1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

American college football season

1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
Conference	Midwest Athletic Association
Record	9–1 (4–0 MAA)
Head coach	Henry Kean (6th season)
Seasons← 1948 1950 →

1949 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Tennessee A&I $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Wilberforce State	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Kentucky State	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Louisville Municipal	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier

The 1949 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1949 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, won the MAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 87. The team was ranked fourth among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	at Lincoln (MO)	Jefferson City, MO	W 19–6
October 1	at Langston*	Langston, OK	W 10–0	3,500
October 8	Allen*	Nashville, TN	W 56–0
October 15	at West Virginia State*	Lakin Field Institute, WV	L 21–25	> 3,000
October 22	Wilberforce State	Nashville, TN	W 28–7
October 29	at North Carolina College*	Durham, NC	W 19–18
November 5	at North Carolina A&T*	Greensboro, NC	W 19–18
November 19	at Louisville Municipal	Louisville, KY	W 52–0
November 24	Kentucky State	Nashville, TN	W 27–0
December 3	at Jackson	Alumni Field Jackson, MS (Magnolia Classic)	W 48–13
*Non-conference game

"Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
"Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tennessee Overpowers Lincoln, Mo". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 1, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tennessee Gets by Langston". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 8, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
"W. Va. State Outscores Tigers, 25-21". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 22, 1949. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ad for First Annual Magnolia Football Classic". Clarion-Ledger. December 3, 1949. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Tennessee State Tigers football
Venues	Sulphur Dell Dudley Field/Vanderbilt Stadium (alternate, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979–1990, 1994, 1996) Hale Stadium (1953–1998, 2012–2020) Nissan Stadium (1999–2019, 2021–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin: Sgt. York Trophy Jackson State: Southern Heritage Classic
Culture & lore	Tigre
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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