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1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

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1945Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
Derby Bowl, W 45–24 vs.Godman Field Vulcan Bowl, W 33–6 vs.Texas College
Conference	Midwest Athletic Association
Record	9–2 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach	Henry Kean (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sulphur Dell, Tennessee State Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

The1945 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team representedTennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of theMidwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the1945 college football season. In their second season under head coachHenry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 9–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the MAA championship, defeatedTexas College in theVulcan Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 69.^[1] The team played its home games at Tennessee State Stadium andSulphur Dell inNashville, Tennessee.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Fort Benning*	Nashville, TN	W 32–0		^[2]
October 6	atLangston*	Page Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–13	3,500	^[3]
October 13	Philander Smith*	Nashville, TN	W 87–0		^[4]
October 20	atClark (GA)*	Atlanta, GA	W 21–0
October 27	Wilberforce	Nashville, TN	W 21–0		^[5]
November 3	vs.Florida A&M*	Jacksonville Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 18–20		^[6]
November 10	Southern*	Nashville, TN	W 33–0		^[7]
November 17	atLincoln (MO)	Jefferson City, MO	W 36–6	4,000	^[8]
November 29	Kentucky State	Nashville, TN	W 9–0	4,000	^[9]
December 8	Godman Field*	Louisville, KY (Derby Bowl)	W 45–24	2,500	^[10]
January 1, 1946	vs.Texas College*	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl)	W 33–6	9,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^"Tennessee State Yearly Results (1945-1949)".College Football Data Warehouse. Archived fromthe original on September 6, 2015. RetrievedJune 25, 2022.
^"Tenn. State '11' Blasts Benning".The Nashville Tennessean. September 30, 1945. p. 4C – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Tenn State '11' Defeated, 13-0".The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1945. p. 10 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"A.-I. Stampedes To 87-0 Victory".The Nashville Tennessean. October 14, 1945. p. 3C – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Bass Sparkles As A. & I. Rips Wilberforce".The Nashville Tennessean. October 28, 1945. p. 2C – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Rattlers Edge Tennessee 20-18".Tallahassee Sunday News-Democrat. November 4, 1945. p. 18 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Tennessee State Mauls Southern".The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1945. p. 4C – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Lincoln Beaten By Tenn. State By 36-6 Count".The Nashville Tennessean. November 18, 1945. p. 4C – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Tenn State Tips Kentucky 9 to 0".The Nashville Tennessean. November 30, 1945. p. 36 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Tenn. State Rips Godman 45-24 In Derby Bowl".The Courier-Journal. December 9, 1945. p. IV-2 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"State Swamps Texans, 33-6, In Vulcan Tilt".The Birmingham New. January 2, 1946. p. 15 – viaNewspapers.com.

v t e Tennessee State Tigers football
Venues	Sulphur Dell Dudley Field/Vanderbilt Stadium (alternate, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979–1990, 1994, 1996) Hale Stadium (1953–1998, 2012–2020) Nissan Stadium (1999–2019, 2021–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin:Sgt. York Trophy Jackson State:Southern Heritage Classic
Culture & lore	Tigre
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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