American college football season
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. Tennessee A&I was ranked No. 4 in the Pittsburgh Courier final rankings of black college football teams.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 vs. Lincoln (MO) W 7–0 5,200
September 24 Virginia State *W 12–7
October 1 Langston *Langston, OK L 0–3 3,000
October 8 at Grambling Grambling, LA L 0–12
October 15 Paul Quinn *Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 85–0
October 22 Central State (OH) Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 52–12
November 5 Texas Southern *Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 38–14 3,500
November 12 at Alcorn A&M * Lorman, MS W 26–18
November 24 Kentucky State Nashville, TN W 25–18
References
"Pigskin Huddle" . The Black Dispatch . December 8, 1955. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
"Tennessee State Yearly Results (1955-1959)" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
"Final National Football Rating" . The Pittsburgh Courier . December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com .
"A&I State Triumphs: Lincoln Beaten, 7-0, In Negro College Tilt" . The Commercial Appeal . September 18, 1955. p. III-6 – via Newspapers.com .
"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 [REDACTED] .
"A&I Tigers Trip Virginia State" . The Nashville Tennessean . September 25, 1955. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com .
"Langston Nips Tennessee Foe in 3-0 Tussle" . The Daily Oklahoman . October 2, 1955. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com .
"Tenn. State Crushed, 12-0, By Grambling" . The Shreveport Journal . October 10, 1955. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com .
"Tennessee State Rambles, 85 to 0" . The Nashville Tennessean . October 16, 1955. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com .
"State Tigers Whip Central" . The Nashville Tennessean . October 23, 1955. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com .
"Tennessee State Mauls Southern" . The Nashville Tennessean . November 6, 1955. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com .
"Tennessee A&I Racks Alcorn" . The Nashville Tennessean . November 13, 1955. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com .
"Tennessee State Defeats Kentucky State By 25 To 18" . Owensboro Messenger and Inquirer . November 25, 1955. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com .
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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