1930 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

1930 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Black college national co-champion SIAC champion
Prairie View Bowl, W 19–7 vs. Prairie View A&M
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	11–0–1 (– SIAC)
Head coach	Cleveland Abbott (8th season)

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at 24th Infantry-Fort Benning	Dough-boy Stadium Columbus, GA	W 42–0
October 4	Lane	Tuskegee, AL	W 41–6
October 11	Wiley	Tuskegee, AL	W 26–0
October 17	vs. Talladega	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 40–6		[1]
October 25	vs. Wilberforce	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	T 0–0	25,000	[2][1]
November 1	Knoxville	Tuskegee, AL	W 31–6
November 8	at Morehouse	Atlanta, GA	W 19–6
November 15	Clark (GA)	Tuskegee, AL	W 19–7
November 22	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry)	W 32–6		[3]
November 27	Alcorn A&M	Tuskegee, AL	W 57–0
December 5	at Morris Brown	Spiller Field Atlanta, GA	W 12–0		[4]
January 1, 1931	vs. Prairie View A&M	Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	W 19–7		[5]

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References

1. "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.