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== Pioneer Bowl Championships ==
== Pioneer Bowl Championships ==
[[Pioneer Bowl]] - 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1998
[[Pioneer Bowl]] - 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1998

Lost 2012, 2004 and 1999
Lost 2012, 2004 and 1999



Revision as of 08:18, 10 April 2017

Tuskegee Golden Tigers
2016 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team
File:Tuskegee Golden Tigers logo.png
First season1913
StadiumAbbott Memorial Alumni Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
LocationTuskegee, Alabama
NCAA divisionDivision II
All-time record637–350–51 (.638)
Bowl record0–0 (–)
Claimed national titles8
ColorsCrimson and gold[1]
   
RivalsAlabama State Hornets, Florida A&M Rattlers football, Miles College Golden Bears
Websitewww.goldentigersports.com

The Tuskegee Golden Tigers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Tuskegee University located in the U.S. state of Alabama. The team competes in the NCAA Division II level and are members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1913. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium. They are coached by Willie Slater.[2]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Championships

Black college football national championship - 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 2000, 2007, 2015


Pioneer Bowl Championships

Pioneer Bowl - 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1998

Lost 2012, 2004 and 1999

NCAA Division II Football Playoffs

NCAA Division II Football Championship - 4 appearances 2016 (lost round 2), 2015 (lost round 3), 2014 (lost round 2), 2013 (lost round 1)


References

  1. ^ Visual identity and Communications Policies for Tuskegee University (PDF). August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tuskegee Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2014-02-11.