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1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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The 1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 245 to 84. Tennessee A&I was ranked No. 4 in the Pittsburgh Courier final rankings of black college football teams.[2]

Record7–2 (3–1 MWAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHale Stadium
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1955 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record7–2 (3–1 MWAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
 1954
1956 
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1955 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Grambling $2001000
No. 6 Tennessee A&I310720
No. 10 Lincoln (MO)310530
No. 11 Kentucky State220720
Jackson030540
Central State (OH)030440
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17vs. Lincoln (MO)
W 7–05,200[3][4]
September 24Virginia State*W 12–7[5]
October 1Langston*Langston, OKL 0–33,000[6]
October 8at GramblingGrambling, LAL 0–12[7]
October 15Paul Quinn*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 85–0[8]
October 22Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 52–12 [9]
November 5Texas Southern*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–143,500[10]
November 12at Alcorn A&M*Lorman, MSW 26–18[11]
November 24Kentucky StateNashville, TNW 25–18[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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