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1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record8–2 (– MAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →

The 1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1951 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 93.[1] The Dickinson System rated Tennessee A&I as the No. 3 black college football team for 1951 with a score of 23.71, behind only Florida A&M (24.71) and Morris Brown (24.43).[2] The team played its home games in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Lincoln (MO)Memphis, TNW 26–21
September 29at LangstonLangston, OKW 28–2
October 5AllenNashville, TNW 32–0
October 13at West Virginia StateInstitute, WVW 23–13[3]
October 20vs. Central StateWilberforce, OHL 7–193,000[4]
October 27at North Carolina CollegeDurham, NCL 6–76,000[5]
November 9Morris BrownNashville, TNW 13–12
November 17at GramblingGrambling, LAW 30–13
November 22Kentucky StateNashville, TNW 13–6
December 1at JacksonJackson, MSW 25–0

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Courier Rates Morris Brown No. 1 in National Grid Race: Purple Wave Edges Famcee in Torrid Football Campaign". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1951. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bill Nunn Jr.date=October 20, 1951. "Tennessee Hurdles Big Test in Winning Over W. Va., 23-13". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Marauders In 19-7 Victory". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 21, 1951. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Al Dunmore (November 3, 1951). "N.C. Eagles Clip Hard-Running Tennessee Tigers, 7-6: Inability To Pass Mars Running Game". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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