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.
| 1957 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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MAA co-champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–0–1 (3–0 MAA) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | North Carolina A&T* | T 6–6 | 3,000 | [2] | |
| October 5 | at Langston* |
| Canceled | [3] | |
| October 11 | at Grambling |
| Canceled | [4] | |
| October 26 | Central State (OH) |
| W 45–7 | 2,500 | [5] |
| November 9 | at Southern* | W 33–14 | [6] | ||
| November 16 | Prairie View A&M* |
| W 32–7 | [7] | |
| November 23 | at Lincoln (MO) |
| W 26–6 | [8] | |
| November 28 | Kentucky State |
| W 38–0 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Fla. A&M Rattlers Top Nation". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 21, 1957. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&T battles Tenn. A&I to 6–6 tie". Greensboro Daily News. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston–Tennessee State game cancelled". The Black Dispatch. October 4, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I postpones Grambling tilt". Nashville Banner. October 9, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Back from flu; TSU whips Central State 45 to 7". The Call. November 1, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long runs help Tennessee State deflate Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 16, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State air game chills Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kentucky State bows to Tennessee State by 38–0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 29, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1957 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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