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1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record7–2 (3–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Grambling $ 2 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Tennessee A&I 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Lincoln (MO) 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Kentucky State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Jackson 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Central State (OH) 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

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.[2] Tennessee A&I was ranked No. 4 in the Pittsburgh Courier final rankings of black college football teams.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17vs. Lincoln (MO)
W 7–05,200[4][5]
September 24Virginia State*
W 12–7[6]
October 1Langston*Langston, OKL 0–33,000[7]
October 8at GramblingGrambling, LAL 0–12[8]
October 15Paul Quinn*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 85–0[9]
October 22Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 52–12 [10]
November 5Texas Southern*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–143,500[11]
November 12at Alcorn A&M*Lorman, MSW 26–18[12]
November 24Kentucky StateNashville, TNW 25–18[13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14]

References

  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". The Black Dispatch. December 8, 1955. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A&I State Triumphs: Lincoln Beaten, 7-0, In Negro College Tilt". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1955. p. III-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lincoln Dips To Tennessee; Sharpens Fang For Arkansas". The Lincoln Clarion. Jefferson City, Missouri. September 23, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "A&I Tigers Trip Virginia State". The Nashville Tennessean. September 25, 1955. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Langston Nips Tennessee Foe in 3-0 Tussle". The Daily Oklahoman. October 2, 1955. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tenn. State Crushed, 12-0, By Grambling". The Shreveport Journal. October 10, 1955. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee State Rambles, 85 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 16, 1955. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State Tigers Whip Central". The Nashville Tennessean. October 23, 1955. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tennessee State Mauls Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1955. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tennessee A&I Racks Alcorn". The Nashville Tennessean. November 13, 1955. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tennessee State Defeats Kentucky State By 25 To 18". Owensboro Messenger and Inquirer. November 25, 1955. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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