1961 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1961 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
Conference Midwest Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Hale Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Tennessee A&I $ 3 –0 –04 –4 –1
No. 14 Central State (OH) 2 –1 –07 –1 –0
Kentucky State 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Lincoln (MO) 0 –3 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier [1]

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Lawrence Simmons, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Prairie View A&M *
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
T 21–216,000 [2]
September 23 North Carolina A&T *
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 37–215,492 [3]
September 30at Morris Brown *
L 8–217,000 [4]
October 7 Grambling *
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 8–255,192 [5]
October 21 Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–134,563 [6]
November 4at Southern *
L 0–75,000 [7]
November 11at Lincoln (MO)
W 27–202,500 [8]
November 18at Kentucky State
W 14–101,200 [9]
November 23 Jackson State *
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–12 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "The Parade". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 43). December 2, 1961.
  2. ↑ "A&I gains 21–21 tie with Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. September 17, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tenn. A&I defeats A&T Aggies 37–21". Greensboro Daily News. September 24, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Morris Brown beats Tenn, A&I, 21–8". The Atlanta Journal. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "State felled by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Stewart aerials vault Tigers to 28–13 win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 22, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southern in 7–0 grid win". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee A&I nips Lincoln here, 27–20". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee St. edges out Kentucky State". The State Journal. November 19, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hopes high for stronger team at A&I in '62". Nashville Banner. November 24, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Final 1961 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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