1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team
American college football season
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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 (MWAA) 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 MWAA.
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–2 MWAA)
Headcoach
- Howard C. Gentry (4th season)
HomestadiumHale Stadium
| 1958 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–4 (2–2 MWAA) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at North Carolina A&T* | W 23–6 | 6,500 | [2] | |
| October 4 | Morris Brown* | W 32–6 | 5,000 | [3] | |
| October 11 | at Grambling* | L 6–7 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 25 | at Central State (OH) |
| W 20–6 | [5] | |
| November 8 | Southern* |
| L 14–23 | 6,000 | [6] |
| November 15 | Lincoln (MO) |
| L 12–24 | 4,000 | [7] |
| November 22 | at Jackson State |
| L 13–18 | [8] | |
| November 27 | Kentucky State |
| W 19–6 | [9] | |
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