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American college football season
The 1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented
Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the
Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the
1951 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach
Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 93.
[2] The
Dickinson System rated Tennessee A&I as the No. 3 black college football team for 1951 with a score of 23.71, behind only
Florida A&M (24.71) and
Morris Brown (24.43).
[3] The team played its home games in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | | vs.
Lincoln (MO) |
Memphis, TN | W 26–21 | |
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September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Langston* | | W 28–2 | 3,000 |
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[5]
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October 5 | |
Allen* |
Nashville, TN | W 32–0 | |
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October 13 | | at
West Virginia State* |
Institute, WV | W 23–13 | |
[6]
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October 20 | | vs.
Central State (OH) |
Wilberforce, OH | L 7–19 | 3,000 |
[7]
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October 27 | | at
North Carolina College* |
Durham, NC | L 6–7 | 6,000 |
[8]
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November 9 | |
Morris Brown* | Nashville, TN | W 13–12 | |
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November 17 | | at
Grambling* |
Grambling, LA | W 30–13 | |
[9]
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November 22 | |
Kentucky State | Nashville, TN | W 13–6 | |
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December 1 | | at
Jackson* |
Jackson, MS | W 25–0 | |
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"Courier Rates Morris Brown No. 1 in National Grid Race". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1951. p. 16 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee State Yearly Results (1950-1954)".
College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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"Courier Rates Morris Brown No. 1 in National Grid Race: Purple Wave Edges Famcee in Torrid Football Campaign". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1951. p. 16 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Langston Is Set For Tenn. State".
The Call.
Kansas City, Missouri. September 28, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Tenn. State Lashes Langston Lions 28-2".
The Call.
Kansas City, Missouri. October 5, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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^ Bill Nunn Jr. (October 20, 1951).
"Tennessee Hurdles Big Test in Winning Over W. Va., 23-13". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 15 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Marauders In 19-7 Victory". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 21, 1951. p. 14 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Al Dunmore (November 3, 1951).
"N.C. Eagles Clip Hard-Running Tennessee Tigers, 7-6: Inability To Pass Mars Running Game". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 16 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tenn. State powers over Grambling Tigers 30 to 13". Alabama Tribune. November 23, 1951. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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