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1927 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1927 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1927 college football season. Led by Caesar Felton Gayles in his first and only season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 1–2–3 with a mark of 1–1–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the SIAC.[1]

1927 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–2–3 (1–1–2 SIAC)
Head coach
CaptainJackson
Home stadiumSulphur Dell
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tuskegee $7–0–19–0–1
Clark (GA)4–1–25–1–2
Atlanta3–1–35–1–3
Alabama State3–1–26–2–2
Tennessee State1–1–21–2–3
Morehouse3–5–05–5–1
Fisk1–2–23–2–3
Knoxville1–3–13–5–1
Morris Brown1–3–12–3–2
Talladega1–5–03–5–0
Florida A&M0–3–05–3–0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 22Simmons (KY)*Nashville, TNT 0–0[2]
November 5Morris BrownNashville, TNL 9–10[3]
November 121:30 p.m.at Morehouse
W 20–13[4][5]
November 19at Wilberforce*Wilberforce, OHL 0–18[6]
November 24Fisk
T 0–0[7][8]
December 32:00 p.m.at Knoxville
T 0–0[9][10]

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References

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  1. ↑ Abbott, Cleve L. (December 31, 1927). "Abbott Gives S. I. A. A. "Once Over"". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee And Simmons Battle to a 0 to 0 Tie". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. October 29, 1927. p. 11, part 1. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Morris Brown Gains Win Over Tennessee". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 12, 1927. p. 9, part 1. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Morehouse And Tennessee State Meet Saturday". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. November 11, 1927. p. 32. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee State Captures Pelt Of Morehouse Tiger". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. November 15, 1927. p. 25. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Wilberforce Knocks Over Tenn. State". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 26, 1927. p. 5, part 2. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "A. and I. Will Battle Fisk On Thursday". Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 25, 1927. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ Davis, John (December 3, 1927). "Fisk Battles Tenn. State 0 To 0". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. p. 11, part 1. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Knoxville College Gridders Play Tennessee State Today". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. December 3, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Bulldogs And State Battle To Deadlock". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. December 4, 1927. p. 2B. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Tennessee State To Start Work Oct. 1". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. September 3, 1927. p. 8, part 1. Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Football Outlook Looms Bright". The Bulletin. XVI (1). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College: 1. September 1927. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Tennessee State Media Guide 2019" (PDF). Tennessee State University Athletics. p. 114. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
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