1959 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1959 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
Conference Midwest Athletic Association
Record9–1 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Hale Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee A&I $ 3 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 21 Kentucky State 1 –1 –13 –5 –1
No. 22 Central State (OH) 1 –2 –04 –3 –1
No. 11 Lincoln (MO) 0 –2 –17 –2 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press [1]

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Youngstown *
L 12–1311,000 [2]
September 26 North Carolina A&T *
W 26–244,200 [3]
October 3at Morris Brown *
W 14–12 [4]
October 10 Grambling *
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–215,000 [5]
October 17at South Carolina State *
W 47–8 [6]
October 24 Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 14–03,000 [7]
November 7at Southern *
W 17–1311,116 [8]
November 14at Lincoln (MO)
W 27–0 [9]
November 21at Kentucky State
W 19–8 [10]
November 26 Jackson State *
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–6 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Top 25: Final Pigskin Ratings". The San Antonio Register. December 15, 1959. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Youngstown edges Tenn. State 13–12". Alabama Tribune. September 25, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee State captures 26–24 thriller over A&T". Greensboro Daily News. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tigers take MB, 14–12". The Atlanta Journal. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling felled by Tenn. State". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Big Blue powers to 47–8 win over SC State". The Nashville Tennessean. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee State downs stubborn Central State Marauders 14–0". Alabama Tribune. October 30, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "S.U. toppled from ranks of unbeaten". The Louisiana Weekly. November 14, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "A&I mauls Lincoln 27–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Kentucky State loses by margin of 19–8". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "A&I's problem: Replacing 6 line starters in '60". Nashville Banner. November 27, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Final 1959 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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