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1932 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1932 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1931
1933 
1932 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Jefferson (TX)  800
Catholic University  611
South Georgia Teachers  620
Western Maryland  512
George Washington  621
Texas Mines  730
William & Mary Norfolk  631
Troy State  532
Delaware  540
Wake Forest  332
West Virginia  550
Georgetown  261
Navy  261
Tennessee State  141
Oglethorpe  160
East Carolina  050

The 1932 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University—as an independent during the 1932 college football season. Led by Ed Benjamin in first and only season as head coach, the Tigers compiled a record of 1–4–1.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 22MorristownNashville, TNL 0–6[1][2]
October 29LeMoyneNashville, TNL 7–141,000[3]
November 52:30 p.m.at West Kentucky Industrial
L 0–48[4][5][6]
November 11LaneT 0–0[7]
November 24Alabama A&MdaggerNashville, TNW 26–6
November 26at Louisville MunicipalL 0–12[8]

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References

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  1. Coke, Homer D. (October 29, 1932). "Morristown Nips State". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. p. 9. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. Coke, Homer D. (October 30, 1932). "Morristown Nips Tenn. Gridders In Close Go". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 5. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "LeMoyne Victor Over Tenn. State". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 30, 1932. p. 25. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "West Kentucky To Play Tennesseans". The Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. November 4, 1932. p. 12. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Tennessee State Off For Kentucky". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 4, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Tennessee State Loses To W. K. I. C." The Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. November 6, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Football Results". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 12, 1932. p. 12. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Louisville Municipal Tops Tennessee State". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 27, 1932. p. 2, section 5. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. Osby, Russel K. (January 1933). "Football Log For 1932". The Bulletin. XXII (4). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College: 8. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  10. "Tennessee State Media Guide 2019" (PDF). Tennessee State University Athletics. p. 114. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
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