1924 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

1924 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0–1 (– SIAC)
Head coach

The 1924 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now known as Tuskegee University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1924 college football season. In their second season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, the Golden Tigers compiled a 9–0–1 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out six of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 301 to 25. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 424th Infantry / Fort Benning
W 21–0
October 11Fort Valley State
  • Washington Field
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 47–0[1]
October 18South Carolina State
  • Washington Field
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 53–0[2]
October 25Morehouse
  • Washington Field
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 10–04,000[3]
November 1at FiskNashville, TNW 67–6[4]
November 8at AtlantaAtlanta, GAW 17–06,000[5]
November 15at Alabama StateMontgomery, AL (rivalry)W 27–7
November 27at TalladegaBirmingham, ALW 20–6[6]
November 29New Orleans CollegeW 38–0
December 6at Paul QuinnWaco, TXT 0–01,500[7]

References

  1. ^ "Tuskegee Rolls Up 46-0 Victory Over Ft. Valley". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 18, 1924. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "S. Carolina State Loses To Tuskegee". The Chicago Defender. October 25, 1924. p. 9 (part 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tuskegee 10, Morehouse 0 as 4000 Watch". The Chicago Defender. November 1, 1924. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tuskegee Makes Fisk Team Look Like Novices in 67-6 Victory at Nashville, Tenn". The Chicago Defender. November 8, 1924. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ F. A. Walker (November 15, 1924). "Tuskegee Downs Atlanta University". The Chicago Defender. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tuskegee Is Victor Over Tally Squad: Wins Championship of South by Game". The Chicago Defender. November 29, 1924. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas School Stops Mighty Tuskegee '11'". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1924. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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