Tuskegee Golden Tigers football, 1894–1909

1897 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
1897 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	Charles Winter Wood (1st season);
	Seasons ← 1895 1899 →

1895 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
1895 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	James B. Washington (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1894 1897 →

1894 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
1894 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	James B. Washington (1st season);
	Seasons 1895 →

The Tuskegee Golden Tigers football program from 1894 to 1909 represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—in its first two decades of college football competition.

1894

The 1894 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1894 college football season. Led by first-year head coach James B. Washington, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 0–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
January 1	at Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	L 0–10	^[1]^[2]

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1895

The 1895 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Led by second-year head coach James B. Washington, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 0–1.

Schedule

Opponent	Site	Result
Atlanta	Not a home game^[4]	L score unknown

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1897

The 1897 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Winter Wood, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 0–1.

Schedule

Opponent	Site	Result
Atlanta	Not @ Tuskegee^[2]	L 0–10

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1899

1899 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	Charles Winter Wood (3rd season)
Seasons ← 1897 1900 →

The 1899 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Charles Winter Wood, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 0–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
December 15	Atlanta	Tuskegee, AL	L 0–16	^[2]

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1900

1900 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	Charles Winter Wood (4th season)
Seasons ← 1899 1901 →

The 1900 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1900 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charles Winter Wood, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 0–1.^[5]

Schedule

Opponent	Site	Result
Atlanta		L 12–17

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1901

1901 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–0
Head coach	Charles Winter Wood (5th season)
Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

The 1901 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charles Winter Wood, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 1–0.

Schedule

Opponent	Site	Result	Source
Alabama State	Tuskegee, AL	W 37–0	^[6]^[7]^[8]

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1902

1902 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1
Head coach	Ernest T. Attwell (1st season)
Seasons ← 1901 1903 →

The 1902 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1902 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernest T. Attwell, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 4–1.^[9]

Schedule

Opponent	Result	Source
Meharry	L 0–18
Clark (GA)	W 11–0	^[10]
Atlanta Baptist	W 5–0	^[11]
Alabama State	W 85–0	^[12]
Walden	L 0–18	^[13]

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1903

1903 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–1
Head coach	Ernest T. Attwell (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1902 1904 →

The 1903 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Ernest T. Attwell, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 3–1.

Schedule

Opponent	Site	Result
Clark (GA)		W 11–5
Talladega		L 0–11
Fisk		W 5–0
Atlanta		W 12–0

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1904

1904 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–0
Head coach	Ernest T. Attwell (3rd season)
Seasons ← 1903 1905 →

The 1904 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1904 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Ernest T. Attwell, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 3–0.

Schedule

Opponent	Site	Result
Alabama State		W 55–0
Atlanta		W 12–0
Atlanta Baptist		W 5–0

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1905

1905 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–0–1
Head coach	Ernest T. Attwell (4th season)
Seasons ← 1904 1906 →

The 1905 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ernest T. Attwell, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 4–0–1.

Schedule

Opponent	Site	Result
Alabama State		W 6–0
Fisk		W 6–4
Talladega		T 0–0
Clark (GA)		W 18–0
Atlanta		W 6–0

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1906

1906 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1–1
Head coach	Ernest T. Attwell (5th season)
Seasons ← 1905 1907 →

The 1906 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1906 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ernest T. Attwell, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 2–1–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Alabama State	A Field in South Greenwood Tuskegee, AL	W 5–0
	Talladega	A Field in South Greenwood Tuskegee, AL	T 0–0
November 15	vs. Atlanta Baptist	Macon, GA	L 6–18	^[14]
December 1	Fisk	A Field in South Greenwood Tuskegee, AL	W 4–0	^[15]

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1907

1907 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–6
Head coach	Ernest T. Attwell (6th season)
Seasons ← 1906 1908 →

