scores to make it 27-7. Dwight Williams added a 25-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring.

Dennis, one of only eight players on the Lincoln team who have previous college football experience, threw for 188 yards on 19-for-37 passing.

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Texas retires Young’s No 10.

The video on the stadium scoreboard Saturday replayed the moment Texas fans have committed to memory.

Vince Young took the snap, bolted to his right and crossed the goal line, lifting the Longhorns to the 2005 national championship with a 41-38 win over Southern California in the Rose Bowl.

On Saturday, Texas retired Young’s No. 10 jersey, honoring the former Longhorns’ quarterback with a short ceremony before the kickoff of the season opener against Florida Atlantic.

“I definitely want to thank our fans,” Young told the crowd, which saluted him with a standing ovation as he flashed a “Hook’em Horns” with his right hand. “Ya’ll’s heart, ya’ll’s spirit … ya’ll mean a whole lot to me.”

Young, who now plays for the Tennessee Titans, was presented with a framed burnt-orange jersey on the field and got a hug from Texas coach Mack Brown.

Young was 30-2 as a starter at Texas, leading the Longhorns to a 13-0 record in 2005. He left Texas after the Rose Bowl win over USC for the NFL.

He joins Earl Campbell (20), Bobby Layne (22), Ricky Williams (34) and Tommy Nobis (60) as the only Texas football players to have their numbers retired.

Posted on August 31st, 2008 by admin
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