The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Lawrence Simmons, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 1–7–1, with a 1–1–1 conference record, and finished third in the MAA.
| 1962 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–7–1 (1–1–1 MAA) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium |
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| No. 16 Lincoln (MO) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OH) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee A&I | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at North Carolina A&T* | L 13–16 | 7,500 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Morris Brown* | L 8–13 | 6,500 | [3] | |
| October 6 | at Grambling* | L 6–26 | 6,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | at Central State (OH) |
| L 6–21 | 5,500 | [5] |
| October 27 | at No. 1 Florida A&M* | L 0–20 | 10,000 | [6] | |
| November 3 | Southern* |
| L 0–13 | 4,500 | [7] |
| November 10 | Lincoln (MO) |
| T 16–16 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 22 | Kentucky State |
| W 33–10 | 6,500 | [9] |
| December 1 | at Jackson State* |
| L 6–36 | 8,000 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "Top Twenty of 1962". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 19). December 8, 1962 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maloney's field goal gets A&T victory by 16 to 13". Greensboro Daily News. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blocked punts defeat A&I". The Nashville Tennessean. September 30, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling rip Tennesseans". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marauders end jinx". Dayton Daily News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers win, 20–0". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers bow to Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln clinches MWA title despite tie with Tenn. A&I". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 11, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ky. State loses Little Jug again". The Kentucky Post. November 23, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Classic-bound Jackson State rips Tennessee State, 36–6". Alabama Tribune. December 7, 1962. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1962 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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