1960 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team
American college football season
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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 (MWAA) 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 MWAA champion.
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record7–3 (3–0 MWAA)
Headcoach
- Howard C. Gentry (6th season)
HomestadiumHale Stadium
| 1960 Tennessee A&I Tigers football | |
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MWAA champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (3–0 MWAA) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at North Carolina A&T* | W 13–12 | 7,500 | [2] | |
| October 1 | Morris Brown* | W 21–12 | 5,000 | [3] | |
| October 8 | at Grambling* | L 6–20 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 15 | South Carolina State* |
| W 60–0 | 4,000 | [5] |
| October 22 | at Central State (OH) |
| W 28–12 | 3,000 | [6] |
| November 5 | Southern* |
| L 6–7 | 4,500 | [7] |
| November 12 | Lincoln (MO) |
| W 38–8 | [8] | |
| November 19 | at Prairie View A&M* | L 0–21 | [9] | ||
| November 24 | Kentucky State |
| W 34–12 | [10] | |
| December 3 | at Jackson State* |
| W 25–22 | [11] | |
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