1934 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1934 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University—as an independent during the 1934 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Walter S. Davis, the Tigers compiled a record of 6–1–1.

1934 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumState College field
Seasons
 1933
1935 
1934 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Maryland  801
No. 7 Navy  810
Tennessee State  611
Texas A&I  511
Troy State  720
Tulsa  521
George Washington  631
Tampa  840
West Virginia  640
Oglethorpe  541
Delaware  431
Georgetown  431
Texas Mines  440
Catholic University  341
Jacksonville State  340
South Georgia Teachers  450
William & Mary Norfolk  242
Wake Forest  370
East Carolina  141
Oklahoma City  180
Dixie (TX)  070
Rankings from Associated Press

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 123:45 p.m.at MilesL 0–7[1]
October 20Alabama A&MNashville, TNW 25–0
October 273:00 p.m.at West Kentucky Industrial
T 0–0[2][3]
November 3Mississippi IndustrialNashville, TNW 57–71,000[4][5]
November 10at LaneJackson, TNW 8–0[6][7]
November 16at Louisville MunicipalW 12–6[8][9][10]
November 242:00 p.m.Wilberforce
  • State College field
  • Nashville, TN
W 6–25,000–6,000[11][12][13][14]
November 29Rustdagger
  • State College field
  • Nashville, TN
W 91–0[15][16]

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References

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  1. "Tennessee State Plays Miles Team". Birmingham Age-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. October 12, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "West Kentucky to Meet Tenn. State". The Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. October 26, 1934. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "West Kentucky Holds Strong Tennessee State Team Even". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 3, 1934. p. 16. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Tennessee State Crushes M. I. College 57 to 7". The Bulletin. XXIII (3). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College: 1–2. December 1934. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  5. "Football Results". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 4, 1934. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Tenn. State Nips Lane 8 To 0". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. November 14, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Tennessee State Tramples Lane". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 17, 1934. p. 16. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Municipal Plays Tennessee 11 Friday". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 16, 1934. p. 23. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "A. & I. Romps 12-6". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 18, 1934. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Tennessee State Tops Louisville". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 24, 1934. p. 16. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Tennessee State To Engage Wilberforce". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 23, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. Anderson, Tom (November 25, 1934). "Speaking Of Upsets, If You Are, How About This Big 'n?". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. pp. 3–4 (section 2). Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Tennessee State Defeats Hot Wilberforce Eleven, Score 6-2". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. December 1, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. "Tennessee Tigers Drink Up The Green Wave". The Bulletin. XXII (2A). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College: 1–2. November 1934. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  15. "Tennessee State Faces Rust Team". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 28, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. "Tennessee State Smothers Rust 91-0". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Negro Press. December 8, 1934. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved April 30, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. "Tiger Gridiron Schedule Announced". The Bulletin. XXIII (1). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College: 1. October 1934. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  18. "Tennessee State Media Guide 2019" (PDF). Tennessee State University Athletics. p. 114. Retrieved April 30, 2026.