1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

American college football season

1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
Conference	Midwest Athletic Association
Record	4–4 (2–2 MAA)
Head coach	Howard C. Gentry (4th season)
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
Seasons← 1957 1959 →

1958 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Lincoln (MO) $	3	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Jackson State	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Tennessee A&I	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	3	–	0	0	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–4, with a 2–2 conference record, and finished third in the MAA.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	at North Carolina A&T*	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 23–6	6,500
October 4	Morris Brown*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 32–6	5,000
October 11	at Grambling*	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 6–7	12,000
October 25	at Central State (OH)	McPherson Stadium Wilberforce, OH	W 20–6
November 8	Southern*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 14–23	6,000
November 15	Lincoln (MO)	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 12–24	4,000
November 22	at Jackson State	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	L 13–18
November 27	Kentucky State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 19–6
*Non-conference game

References

"Prairie View '58 Nat'l Champs". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 20, 1958. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
"Strong Tennessee A&I tops A&T Aggies by 23–6 count". Greensboro Daily News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"A&I posts 32–6 win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Grambling 7–6 winner". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Central State falls". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southern clips A&I 23 to 14". The Nashville Tennessean. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lincoln takes Midwest Conference crown with victory at Nashville". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Jackson edges Tennessee State". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 29, 1958. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Thorobreds lose 19–6 to Tennessee A&I". The State Journal. November 28, 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1958 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

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
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