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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← 19591961 →
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

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 college 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

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

References

  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.
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