1960 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team
| 1960 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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MAA champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (3–0 MAA) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Tennessee A&I $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln (MO) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OH) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (now known as Tennessee State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1960 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA champion.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at North Carolina A&T* | W 13–12 | 7,500 | [2] | |
| October 1 | Morris Brown* | W 21–12 | 5,000 | [3] | |
| October 8 | at Grambling* | L 6–20 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 15 | South Carolina State* |
| W 60–0 | 4,000 | [5] |
| October 22 | at Central State (OH) |
| W 28–12 | 3,000 | [6] |
| November 5 | Southern* |
| L 6–7 | 4,500 | [7] |
| November 12 | Lincoln (MO) |
| W 38–8 | [8] | |
| November 19 | at Prairie View A&M* | L 0–21 | [9] | ||
| November 24 | Kentucky State |
| W 34–12 | [10] | |
| December 3 | at Jackson State* |
| W 25–22 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ Luix Virgil Overbea (December 30, 1960). "ANP lists Final Grid Ratings of 1960 season". San Antonio Register (p. 5).
- ^ "Tennesseans nip A&T 13–12". Greensboro Daily News. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I takes second on breaks 21 to 12". The Nashville Tennessean. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling slugs Tennessee, 20–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 15, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee A&I rips to 60 to 0 victory". The Nashville Tennessean. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee A&I 28, Central State 12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I beaten by foot, point". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln University Tigers lose bid for recovery, Tennessee A&I wins". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I blanked by Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frosh lead Tennessee State over Thorobred". The State Journal. November 25, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State beaten by Tenn. State 25—22". The Clarion-Ledger. December 4, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1960 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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