1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team
MWAA
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| conference = [[Midwest Athletic Association]] |
| conference = [[Midwest Athletic Association]] |
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| record = 9–2 |
| record = 9–2 |
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| conf_record = 3–0 |
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| stadium = [[Sulphur Dell]], Tennessee State Stadium |
| stadium = [[Sulphur Dell]], Tennessee State Stadium |
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| champion = MWAA champion |
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| bowl = Derby Bowl, W 45–24 vs. [[Godman Army Airfield|Godman Field]] [[Vulcan Bowl]], W 33–6 vs. [[1946 Texas College Steers football team|Texas College]] |
| bowl = Derby Bowl, W 45–24 vs. [[Godman Army Airfield|Godman Field]] [[Vulcan Bowl]], W 33–6 vs. [[1946 Texas College Steers football team|Texas College]] |
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The '''1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team''' represented [[Tennessee State University|Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College]] as a member of the [[Midwest Athletic Association]] ( |
The '''1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team''' represented [[Tennessee State University|Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College]] as a member of the [[Midwest Athletic Association]] (MWAA) during the [[1945 college football season]]. In their second season under head coach [[Henry Kean]], the Tigers compiled a 9–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the MWAA championship, defeated [[1946 Texas College Steers football team|Texas College]] in the [[Vulcan Bowl]], and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 69.{{cite web|title=Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)|publisher=[[College Football Data Warehouse]]|accessdate=Jun 25, 2022|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/tennessee_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906043444/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/tennessee_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2015}} The team played its home games at Tennessee State Stadium and [[Sulphur Dell]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. |
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==Schedule== |
==Schedule== |
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