The 1947 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the MAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 293 to 58. The team was also recognized as black college national champion for the second consecutive season.[2]
| 1947 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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Black college national champion MAA champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 10–0 (3–0 MAA) |
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| Home stadium | Sulphur Dell |
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| No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Louisville Municipal | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Wilberforce State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Kentucky State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Lincoln (MO) | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilberforce | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philander Smith | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tennessee A&I had an enrollment of 2,204 students in the fall of 1947.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | vs. Arkansas AM&N* | Memphis, TN | W 28–0 | 8,000 | [4] | ||
| September 27 | at Texas College* | Tyler, TX | W 34–0 | ||||
| October 4 | at Langston* | Oklahoma City, OK | W 33–0 | ||||
| October 10 | Allen* | W 26–0 | |||||
| October 18 | at West Virginia State* | Institute, WV | W 27–12 | ||||
| October 25 | Wilberforce State |
| W 14–7 | [5] | |||
| November 1 | at North Carolina College* | Durham, NC | W 21–6 | 4,500 | [6] | ||
| November 7 | Alcorn A&M* |
| W 66–7 | [7] | |||
| November 15 | at Lincoln (MO) | Jefferson City, MO | W 26–7 | [8] | |||
| November 27 | Kentucky State | Nashville, TN | W 20–13 | [9] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quarter of Tennessee's 37,312 Students Are Enrolled in 10 Nashville Colleges". The Nashville Tennessean. December 8, 1947. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State Rolls Over Arkansas State, 26-0". Nashville Banner. September 20, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State Stays In Unbeaten Ranks". Nashville Banner. October 25, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Batters N. Carolina, 21-6, To Stay Unbeaten". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State Rolls Over Alcorn Team". Nashville Banner. November 8, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I Clinch Negro Grid Crown". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1947. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I Notches 10th Victory, Claims Crown". The Nashville Tennessean. November 28, 1947. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.