1925 Tennessee State football team

1925 Tennessee State football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
CaptainGuy E. Hoffman
Home stadiumAthletic Park
1925 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisville – 8–0–0
Georgetown – 9–1–0
Howard – 6–0–2
Tennessee State – 4–1–0
Texas Mines – 5–1–1
Texas Tech – 6–1–2
Stetson – 6–2–1
Wake Forest – 6–2–1
Davidson – 6–2–2
George Washington – 6–2–2
Navy – 5–2–1
Texas A&I – 4–2–1
William & Mary – 6–4–0
Catholic University – 4–4–0
Delaware – 4–4–0
Spring Hill – 4–4–0
Tennessee Docs – 5–5–0
Duke – 4–5–0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers – 3–4–2
East Tennessee State Teachers – 3–4–0
Western Kentucky State Normal – 3–5–1
Georgia Normal – 1–2–0
Richmond – 3–6–0
Loyola (MD) – 2–6–0
Delaware State – 0–2–0
Mississippi State Teachers – 0–6–0
West Tennessee State Teachers – 0–7–1

The 1925 Tennessee State football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal College—now known as Tennessee State University—an independent during the 1925 college football season. Led by first-year head coach George Davenport, Tennessee State compiled a record of 4–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 29Walden (TN)
W 19–7[1][2]
November 7Morris BrownNashville, TNW 14–7[3][4]
November 14Roger Williams (TN)
  • Athletic Park
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–0[5]
November 28Simmons (KY)Nashville, TNW 12–7[6][7]
December 58:30 p.m.Fisk
  • Athletic Park
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–10[8][9]

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References

  1. ↑ "A. & I. Normal Wins From Walden Negroes in Dell". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. October 30, 1925. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Walden Beaten 19-7, By Tennessee State". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 7, 1925. p. 6, part 2. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee A. and I. Defeats Morris Brown Eleven". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 14, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Morris Brown 7, Tennessee 14". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 14, 1925. p. 9, part 1. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee, 13; R. Williams, 0". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 21, 1925. p. 9, part 1. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Tennessee Subdues Simmons 12-7". St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. December 4, 1925. p. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Tenn. State, 12; Simmons, 7". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. December 5, 1925. p. 5, part 2. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Negro Team to Meet in Dell Today". The Nashville Tennessean. [[[Nashville, Tennessee]]. December 5, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ McGill, Ralph E. (December 6, 1925). "The Sport Aerial; Fisk's Perfect Football Record". The Nashville Tennessean. [[[Nashville, Tennessee]]. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "The Radio 1926". The Radio. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College: 78. 1926. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Tennessee State Media Guide 2019" (PDF). Tennessee State University Athletics. p. 114. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
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