1953 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1953 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
Conference Midwest Athletic Association
Record8–0–1 (2–0–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Lincoln (MO) + 4 –0 –18 –0 –1
No. 3 Tennessee A&I + 2 –0 –18 –0 –1
No. 12 Grambling 2 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 10 Texas Southern 2 –1 –07 –3 –0
Kentucky State 1 –3 –06 –4 –0
Central State (OH) 0 –3 –01 –5 –0
Jackson 0 –3 –05 –4 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier [1]

The 1953 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record, won the MAA championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 225 to 60. [2]

The team was selected based on the Dickinson System as the 1953 black college national champion with a Dickinson rating of 25.83, placing ahead of Prairie View (25.00), Florida A&M (24.50), and Lincoln (MO) (24.25). [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Lincoln (MO) Memphis, TN (Bluff City Classic)T 19–19> 5,000 [4]
September 25 Virginia State * Nashville, TN W 25–7 [5]
October 3at Langston * Langston, OK W 8–0 [6]
October 9 Allen *
  • University Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 44–0 [7]
October 17at West Virginia State * Charleston, WV W 13–8 [8]
October 24at Central State (OH) Wilberforce, OH W 31–6 [9]
October 31at North Carolina College * Durham, NC W 19–08,000 [10]
November 14 Morris Brown *
  • University Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–7 [11]
November 26 Kentucky State Nashville, TNW 32–13 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Golden Dozen of 1953". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 19, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Figures Place Tennessee State No. 1: Dickinson rating crowns grid Tigers". The Afro American. December 19, 1953. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Tenn., Lincoln Tie, 19-19: Leo Lewis Tallies Twice for Lincoln". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 26, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee Claws Va. State: 1st Year Men Spark Tigers to 25-7 Win". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 3, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "A&I Spanks Langston, 8-0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 4, 1953 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "A&I Wallops Allen, 44 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 10, 1953. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee Stands Off West Virginia State, 13-8: Yellow Jackets Fail in Last-Half Rally To Upset Tigers". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 24, 1953. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "A&I Trounces Central State". The Nashville Tennessean. October 25, 1953. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tenn. Claws N.C.: Tigers Spoil N.C. Homecoming 19-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 7, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tennessee Crushes Morris Brown 34-7". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 21, 1953. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tenn. State Wins Over Ky. State for Kean, 32-13". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 5, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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