1963 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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MAA champion | |
Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
Record | 6–3 (3–0 MAA) |
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Home stadium | Hale Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Tennessee A&I $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln (MO) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central State (OH) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA champion.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | at Morris Brown * | W 14–7 | 8,000 | [2] | |
September 28 | North Carolina A&T * | L 18–20 | 2,000 | [3] | |
October 5 | Grambling * |
| L 14–26 | 6,000 | [4] |
October 19 | Central State (OH) |
| W 16–7 | 5,000 | [5] |
October 26 | Florida A&M * |
| W 14–12 | 11,000 | [6] |
November 2 | at Southern * | L 9–21 | 12,000 | [7] | |
November 9 | at Lincoln (MO) |
| W 14–10 | 1,800 | [8] |
November 16 | at Kentucky State | W 26–14 | 2,000 | [9] | |
November 28 | Langston *![]() |
| W 36–8 | 8,023 | [10] |
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