1953 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

The 1953 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record, won the MAA championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 225 to 60.

1953 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record8–0–1 (2–0–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1953 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Lincoln (MO) + 4 0 18 0 1
No. 3 Tennessee A&I + 2 0 18 0 1
No. 12 Grambling 2 1 08 2 0
No. 10 Texas Southern 2 1 07 3 0
Kentucky State 1 3 06 4 0
Central State (OH) 0 3 01 5 0
Jackson 0 3 05 4 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier

The team was selected based on the Dickinson System as the 1953 black college national champion with a Dickinson rating of 25.83, placing ahead of Prairie View (25.00), Florida A&M (24.50), and Lincoln (MO) (24.25).

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