1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
Conference Midwest Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–2 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Hale Stadium
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Lincoln (MO) $ 3 –0 –07 –1 –0
No. 8 Jackson State 2 –0 –06 –2 –1
No. 14 Tennessee A&I 2 –1 –04 –4 –0
Central State (OH) 1 –2 –05 –2 –0
Kentucky State 0 –3 –00 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier [1]

The 1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (now known as Tennessee State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1958 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–4, with a 2–2 conference record, and finished third in the MAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at North Carolina A&T *
W 23–66,500 [2]
October 4 Morris Brown *
W 32–65,000 [3]
October 11at Grambling *
L 6–712,000 [4]
October 25at Central State (OH)
W 20–6 [5]
November 8 Southern *
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 14–236,000 [6]
November 15 Lincoln (MO)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 12–244,000 [7]
November 22at Jackson State
L 13–18 [8]
November 27 Kentucky State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–6 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Prairie View '58 Nat'l Champs". The Pittsburgh Courier . December 20, 1958. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Strong Tennessee A&I tops A&T Aggies by 23–6 count". Greensboro Daily News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "A&I posts 32–6 win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling 7–6 winner". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Central State falls". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southern clips A&I 23 to 14". The Nashville Tennessean. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lincoln takes Midwest Conference crown with victory at Nashville". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jackson edges Tennessee State". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 29, 1958. Retrieved July 31, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Thorobreds lose 19–6 to Tennessee A&I". The State Journal. November 28, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Final 1958 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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