The 1907 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1907 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ernest T. Attwell, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 1–6.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
November 9		at Howard	Howard campus Washington, DC	L 0–18		^[17]^[18]
November 11		at Hampton	Hampton, VA	L 0–10		^[19]
November 12		at West Virginia State	Institute, WV	L 5–6	600	^[20]
November 14		at State University at Louisville	Dusty Rhodes Park Louisville, KY	L 0–16	1,000	^[21]^[22]
November 16	2:45 p.m.	at Meharry	Athletic Park Nashville, TN	L 0–28		^[23]^[24]
November 18		vs. Talladega	Birmingham, AL	L 0–7
		Alabama State		W 6–0

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1908

1908 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1
Head coach	Ernest T. Attwell (7th season)
Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

The 1908 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1908 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ernest T. Attwell, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 4–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 31		at Alabama State	Montgomery, AL	W 5–0	^[27]
November 14		Talladega		W 5–0	^[28]
November 21	2:30 p.m.	at Atlanta Baptist	Colllege campus Atlanta, GA	L 0–17	^[29]^[30]^[31]
		Florida A&M		W 51–0
		Straight		W 7–0

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1909

1909 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1–1
Head coach	Ernest T. Attwell (8th season)
Seasons ← 1908 1910 →

The 1909 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as an independent during the 1909 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ernest T. Attwell, the Golden Tigers compiled a record of 4–1–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
		Atlanta YMCA		W 15–0
		Americus Institute		W 29–0
November 13		Hampton	Tuskegee, AL	W 6–0	3,000	^[32]
November 19		vs. Atlanta	Central City Park Macon, GA	W 37–0		^[33]^[34]
		at Atlanta Baptist	Atlanta, GA	T 0–0		^[35]
December 3	3:30 p.m.	at Alabama State	Baseball park Montgomery, AL	L 0–2		^[36]^[37]

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References

↑ Ross Owen. "A History of Sports at Tuskegee" (PDF).
1 2 3 Yumpu.com (September 16, 2015). "68 CHRONOLOGY OF ATHLETIC".
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Tuskegee University Athletics. p. 125. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
↑ "68 CHRONOLOGY OF ATHLETIC". yumpu.com.
↑ "The History of Sports at Tuskegee by Ross Owen" (PDF). archive.tuskegee.edu.
↑ "Football Preview: Tuskegee Set to Face Alabama State in Final Game and Turkey Day Classic -Tuskegee University Athletics". November 22, 2023.
↑ "Tuskegee Football" (PDF).
↑ "Turkey Day Classic".
↑ "The-History-of-Sports-at-Tuskegee-by-Ross-Owen.pdf" (PDF).
↑ "Tuskegee looks to continue win streak against familiar face". September 30, 2022.
↑ "Week 6 Preview: Tuskegee to Meet Morehouse this weekend in the 87th Morehouse Tuskegee Classic, Presented by the City of Birmingham". October 6, 2023.
↑ "Turkey Day Classic".
↑ "The-History-of-Sports-at-Tuskegee-by-Ross-Owen.pdf" (PDF).
↑ "Negro State Fair Is Largely Attended". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. November 14, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Fisk Team Off On A Hard Trip". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 30, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "The-History-of-Sports-at-Tuskegee-by-Ross-Owen.pdf" (PDF).
↑ "Tuskegee Is Beaten". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 10, 1907. p. 2, part 3. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Howard University Wallops Tuskegee". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. November 10, 1907. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Golden Tigers prepare for first true road test with battle against Hampton". September 9, 2022.
↑ "Tuskegee—Meets Its Third Defeat at Institute". The Advocate. Charleston, West Virginia. November 14, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Tuskegee and State To-day". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 14, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Fine Victory Won By Local Eleven". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 15, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Meharry-Tuskegee". Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 16, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Meharry Versus Tuskegee". Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. November 22, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Tuskegee Football Team". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 7, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "The Tuskegee Tigers Tamed". The Advocate. Charleston, West Virginia. November 28, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Tuskegee Defeats State Normal". Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. November 6, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Sport". Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. November 20, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Atlanta Baptist College With Play Tuskegee". The Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 18, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Atlanta B. C. 17; Tuskegee B. C. 0". The Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 22, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "A. B. C. "Tigers" Defeat Tuskegee "Warriors"". Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. November 27, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Hampton—Is Defeated By Tuskegee". The Advocate. Charleston, West Virginia. November 18, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Foot Ball Game At The Negro State Fair Grounds Today". The Macon Daily Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 19, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Tuskegee Eleven Defeated Atlanta". The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. November 20, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ Caver, Joseph (2020). From Marion to Montgomery. NewSouth Books. p. 143. ISBN 9781588383617. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
↑ "State Normal Beats Tuskegee Institute". The Montgomery Times. Montgomery, Alabama. December 4, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Tuskegee Football Team Is Defeated". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. December 4, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[archive-1] Ross Owen. "A History of Sports at Tuskegee" (PDF).

