1947 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1947

| team = Tennessee A&I Tigers

| sport = football

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| conference = Midwest Athletic Association

| short_conf = MAA

| record = 10–0

| conf_record = 3–0

| head_coach = Henry Kean

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Sulphur Dell

| champion = Black college national champion
MAA champion

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The 1947 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the MAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 293 to 58. The team was also recognized as black college national champion for the second consecutive season.{{cite news|title=Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=December 6, 1947|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40070100/tennessee_no_1_in_natl_grid_ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Tennessee A&I had an enrollment of 2,204 students in the fall of 1947.{{cite news|title=Quarter of Tennessee's 37,312 Students Are Enrolled in 10 Nashville Colleges|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|date=December 8, 1947|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39533373/quarter_of_tennessees_37312_students/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 19|vs|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Arkansas AM&N Lions|title=Arkansas AM&N}}||Memphis, TN|W 28-0|8,000|{{cite news|title=Tennessee State Rolls Over Arkansas State, 26-0|newspaper=Nashville Banner|date=September 20, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39533042/tennessee_state_rolls_over_arkansas/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 27|at|Texas College||Tyler, TX|W 34-0||

|October 4|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Langston Lions|title=Langston}}||Oklahoma City, OK|W 33-0||

|October 10||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Allen Yellow Jackets|title=Allen}}|Sulphur Dell|Nashville, TN|W 26-0||

|October 18|at|West Virginia State||Institute, WV|W 27-12||

|October 25||Wilberforce State|Sulphur Dell|Nashville, TN|W 14-7||{{cite news|title=Tennessee State Stays In Unbeaten Ranks|newspaper=Nashville Banner|date=October 25, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39533223/tennessee_state_stays_in_unbeaten_ranks/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=North Carolina College Eagles|title=North Carolina College}}||Durham, NC|W 21-6|4,500|{{cite news|title=Tennessee Batters N. Carolina, 21-6, To Stay Unbeaten|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=November 8, 1947|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40547001/tennessee_batters_n_carolina_216_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7||Alcorn A&M|Sulphur Dell|Nashville, TN|W 66-7||{{cite news|title=Tennessee State Rolls Over Alcorn Team|newspaper=Nashville Banner|date=November 8, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39532962/tennessee_state_rolls_over_alcorn_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15|at|Lincoln (MO)||Jefferson City, MO|W 26-7||{{cite news|title=A&I Clinch Negro Grid Crown|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|date=November 16, 1947|page=3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39533127/ai_clinch_negro_grid_crown/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27||Kentucky State||Nashville, TN|W 20-13||{{cite news|title=A&I Notches 10th Victory, Claims Crown|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|date=November 28, 1947|page=45|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39532874/ai_notches_10th_victory_claims_crown/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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Category:Tennessee State Tigers football seasons

Category:Black college football national champions

Category:Midwest Athletic Association football champion seasons

Category:College football undefeated seasons

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