1946 Tennessee A&amp;I Tigers football team1946 Tennessee A&amp;I Tigers football team 1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team The 1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their third season under head coach Henry Kean, the Tigers compiled a 10–1 record, won the MAA championship, shut out six of eleven opponents, defeated in the Derby Bowl and in the Vulcan Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 247 to 61. The team played its home games at Tennessee State Stadium and Sulphur Dell in Nashville, Tennessee. The Dickinson System rated  Tennessee State as the No. 1 black college football team for 1946 with a score of 27.0, ahead of Morgan State with a score of 26.0 and Tuskegee with a score of 25.0. The "Pittsburgh Courier" recognized Tennessee A&I and Morgan State as the 1946 black college national co-champions. Key players included fullback Ralph Pulley. 1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team The 1946 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1946 college football season. In their third season under head coach Henry Kean, the