[citedz-2] 1 2 3 Yumpu.com (September 16, 2015). "68 CHRONOLOGY OF ATHLETIC".

[2016mediaguide-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Tuskegee University Athletics. p. 125. Retrieved May 19, 2026.

[cite-4] "68 CHRONOLOGY OF ATHLETIC". yumpu.com.

[5] "The History of Sports at Tuskegee by Ross Owen" (PDF). archive.tuskegee.edu.

[6] "Football Preview: Tuskegee Set to Face Alabama State in Final Game and Turkey Day Classic -Tuskegee University Athletics". November 22, 2023.

[7] "Tuskegee Football" (PDF).

[8] "Turkey Day Classic".

[9] "The-History-of-Sports-at-Tuskegee-by-Ross-Owen.pdf" (PDF).

[10] "Tuskegee looks to continue win streak against familiar face". September 30, 2022.

[11] "Week 6 Preview: Tuskegee to Meet Morehouse this weekend in the 87th Morehouse Tuskegee Classic, Presented by the City of Birmingham". October 6, 2023.

[tdc-12] "Turkey Day Classic".

[13] "The-History-of-Sports-at-Tuskegee-by-Ross-Owen.pdf" (PDF).

[14] "Negro State Fair Is Largely Attended". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. November 14, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[15] "Fisk Team Off On A Hard Trip". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 30, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[16] "The-History-of-Sports-at-Tuskegee-by-Ross-Owen.pdf" (PDF).

[17] "Tuskegee Is Beaten". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 10, 1907. p. 2, part 3. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[18] "Howard University Wallops Tuskegee". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. November 10, 1907. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[19] "Golden Tigers prepare for first true road test with battle against Hampton". September 9, 2022.

[20] "Tuskegee—Meets Its Third Defeat at Institute". The Advocate. Charleston, West Virginia. November 14, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[21] "Tuskegee and State To-day". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 14, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[22] "Fine Victory Won By Local Eleven". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 15, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[23] "Meharry-Tuskegee". Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 16, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[24] "Meharry Versus Tuskegee". Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. November 22, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[25] "Tuskegee Football Team". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 7, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[26] "The Tuskegee Tigers Tamed". The Advocate. Charleston, West Virginia. November 28, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[27] "Tuskegee Defeats State Normal". Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. November 6, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[28] "Sport". Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. November 20, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[29] "Atlanta Baptist College With Play Tuskegee". The Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 18, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[30] "Atlanta B. C. 17; Tuskegee B. C. 0". The Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 22, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[31] "A. B. C. "Tigers" Defeat Tuskegee "Warriors"". Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. November 27, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[32] "Hampton—Is Defeated By Tuskegee". The Advocate. Charleston, West Virginia. November 18, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[33] "Foot Ball Game At The Negro State Fair Grounds Today". The Macon Daily Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 19, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[34] "Tuskegee Eleven Defeated Atlanta". The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. November 20, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[35] Caver, Joseph (2020). From Marion to Montgomery. NewSouth Books. p. 143. ISBN 9781588383617. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[36] "State Normal Beats Tuskegee Institute". The Montgomery Times. Montgomery, Alabama. December 4, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

[37] "Tuskegee Football Team Is Defeated". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. December 4, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .

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