1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
1955 record7–2 (– MAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →

The 1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 245 to 84.[1] Tennessee A&I was ranked No. 4 in the Pittsburgh Courier final rankings of black college football teams.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17vs. Lincoln (MO)Memphis, TNW 7–0
September 24Virginia StateNashville, TNW 12–7
October 1LangstonLangston, OKL 0–33,000
October 8at GramblingGrambling, LAL 0–12
October 15Paul QuinnNashville, TNW 85–0
October 22Central StateNashville, TNW 52–12
November 5Texas SouthernNashville, TNW 38–14
November 12at Alcorn A&MLorman, MSW 26–18
November 24Kentucky StateNashville, TNW 25–18

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
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