1952 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team
The 1952 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1952 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 77.[1] The Dickinson System rated Tennessee A&I as the No. 4 black college football team for 1952 with a score of 24.43, behind only Florida A&M (25.57), Virginia State (24.57), and Lincoln of Missouri (24.51).[2] The team played its home games in Nashville, Tennessee.
| 1952 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| 1952 record | 8–2 (– MAA) |
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | vs. Lincoln (MO) | Memphis, TN | L 12–20 | ||
| September 27 | at Virginia State | Petersburg, VA | L 0–6 | ||
| October 3 | Langston | Nashville, TN | W 34–0 | ||
| October 11 | at Allen | Colubmia, SC | W 41–6 | ||
| October 17 | West Virginia State | Nashville, TN | W 22–7 | ||
| October 24 | Central State | Nashville, TN | W 35–0 | ||
| October 31 | North Carolina College | Nashville, TN | W 28–26 | ||
| November 15 | at Morris Brown | Atlanta, GA | W 26–0 | ||
| November 22 | at Kentucky State | Frankfort, KY | W 13–0 | ||
| November 27 | Virginia Union | Nashville, TN | W 44–12 |
References
- "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "Florida A. & M. Declared 1952 Nat'l Grid Champs". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 20, 1952. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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