1957 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Howard C. Gentry, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–0–1, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA co-champion.

1957 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record5–0–1 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
1957 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee A&I + 3 –0 –05 –0 –1
No. 22 Jackson State + 2 –0 –06 –2 –0
No. 5 Lincoln (MO) 2 –1 –08 –1 –0
Kentucky State 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Grambling 0 –1 –04 –4 –0
Central State (OH) 0 –3 –04 –4 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28North Carolina A&T*
T 6–63,000[2]
October 5at Langston*
Canceled [3]
October 11at Grambling
Canceled [4]
October 26Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 45–72,500[5]
November 9at Southern*
W 33–14[6]
November 16Prairie View A&M*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 32–7[7]
November 23at Lincoln (MO)
W 26–6[8]
November 28Kentucky State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

[10]

References
  1. "Fla. A&M Rattlers Top Nation". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 21, 1957. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "A&T battles Tenn. A&I to 6–6 tie". Greensboro Daily News. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Langston–Tennessee State game cancelled". The Black Dispatch. October 4, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "A&I postpones Grambling tilt". Nashville Banner. October 9, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Back from flu; TSU whips Central State 45 to 7". The Call. November 1, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Long runs help Tennessee State deflate Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 16, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee State air game chills Prairie View". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Defensively tough Tennessee State spoils Tiger's unbeaten season 26–6". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 24, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Kentucky State bows to Tennessee State by 38–0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 29, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final 1957 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.


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