1930 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

1930 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–0–1 (– SIAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →

The 1930 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1930 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled an 11–0–1 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out five of 12 opponents, defeated Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 338 to 44. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.

Key players included Benjamin F. Stevenson and fullback Shorty Shanklin.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at 24th Infantry-Fort Benning
W 42–0
October 4LaneTuskegee, ALW 41–6
October 11WileyTuskegee, ALW 26–0
October 17vs. Talladega
W 40–6[1]
October 25vs. Wilberforce
T 0–025,000[2][1]
November 1KnoxvilleTuskegee, ALW 31–6
November 8at MorehouseAtlanta, GAW 19–6
November 15Clark (GA)Tuskegee, ALW 19–7
November 22at Alabama State
W 32–6[3]
November 27Alcorn A&MTuskegee, ALW 57–0
December 5at Morris Brown
W 12–0[4]
January 1, 1931vs. Prairie View A&M
W 19–7[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Indianapolis Recorder Indianapolis Marion County 11 October 1930". Indianapolis Recorder. October 11, 1930 – via newspapers.library.in.gov.
  2. ^ Paul W.L. Jones, "Foot Ball in the Colored Colleges," in E.K. Hall (ed.), Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, 1931. New York: American Sports Publishing Co., 1931; p. 187.
  3. ^ "Tuskegee Chalks Up New Record Score Over Hornets In Game, 32-6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1930. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stevenson and Company Defeats Morris Brown". The Birmingham Reporter. December 13, 1930. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tuskegee Wins New Years Game 19 to 7". The Birmingham Reporter. January 10, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.