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1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

The 1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1951 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 93.[2] The Dickinson System rated Tennessee A&I as the No. 3 black college football team for 1951 with a score of 23.71, behind only Florida A&M (24.71) and Morris Brown (24.43).[3] The team played its home games in Nashville, Tennessee.

1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record8–2 (2–1 MAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Central State (OH) $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Tennessee A&I 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Lincoln (MO) 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky State 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Lincoln (MO)Memphis, TNW 26–21
September 292:00 p.m.at Langston*
W 28–23,000[4][5]
October 5Allen*Nashville, TNW 32–0
October 13at West Virginia State*Institute, WVW 23–13[6]
October 20vs. Central State (OH)Wilberforce, OHL 7–193,000[7]
October 27at North Carolina College*Durham, NCL 6–76,000[8]
November 9Morris Brown*Nashville, TNW 13–12
November 17at Grambling*Grambling, LAW 30–13[9]
November 22Kentucky StateNashville, TNW 13–6
December 1at Jackson*Jackson, MSW 25–0

References edit

  1. ^ "Courier Rates Morris Brown No. 1 in National Grid Race". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1951. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Courier Rates Morris Brown No. 1 in National Grid Race: Purple Wave Edges Famcee in Torrid Football Campaign". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1951. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Langston Is Set For Tenn. State". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. September 28, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Tenn. State Lashes Langston Lions 28-2". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. October 5, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Bill Nunn Jr. (October 20, 1951). "Tennessee Hurdles Big Test in Winning Over W. Va., 23-13". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Marauders In 19-7 Victory". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 21, 1951. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Al Dunmore (November 3, 1951). "N.C. Eagles Clip Hard-Running Tennessee Tigers, 7-6: Inability To Pass Mars Running Game". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tenn. State powers over Grambling Tigers 30 to 13". Alabama Tribune. November 23, 1951. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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