1960 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1960 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record7–3 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

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 NCAA College Division 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at North Carolina A&T*W 13–127,500[2]
October 1Morris Brown*W 21–125,000[3]
October 8at Grambling*L 6–2012,000[4]
October 15South Carolina State*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 60–04,000[5]
October 22at Central State (OH)
W 28–123,000[6]
November 5Southern*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–74,500[7]
November 12Lincoln (MO)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–8[8]
November 19at Prairie View A&M*L 0–21[9]
November 24Kentucky State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–12[10]
December 3at Jackson State*
W 25–22[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Luix Virgil Overbea (December 30, 1960). "ANP lists Final Grid Ratings of 1960 season". San Antonio Register (p. 5).
  2. ^ "Tennesseans nip A&T 13–12". Greensboro Daily News. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A&I takes second on breaks 21 to 12". The Nashville Tennessean. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling slugs Tennessee, 20–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 15, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee A&I rips to 60 to 0 victory". The Nashville Tennessean. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee A&I 28, Central State 12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A&I beaten by foot, point". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "A&I blanked by Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frosh lead Tennessee State over Thorobred". The State Journal. November 25, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jackson State beaten by Tenn. State 25—22". The Clarion-Ledger. December 4, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1960 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.