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Lincoln University

Lincoln University, Pennsylvania (Lower Oxford Township, Chester County) · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.

1854
founded
Public
control
CIAA (primary); baseball in the East Coast Conference
conference
HBCU marching band

Lincoln University

Photo: HBCU marching band — file photo: andscape.com

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Lincoln University, Pennsylvania (Lower Oxford Township, Chester County)

PublicLions (Luther the Lincoln Lion)CIAA (primary); baseball in the East Coast ConferenceEst. 1854

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Founded
1854
Public / Private
Public
Enrollment
1,527 (Fall 2025; 1,424 undergraduate, 103 graduate)
Conference
CIAA (primary); baseball in the East Coast Conference
Mascot
Lions (Luther the Lincoln Lion)
State
Pennsylvania
Band
"Orange Crush" Roaring Lions Marching Band

Why here — the dossier

  1. Est. 1854
    Founded in 1854 — 172 years of history.
  2. Conference
    Competes in the CIAA (primary); baseball in the East Coast Conference.
  3. "Orange Crush" Roaring Lions Marching Band
    Home of the "Orange Crush" Roaring Lions Marching Band, founded 2007.
  4. Yard legends
    Alumni on record: Christian Fleetwood (1860), Langston Hughes ('29), Thurgood Marshall ('30).

Every highlight comes from the Yard roster — nothing invented.

Band spotlight

"Orange Crush" Roaring Lions Marching Band

Band founded 2007

The Orange Crush was born in August 2007 when Prof. H. Wade Johnson arrived to build a premier collegiate band program from scratch, starting with 13 members who only played basketball games and campus events. By its second year the band had expanded to football as the revived Lions took the field in 2008, and it has since become one of the most visible programs on campus, marching in parades and stadiums across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas and Florida. The January 2016 Honda Battle of the Bands invitation at the Georgia Dome put the youngest program in the field on the national stage. The drumline goes by TNT, and the auxiliaries are the Krush Groove Dance Team and the Blue Mist Flag Corps, alongside a concert band, pep band, jazz band and the LUX combo.

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Homecoming

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Game Oct 24, 2026 vs Winston-Salem State.

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Admissions

Deadlines are not yet published on the Yard for Lincoln University.

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FAFSA

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Head to head

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