The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA champion.
| 1959 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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MAA champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–1 (3–0 MAA) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium |
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| No. 2 Tennessee A&I $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Kentucky State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Central State (OH) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Lincoln (MO) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Youngstown* |
| L 12–13 | 11,000 | [2] |
| September 26 | North Carolina A&T* | W 26–24 | 4,200 | [3] | |
| October 3 | at Morris Brown* | W 14–12 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | Grambling* |
| W 26–21 | 5,000 | [5] |
| October 17 | at South Carolina State* | W 47–8 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Central State (OH) |
| W 14–0 | 3,000 | [7] |
| November 7 | at Southern* | W 17–13 | 11,116 | [8] | |
| November 14 | at Lincoln (MO) |
| W 27–0 | [9] | |
| November 21 | at Kentucky State | W 19–8 | [10] | ||
| November 26 | Jackson State* |
| W 26–6 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Top 25: Final Pigskin Ratings". The San Antonio Register. December 15, 1959. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown edges Tenn. State 13–12". Alabama Tribune. September 25, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State captures 26–24 thriller over A&T". Greensboro Daily News. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers take MB, 14–12". The Atlanta Journal. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling felled by Tenn. State". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Blue powers to 47–8 win over SC State". The Nashville Tennessean. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State downs stubborn Central State Marauders 14–0". Alabama Tribune. October 30, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.U. toppled from ranks of unbeaten". The Louisiana Weekly. November 14, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I mauls Lincoln 27–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky State loses by margin of 19–8". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I's problem: Replacing 6 line starters in '60". Nashville Banner. November 27, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1959 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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