1962 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1962 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
Conference Midwest Athletic Association
Record1–7–1 (1–1–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Hale Stadium
Seasons
←  1961
1963  →
1962 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Lincoln (MO) $ 2 –0 –15 –3 –1
Central State (OH) 2 –1 –03 –3 –1
Tennessee A&I 1 –1 –11 –7 –1
Kentucky State 0 –3 –04 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier [1]

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Lawrence Simmons, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 1–7–1, with a 1–1–1 conference record, and finished third in the MAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at North Carolina A&T *
L 13–167,500 [2]
September 29 Morris Brown *
L 8–136,500 [3]
October 6at Grambling *
L 6–266,000 [4]
October 20at Central State (OH)
L 6–215,500 [5]
October 27at No. 1 Florida A&M *
L 0–2010,000 [6]
November 3 Southern *
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–134,500 [7]
November 10 Lincoln (MO)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
T 16–165,000 [8]
November 22 Kentucky State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 33–106,500 [9]
December 1at Jackson State *
L 6–368,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Top Twenty of 1962". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 19). December 8, 1962 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Maloney's field goal gets A&T victory by 16 to 13". Greensboro Daily News. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blocked punts defeat A&I". The Nashville Tennessean. September 30, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Grambling rip Tennesseans". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Marauders end jinx". Dayton Daily News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rattlers win, 20–0". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tigers bow to Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Lincoln clinches MWA title despite tie with Tenn. A&I". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 11, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Ky. State loses Little Jug again". The Kentucky Post. November 23, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Classic-bound Jackson State rips Tennessee State, 36–6". Alabama Tribune. December 7, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Final 1962 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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