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1924 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

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1924 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Black college national co-champion
SIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0–1 (– SIAC)
Head coach
Seasons← 19231925 →

The 1924 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1924 college football season. In its second season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 9–0–1 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out six of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 301 to 25. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 424th Infantry / Fort BenningTuskegee, ALW 21–0
October 11Fort Valley StateTuskegee, ALW 47–0
October 18South Carolina StateTuskegee, ALW 53–0
October 25MorehouseTuskegee, ALW 10–0
November 1at FiskNashville, TNW 67–6
November 8at AtlantaAtlanta, GAW 17–0
November 15at Alabama StateMontgomery, AL (rivalry)W 27–7
November 27at TalladegaBirmingham, ALW 20–6
New Orleans CollegeW 38–0
December 6at Paul QuinnWaco, TXT 0–01,500

References

  1. "Texas School Stops Mighty Tuskegee '11'". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1924. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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