1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football Midwest Athletic Association MWAA 9–1 4–0 Henry Kean 6th MWAA champion The 1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1949 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, won the MWAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 87. The team was ranked fourth among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot The Pittsburgh Courier December 10, 1949 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40078662/southern_west_va_lose_on_final_ballot/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 24 at 1949 Lincoln Blue Tigers Lincoln (MO) Jefferson City, MO W 19-6 Tennessee Overpowers Lincoln, Mo. The Pittsburgh Courier October 1, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41085545/tennessee_overpowers_lincoln_mo/ Newspapers.com October 1 at Langston<ncg> Langston, OK W 10-0 3,500 Tennessee Gets by Langston The Pittsburgh Courier October 8, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41085484/tennessee_gets_by_langston/ Newspapers.com October 8 1949 Allen Yellow Jackets Allen<ncg> Nashville, TN W 56-0 October 15 at West Virginia State<ncg> Lakin Field Institute, WV L 21-25 > 3,000 W. Va. State Outscores Tigers, 25-21 The Pittsburgh Courier October 22, 1949 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41084483/w_va_state_outscores_tigers_2521/ Newspapers.com October 22 1949 Wilberforce State Green Wave Wilberforce State Nashville, TN W 28-7 October 29 at 1949 North Carolina College Eagles North Carolina College<ncg> Durham, NC W 19-18 November 5 at 1949 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T<ncg> Greensboro, NC W 19-18 November 19 at 1949 Louisville Municipal Bantams Louisville Municipal Louisville, KY W 52-0 November 24 1949 Kentucky State Thorobreds Kentucky State Nashville, TN W 27-0 December 3 at 1949 Jackson Tigers Jackson<ncg> Alumni Field Jackson, MS (Magnolia Classic) W 48-13 Ad for First Annual Magnolia Football Classic Clarion-Ledger December 3, 1949 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41085450/add_for_magnolia_classic/ Newspapers.com Tennessee State Media Guide 2019 https://tsutigers.com/documents/2020/10/7/2019FootballMediaGuide.pdf Tennessee State University Athletics 115 May 7, 2026 References Tennessee AandI Category:Tennessee State Tigers football seasons Category:Midwest Athletic Association football champion seasons Tennessee AandI Tigers football