1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team
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 (MAA) during the 1949 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, won the MAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 87.[1] The team was ranked fourth among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]
| 1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
|---|---|
MAA champion | |
Magnolia Classic, W 48–13 vs. Jackson | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–1 (5–0 MAA) |
| Head coach |
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | at Lincoln (MO) | Jefferson City, MO | W 19–6 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | at Langston* | Langston, OK | W 10–0 | 3,500 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | Allen* | Nashville, TN | W 56–0 | ||||
| October 15 | at West Virginia State* |
| L 21–25 | > 3,000 | [5] | ||
| October 22 | Wilberforce State | Nashville, TN | W 28–7 | ||||
| October 29 | at North Carolina College* | Durham, NC | W 19–18 | ||||
| November 5 | at North Carolina A&T* | Greensboro, NC | W 19–18 | ||||
| November 19 | at Louisville Municipal | Louisville, KY | W 52–0 | ||||
| November 24 | Kentucky State | Nashville, TN | W 27–0 | ||||
| December 3 | at Jackson |
| W 48–13 | [6] | |||
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References
- "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee Overpowers Lincoln, Mo". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 1, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee Gets by Langston". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 8, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- "W. Va. State Outscores Tigers, 25-21". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 22, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ad for First Annual Magnolia Football Classic". Clarion-Ledger. December 3, 1949. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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