1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football Midwest Athletic Association MWAA 7–2 3–1 Howard C. Gentry 1st Hale Stadium The 1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 245 to 84. Tennessee A&I was ranked No. 4 in the Pittsburgh Courier final rankings of black college football teams.Final National Football Rating The Pittsburgh Courier December 10, 1955 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12200069/the_pittsburgh_courier/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 17 vs 1955 Lincoln Blue Tigers Lincoln (MO) Melrose Stadium Memphis, TN W 7-0 5,200 A&I State Triumphs: Lincoln Beaten, 7-0, In Negro College Tilt The Commercial Appeal September 18, 1955 III-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114489728/ai-state-triumphs/ Newspapers.com Lincoln Dips To Tennessee; Sharpens Fang For Arkansas https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lincoln-clarion/126180528/ The Lincoln Clarion Jefferson City, Missouri September 23, 1955 4 June 10, 2023 Newspapers.com September 24 1955 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State<ncg> Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 12-7 A&I Tigers Trip Virginia State The Nashville Tennessean September 25, 1955 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114489566/ai-tigers-trip-virginia-state/ Newspapers.com October 1 Langston<ncg> Langston, OK L 0-3 3,000 Langston Nips Tennessee Foe in 3-0 Tussle The Daily Oklahoman October 2, 1955 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114489374/langston-nips-tennessee-foe/ Newspapers.com October 8 at Grambling Grambling, LA L 0-12 Tenn. State Crushed, 12-0, By Grambling The Shreveport Journal October 10, 1955 12B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114489237/tenn-state-crushed-12-0-by-grambling/ Newspapers.com October 15 1955 Paul Quinn Tigers Paul Quinn<ncg> Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 85-0 Tennessee State Rambles, 85 to 0 The Nashville Tennessean October 16, 1955 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114488161/tennessee-state-rambles-85-to-0/ Newspapers.com October 22 1955 Central State Marauders Central State (OH) Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 52-12 State Tigers Whip Central The Nashville Tennessean October 23, 1955 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114487913/state-tigers-whip-central/ Newspapers.com November 5 Texas Southern<ncg> Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 38-14 3,500 Tennessee State Mauls Southern The Nashville Tennessean November 6, 1955 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114487523/tennessee-state-mauls-southern/ Newspapers.com November 12 at 1955 Alcorn A&M Braves Alcorn A&M<ncg> Lorman, MS W 26-18 Tennessee A&I Racks Alcorn The Nashville Tennessean November 13, 1955 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114487275/tennessee-ai-racks-alcorn/ Newspapers.com November 24 1954 Kentucky State Thorobreds Kentucky State Nashville, TN W 25-18 Tennessee State Defeats Kentucky State By 25 To 18 Owensboro Messenger and Inquirer November 25, 1955 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114487099/tennessee-state-defeats-kentucky-state/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/691/stats/13492 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 11, 2022 Tennessee State Media Guide 2019 https://tsutigers.com/documents/2020/10/7/2019FootballMediaGuide.pdf Tennessee State University Athletics 116 May 7, 2026 References Tennessee AandI Category:Tennessee State Tigers football seasons Tennessee AandI Tigers