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1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–2 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lincoln (MO) $ 3 0 0 7 1 0
No. 8 Jackson State 2 0 0 6 2 1
No. 14 Tennessee A&I 2 1 0 4 4 0
Central State (OH) 1 2 0 5 2 0
Kentucky State 0 3 0 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–4, with a 2–2 conference record, and finished third in the MAA.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at North Carolina A&T*W 23–66,500[2]
October 4Morris Brown*W 32–65,000[3]
October 11at Grambling*L 6–712,000[4]
October 25at Central State (OH)
W 20–6[5]
November 8Southern*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 14–236,000[6]
November 15Lincoln (MO)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 12–244,000[7]
November 22at Jackson State
L 13–18[8]
November 27Kentucky State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Prairie View '58 Nat'l Champs". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 20, 1958. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Strong Tennessee A&I tops A&T Aggies by 23–6 count". Greensboro Daily News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A&I posts 32–6 win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling 7–6 winner". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Central State falls". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern clips A&I 23 to 14". The Nashville Tennessean. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lincoln takes Midwest Conference crown with victory at Nashville". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jackson edges Tennessee State". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 29, 1958. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Thorobreds lose 19–6 to Tennessee A&I". The State Journal. November 28, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1958 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.