1963 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team

1963 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
1963 Tennessee A&I Tigers football
MAA champion
Conference	Midwest Athletic Association
Record	6–3 (3–0 MAA)
Head coach	John Merritt (1st season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Tennessee A&I $	3	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky State	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)	0	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier^[1]

The 1963 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (now known as Tennessee State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a 3–0 conference record, and finished as MAA champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Morris Brown*	Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 14–7	8,000	^[2]
September 28	North Carolina A&T*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 18–20	2,000	^[3]
October 5	Grambling*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 14–26	6,000	^[4]
October 19	Central State (OH)	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 16–7	5,000	^[5]
October 26	Florida A&M*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 14–12	11,000	^[6]
November 2	at Southern*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 9–21	12,000	^[7]
November 9	at Lincoln (MO)	Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO	W 14–10	1,800	^[8]
November 16	at Kentucky State	Alumni Field Frankfort, KY	W 26–14	2,000	^[9]
November 28	Langston*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 36–8	8,023	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Final Ratings". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 14). December 7, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "61-yard pass wins for A&I at Atlanta". The Nashville Tennessean. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gordon sparks Aggies to win". Greensboro Daily News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling trips Blue". The Nashville Tennessean. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers whip Central State for 16–7 win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A&I upsets Rattlers". Tallahassee Democrat. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jags derail Tenn., 21–9". The Louisiana Weekly. November 9, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee State tops LU, 14–10". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "KSC scores late but bows to Tenn. State". The State Journal. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Blue rambles 36–8, Boone sets yardage mark". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1963. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1963 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

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