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1957 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1957 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record5–0–1 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee A&I + 3 0 0 5 0 1
No. 22 Jackson State + 2 0 0 6 2 0
No. 5 Lincoln (MO) 2 1 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 3 0 3 6 0
Grambling 0 1 0 4 4 0
Central State (OH) 0 3 0 4 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1957 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (now known as Tennessee State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1957 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–0–1, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA co-champion.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28North Carolina A&T*T 6–63,000[2]
October 5at Langston*
Canceled [3]
October 11at Grambling
Canceled [4]
October 26Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 45–72,500[5]
November 9at Southern*W 33–14[6]
November 16Prairie View A&M*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 32–7[7]
November 23at Lincoln (MO)
W 26–6[8]
November 28Kentucky State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Fla. A&M Rattlers Top Nation". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 21, 1957. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A&T battles Tenn. A&I to 6–6 tie". Greensboro Daily News. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Langston–Tennessee State game cancelled". The Black Dispatch. October 4, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A&I postpones Grambling tilt". Nashville Banner. October 9, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Back from flu; TSU whips Central State 45 to 7". The Call. November 1, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Long runs help Tennessee State deflate Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 16, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee State air game chills Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Defensively tough Tennessee State spoils Tiger's unbeaten season 26–6". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 24, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kentucky State bows to Tennessee State by 38–0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 29, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1957 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.