1939 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season May 2026 May 2026 1939 Tennessee State Tigers football Midwest Athletic Association MWAA 4–3–1 1–2 Lawrence Simmons 1st Tennessee State College stadium The 1939 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University—as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1939 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Lawrence Simmons, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 1–2 conference play, placing fifth in the MWAA. Wilberforce Green Wave Sweeps To Mid-Western Conference Championship https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-louis-argus/195986258/ St. Louis Argus St. Louis, Missouri December 8, 1939 10 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com Schedule Central October 7 w y 1939 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Tennessee State College stadium Nashville, TN 14–13 Tennessee State Defeats Alabama State 14 To 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/196725288/ The Call Kansas City, Missouri October 13, 1939 9 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com October 14 w y 1939 Mississippi Industrial Tigers Mississippi Industrial Nashville, TN 72–0 State Normal—Local Negro College Eleven Swamps Mississippi Industrial, 72-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/196725362/ The Nashville Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee October 15, 1939 B5 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com October 21 1:30 p.m. l y y 1939 Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls Johnson C. Smith American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC 0–3 4,000 Smith Hopes For Win Over Tennessee https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/196725362/ Journal and Guide Norfolk, Virginia October 21, 1939 17 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com Football; Johnson C. Smith vs Tennessee A. & I. College https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-journal-and-guide/196725466/ Journal and Guide Norfolk, Virginia October 21, 1939 17 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com Smith Wins Before 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer/196725490/ The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, North Carolina October 22, 1939 19 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com Branch Milton C. Field Goal Margin of Victory for J. C. Smith https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-journal-and-guide/196725528/ Journal and Guide Norfolk, Virginia October 28, 1939 17 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com October 28 l y 1939 Wilberforce Green Wave Wilberforce Wilberforce field Wilberforce, OH 0–20 Wilberforce Defeats Tennessee State, 20-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/196725576/ The Chicago Defender Chicago, Illinois November 4, 1939 24 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com November 4 w y 1938 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M Nashville, TN 34–12 Tennessee State Defeats Alabama A. and M. 34-12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/196725317/ The Call Kansas City, Missouri November 10, 1939 9 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 l y 1939 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets West Virginia State Lakin Field Institute, WV 7–18 Keith Harold West Virginia Trounces Tennessee Tigers, 18-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-afro-american/196725640/ The Afro-American Baltimore, Maryland November 18, 1939 20 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 2:00 p.m. t y y 1939 LeMoyne Mad Magicians LeMoyne Booker T. Washington Stadium Memphis, TN 0–0 State Invades LeMoyne https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/196725738/ The Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee November 18, 1939 13 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com LeMoyne Held To Tie By Tennessee State https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/196725705/ The Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee November 19, 1939 5, section II May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com November 30 2:00 p.m. w y 1939 Lincoln Blue Tigers Lincoln (MO) Tennessee State College stadium Nashville, TN 13–6 Tennessee State To Meet Lincoln https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/196725792/ The Nashville Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee November 29, 1939 11 May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com Tennessee State Trips Lincoln U. https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/196725822/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri December 1, 1939 5B May 2, 2026 Newspapers.com Tennessee State Media Guide 2019 https://tsutigers.com/documents/2020/10/7/2019FootballMediaGuide.pdf Tennessee State University Athletics 114 May 2, 2026 References Tennessee State Category:Tennessee State Tigers football seasons Tennessee State Tigers football