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1950 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

The 1950 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1950 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the MWAA.[2] The Dickinson System rated Tennessee A&I as the No. 4 black college football team for 1950 with a score of 25.56, behind only Florida A&M (28.76), Southern (28.50), and Maryland State (28.00).[3] The team played its home games in Nashville, Tennessee.

1950 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record9–2 (2–1 MWAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSulphur Dell, A&I College Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Wilberforce State $3–0–06–4–0
No. 4 Tennessee A&I2–1–09–2–0
Kentucky State1–2–04–5–1
Lincoln (MO)0–3–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 228:00 p.m.vs. Lincoln (MO)
W 20–010,000[4][5][6]
September 30Langston*Nashville, TNL 6–13[7][8]
October 7at Allen*Columbia, SCW 26–6[9]
October 13West Virginia State*
W 13–24,500[10][11]
October 208:30 p.m.vs. Wilberforce State
L 0–68,892[12][13]
October 278:00 p.m.North Carolina College*
  • Sulphur Dell
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–20[14][15]
November 3vs. North Carolina A&T*
W 28–1320,000[16]
November 111:30 p.m.at Morris Brown*
W 14–0[17][18]
November 18at Kentucky StateFrankfort, KYW 45–13[19]
November 231:30 p.m.Grambling*dagger
  • A&I College Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 55–75,000[20][21]
December 17:15 p.m.at Jackson*
W 33–03,500[22][23][24]

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References

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  1. ↑ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Three New Schools Join Midwest Athletic Assoc". Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 23, 1950. p. 5B. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Big Negro Game Carded Tonight". Memphis Press-Scimitar. Memphis, Tennessee. September 22, 1950. p. 27. Retrieved May 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee State Victor". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. September 23, 1950. p. 19. Retrieved May 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ Wade, Lawrence S. (September 29, 1950). "Inside Sports U.S.A". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 6. Retrieved May 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Langston Tops A&I Tigers". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. October 1, 1950. p. 4B. Retrieved May 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ Yette, Samuel F. (October 7, 1950). "Langston's Powerful Lions Upset Keen's Tennessee Tigers, 13 To 6". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. p. 18. Retrieved May 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee Comes Back; Stops Allen". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 14, 1950. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "A&I Gridders Triumph 13-2". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. October 14, 1950. p. 10. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Tenn. State Tops W. Va. State, 13-2". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. October 20, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Wilberforce Plays Tonight". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 20, 1950. p. 3, part 4. Retrieved May 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "Tennessee St. Loses, 6-0, to Wilberforce". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 21, 1950. p. 2, part 3. Retrieved May 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Tennessee State Hosts Carolina Eagles". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. October 27, 1950. p. 46. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ↑ "Tenn. State Topples North Carolina In 27-20 Thriller". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. November 2, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ Bill Nunn Jr. (November 11, 1950). "Tennessee's Lightning Attack Takes Its Toll on A&T Aggies: Tigers' Rally Wins Capital Classic". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Morris Brown Meets Tennessee State Saturday". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. November 10, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ↑ "Tigers Strike In Second Half To Beat Wolverines". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. November 12, 1950. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ↑ Adams, Edward Q. (November 19, 1950). "Tenn. State Beats K.S.C." The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 16, section 2. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ↑ "Grambling Faces Tennessee Tigers". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 25, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ↑ "Tennessee State routs Grambling Tigers, 55 to 7". Alabama Tribune. December 1, 1950. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "Jackson College To Face Strong Tennessee Eleven". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. November 30, 1950. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ↑ "Mid-South Classic". Jackson Advocate. Jackson, Mississippi. December 2, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  24. ↑ "Tennessee State Rolls In 4th Period To Down Jackson College 33–0". Jackson Advocate. Jackson, Mississippi. December 9, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved May 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  25. ↑ "Tennessee State Media Guide 2019" (PDF). Tennessee State University Athletics. p. 115. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
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