2007 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

American college football season

2007 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football

Black college national champion
SIAC champion

Pioneer Bowl, W 58–51 vs. Virginia Union

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 12–0 (7–0 SIAC)
Head coach|

* Willie J. Slater (2nd season)

Home stadium| Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium

Seasons

← 2006

2008 →

2007 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
No. 16 Tuskegee # $  |   | 7  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 12  | – | 0  |
Albany State ^  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Fort Valley State |   | 5  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 3  |
Morehouse |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Lane |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Stillman |   | 3  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 4  |
Kentucky State |   | 3  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Clark Atlanta |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Benedict |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 9  |
Miles |   | 0  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 9  |

* $ – Conference champion
* ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
* # – Pioneer Bowl participant

Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2007 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Willie J. Slater, the Golden Tigers compiled an overall record of 12–0, with a conference record of 7–0, and finished as SIAC co-champion. At the conclusion of the season, the Golden Tigers were also recognized as black college national champion.

## Schedule

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September 2| at Miles|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| W 40–6| 39,583| [1]
September 15| at Benedict|

* Charlie W. Johnson Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 44–8| | [2]
September 22| Fort Valley State|

* Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium
* Tuskegee, AL

| W 34–3| | [3]
September 29| Concordia (AL)*|

* Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium
* Tuskegee, AL

| W 42–9| | [4]
October 6| vs. Morehouse|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbus, GA (Tuskegee–Morehouse Football Classic)

| W 33–10| | [5]
October 13| Stillman|

* Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium
* Tuskegee, AL

| W 35–7| | [6]
October 20| at Albany State|

* Albany State University Coliseum
* Albany, GA

| W 40–28| | [7]
October 27| at Kentucky State|

* Alumni Field
* Frankfort, KY

| W 49–10| | [8]
November 3| Clark Atlanta|

* Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium
* Tuskegee, AL

| W 51–0| | [9]
November 10| George Mason*|

* Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium
* Tuskegee, AL

| W 72–3| | [10]
November 22| at Alabama State*|

* Cramton Bowl
* Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)

| W 64–58 3OT| | [11]
December 1| vs. Virginia Union*|

* Charlie W. Johnson Stadium
* Columbia, SC (Pioneer Bowl)

| W 58–51| | [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "QB stars for Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 3, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Third-quarter binge sparks Tuskegee". The State. September 16, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Tuskegee cruises past Fort Valley State". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Concordia falls to Tuskegee". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Morehouse falls hard to Tuskegee offensive". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Pascley, Atkinson spark Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tuskegee clobbers Albany State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Golden Tigers clinch SIAC title". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 28, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Golden Tigers gain 695 yards in rout of Panthers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tuskegee rolls up 73, moves to 10–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Golden 600th win". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Tuskegee rallies to defeat VUU". The State. December 2, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Tuskegee Golden Tigers football

Venues|

* Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium (1925–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Alabama State: Turkey Day Classic

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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Black college football national champions

1920s|

* 1920: Howard / Talladega
* 1921: Talladega / Wiley
* 1922: Hampton
* 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union
* 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee
* 1925: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1926: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee
* 1928: Bluefield / Wiley
* 1929: Tuskegee

1920s|

* 1930: Tuskegee
* 1931: Wilberforce
* 1932: Wiley
* 1933: Morgan
* 1934: Kentucky State
* 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College
* 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State
* 1937: Morgan
* 1938: Florida A&M
* 1939: Langston

1940s|

* 1940: Morris Brown
* 1941: Langston / Morris Brown
* 1942: Florida A&M
* 1943: Morgan State
* 1944: Morgan State
* 1945: Wiley
* 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I
* 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I
* 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern
* 1949: Morgan State / Southern

1950s|

* 1950: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T
* 1952: Florida A&M
* 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I
* 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I
* 1955: Grambling
* 1956: Tennessee A&I
* 1957: Florida A&M
* 1958: Prairie View A&M
* 1959: Florida A&M

1960s|

* 1960: Southern
* 1961: Florida A&M
* 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State
* 1963: Prairie View A&M
* 1964: Prairie View A&M
* 1965: Tennessee A&I
* 1966: Tennessee A&I
* 1967: Grambling / Morgan State
* 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T
* 1969: Alcorn A&M

1970s|

* 1970: Tennessee State
* 1971: Tennessee State
* 1972: Grambling
* 1973: Tennessee State
* 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State
* 1975: Grambling State
* 1976: South Carolina State
* 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State
* 1978: Florida A&M
* 1979: Tennessee State

1980s|

* 1980: Grambling State
* 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union
* 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State
* 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State
* 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State
* 1985: Hampton / Jackson State
* 1986: Central State
* 1987: Central State / Howard
* 1988: Central State
* 1989: Central State

1990s|

* 1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T
* 1991: Alabama State
* 1992: Central State / Grambling State
* 1993: Howard / Southern
* 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State
* 1995: Southern
* 1996: Howard / Jackson State
* 1997: Hampton / Southern
* 1998: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1999: North Carolina A&T

2000s|

* 2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State
* 2003: Albany State / Southern
* 2004: Albany State / Hampton
* 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee
* 2008: Grambling State
* 2009: South Carolina State

2010s|

* 2010: Bethune–Cookman
* 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State
* 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State
* 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State
* 2014: Alcorn State
* 2015: North Carolina A&T
* 2016: Grambling State
* 2017: North Carolina A&T
* 2018: North Carolina A&T
* 2019: North Carolina A&T

2020s|

* 2020: Alabama A&M
* 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State
* 2022: North Carolina Central
* 2023: Florida A&M
* 2024: Jackson State

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