1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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| year = 1951

| team = Tennessee A&I Tigers

| sport = football

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| conference = Midwest Athletic Association

| short_conf = MAA

| record = 8–2

| conf_record = 2–1

| head_coach= Henry Kean

| hc_year = 8th

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The 1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1951 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 93.{{cite web|title=Tennessee State Yearly Results (1950-1954)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=December 26, 2019|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/tennessee_state/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906041749/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/tennessee_state/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-09-06}} The Dickinson System rated Tennessee A&I as the No. 3 black college football team for 1951 with a score of 23.71, behind only Florida A&M (24.71) and Morris Brown (24.43).{{cite news|title=Courier Rates Morris Brown No. 1 in National Grid Race: Purple Wave Edges Famcee in Torrid Football Campaign|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=December 8, 1951|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40006165/courier_rates_morris_brown_no_1_in/|via=Newspapers.com}} The team played its home games in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

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|September 21||vs|{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Lincoln Blue Tigers|title=Lincoln (MO)}}||Memphis, TN|W 26-21||

|September 29|2:00 p.m.|at|Langston|Anderson Field|Langston, OK|W 28-2|3,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Langston Is Set For Tenn. State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/126950001/ |newspaper=The Call |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=September 28, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=June 23, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Tenn. State Lashes Langston Lions 28-2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/126950051/ |newspaper=The Call |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=October 5, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=June 23, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 5|||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Allen Yellow Jackets|title=Allen}}||Nashville, TN|W 32-0||

|October 13||at|{{cfb link|year=1951|team=West Virginia State Yellow Jackets|title=West Virginia State}}||Institute, WV|W 23-13||{{cite news|title=Tennessee Hurdles Big Test in Winning Over W. Va., 23-13|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|author=Bill Nunn Jr.|date=October 20, 1951|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41122987/tennessee_hurdles_big_test_in_winning/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20||vs|{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Central State Marauders|title=Central State (OH)}}||Wilberforce, OH|L 7-19|3,000|{{cite news|title=Marauders In 19-7 Victory|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=October 21, 1951|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41121407/marauders_in_197_victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 27||at|{{cfb link|year=1951|team=North Carolina College Eagles|title=North Carolina College}}||Durham, NC|L 6-7|6,000|{{cite news|title=N.C. Eagles Clip Hard-Running Tennessee Tigers, 7-6: Inability To Pass Mars Running Game|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|author=Al Dunmore|date=November 3, 1951|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41122236/nc_eagles_clip_hardrunning_tennessee/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 9|||Morris Brown||Nashville, TN|W 13-12||

|November 17||at|Grambling||Grambling, LA|W 30-13||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123326836/tenn-state-powers-over-grambling-tigers/|work=Alabama Tribune|title=Tenn. State powers over Grambling Tigers 30 to 13|date=November 23, 1951|accessdate=April 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22|||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Kentucky State Thorobreds|title=Kentucky State}}||Nashville, TN|W 13-6||

|December 1||at|{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Jackson Tigers|title=Jackson}}||Jackson, MS|W 25-0||

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References

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Category:Tennessee State Tigers football seasons

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