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.[1] The team was ranked No. 4 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]

1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
Magnolia Classic, W 48–13 vs. Jackson
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
1949 record9–1 (– MAA)
Head coach

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Lincoln (MO)Jefferson City, MOW 19–6[3]
October 1at LangstonLangston, OKW 10–03,500[4]
October 8AllenNashville, TNW 56–0
October 15at West Virginia State
L 21–25> 3,000[5]
October 22Wilberforce StateNashville, TNW 28–7
October 29at North Carolina CollegeDurham, NCW 19–18
November 5at North Carolina A&TGreensboro, NCW 19–18
November 19at Louisville MunicipalLouisville, KYW 52–0
November 24Kentucky StateNashville, TNW 27–0
December 3at Jackson
W 48–13[6]

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