1954_Tennessee_A&I_Tigers_football_team

1954 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

1954 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1954 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 10–1 record, won the MAA championship, lost to North Carolina Central in the National Classic, and outscored all opponents by a total of 330 to 70.[2]

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The team was selected by the "Pigskin Huddle" as the 1954 black college national champion.[3] The Pittsburgh Courier selected the Tigers as black college national co-champion in a five-way tie with four other teams.[4]

Coach Kean suffered a double heart attack following the team's December 4 game with North Carolina Central.[5] He did not return as the team's coach and died one year later in December 1955.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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    Luix Virgil Overbea (December 25, 1954). "Pigskin Huddle". The Afro-American. p. 16.
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    "Five Teams Claim Nat'l Grid Crown After Gala Season". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 25, 1954. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Coach Kean resting after heart attack". The Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9.
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    "Tennessee A&I Wins Bluff City Classic, 33-13". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1954. p. III-6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tennessee State Tops Virginia State, 18-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1954. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tennessee A&I Whips Langston". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1954. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tennessee A&I Crushes Quinn". The Nashville Tennessean. October 17, 1954. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tigers, Eagles Play Tonight". The Nashville Tennessean. October 30, 1954. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tennessee State Trips Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 7, 1954. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tennessee State Trips Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 7, 1954. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tigers Cop Loop title, 34-12". The Nashville Tennessean. November 21, 1954. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
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    Harold Goodrum (November 26, 1954). "Tennessee State Gallops To 10th Straight Victory". Nashville Banner. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tigers Suffer First Defeat". The Nashville Tennessean. December 5, 1954. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  16. [16]
    "Tennessee State Defeated 19 To 6". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. December 5, 1954. p. 1C. Retrieved December 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. [17]
    "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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