1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team
American college football season
1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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MAA champion | |
Derby Bowl, W 45–24 vs. Godman Field Vulcan Bowl, W 33–6 vs. Texas College | |
Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
Record | 9–2 (3–0 MAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Sulphur Dell, Tennessee State Stadium |
Seasons |
The 1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1945 college football season. In their second season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 9–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the MAA championship, defeated Texas College in the Vulcan Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 69.[1] The team played its home games at Tennessee State Stadium and Sulphur Dell in Nashville, Tennessee.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 29 | Fort Benning* | Nashville, TN | W 32–0 | [2] | |||
October 6 | at Langston* |
| L 0–13 | 3,500 | [3] | ||
October 13 | Philander Smith* | Nashville, TN | W 87–0 | [4] | |||
October 20 | at Clark (GA)* | Atlanta, GA | W 21–0 | ||||
October 27 | Wilberforce | Nashville, TN | W 21–0 | [5] | |||
November 3 | vs. Florida A&M* |
| L 18–20 | [6] | |||
November 10 | Southern* | Nashville, TN | W 33–0 | [7] | |||
November 17 | at Lincoln (MO) | Jefferson City, MO | W 36–6 | 4,000 | [8] | ||
November 29 | Kentucky State | Nashville, TN | W 9–0 | 4,000 | [9] | ||
December 8 | Godman Field* | Louisville, KY (Derby Bowl) | W 45–24 | 2,500 | [10] | ||
January 1, 1946 | vs. Texas College* |
| W 33–6 | 9,000 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Tenn. State '11' Blasts Benning". The Nashville Tennessean. September 30, 1945. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tenn State '11' Defeated, 13-0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A.-I. Stampedes To 87-0 Victory". The Nashville Tennessean. October 14, 1945. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bass Sparkles As A. & I. Rips Wilberforce". The Nashville Tennessean. October 28, 1945. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers Edge Tennessee 20-18". Tallahassee Sunday News-Democrat. November 4, 1945. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State Mauls Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1945. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln Beaten By Tenn. State By 36-6 Count". The Nashville Tennessean. November 18, 1945. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tenn State Tips Kentucky 9 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 30, 1945. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tenn. State Rips Godman 45-24 In Derby Bowl". The Courier-Journal. December 9, 1945. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Swamps Texans, 33-6, In Vulcan Tilt". The Birmingham New. January 2, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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