1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

The 1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1949 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, won the MAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 87.[2] The team was ranked fourth among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3]

1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record9–1 (4–0 MAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tennessee A&I $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
No. 16 Wilberforce State 2 1 0 5 4 0
No. 16 Kentucky State 2 2 0 6 4 0
Louisville Municipal 0 2 0 3 5 0
Lincoln (MO) 0 3 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Lincoln (MO)Jefferson City, MOW 19–6[4]
October 1at Langston*Langston, OKW 10–03,500[5]
October 8Allen*Nashville, TNW 56–0
October 15at West Virginia State*
L 21–25> 3,000[6]
October 22Wilberforce StateNashville, TNW 28–7
October 29at North Carolina College*Durham, NCW 19–18
November 5at North Carolina A&T*Greensboro, NCW 19–18
November 19at Louisville MunicipalLouisville, KYW 52–0
November 24Kentucky StateNashville, TNW 27–0
December 3at Jackson
W 48–13[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Overpowers Lincoln, Mo". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 1, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee Gets by Langston". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 8, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W. Va. State Outscores Tigers, 25-21". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 22, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ad for First Annual Magnolia Football Classic". Clarion-Ledger. December 3, 1949. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.