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1961 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons← 19601962 →
1961 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Tennessee A&I $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
No. 14 Central State (OH) 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lincoln (MO) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Lawrence Simmons, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Prairie View A&M*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
T 21–216,000
September 23North Carolina A&T*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 37–215,492
September 30at Morris Brown*L 8–217,000
October 7Grambling*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 8–255,192
October 21Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–134,563
November 4at Southern*L 0–75,000
November 11at Lincoln (MO)W 27–202,500
November 18at Kentucky StateW 14–101,200
November 23Jackson State*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "The Parade". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 43). December 2, 1961.
  2. "A&I gains 21–21 tie with Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. September 17, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tenn. A&I defeats A&T Aggies 37–21". Greensboro Daily News. September 24, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Morris Brown beats Tenn, A&I, 21–8". The Atlanta Journal. October 1, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "State felled by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 8, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Stewart aerials vault Tigers to 28–13 win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 22, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern in 7–0 grid win". The Daily Advertiser. November 5, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee A&I nips Lincoln here, 27–20". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 12, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tennessee St. edges out Kentucky State". The State Journal. November 19, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hopes high for stronger team at A&I in '62". Nashville Banner. November 24, 1961. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final 1961 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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