The Tuskegee Golden Tigers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Tuskegee University located in the U.S. state of Alabama. The team competes in the NCAA Division II level and are members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1894. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium. They are coached by Aaron James.
Notable former players Notable alumni include: Roosevelt Williams NFL 4 seasons Drayton Florence NFL 11 seasons Ken Woodard NFL 8 seasons Anthony Mitchell NFL 8 seasons Ricky Jones NFL 7 seasons Cecil Leonard NFL 2 seasons Dennis Norfleet Frank Walker NFL 9 seasons
There have been years where a pair of Tuskegee players were drafted in the same year (1967, 1970, 1972, 2002), but no year was like 1969. In that year, five different players from Tuskegee University were selected in the NFL Draft. It started with George Irby going 195th overall to the New York Giants in the eighth round, followed by Cecil Leonard just 13 picks later at 208th overall to the New York Jets in the eighth round. The Golden Tigers had to wait seven rounds before their next pick as Fritz Latham was selected 383rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, while in the 16th round, James Lowe was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 410th overall pick. The final pick of the year for Tuskegee came in the 17th round as Ralph Jenkins was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 438th overall pick.
All-time NFL draftees Year Round Pick Player Pos. Team 1967 8 198 Walter Johnson DE San Francisco 49ers 1967 12 301 James Hall LB San Francisco 49ers 1969 8 195 George Irby RB New York Giants 1969 8 208 Cecil Leonard DB New York Jets 1969 15 383 Fritz Latham OT St. Louis Cardinals 1969 16 410 James Lowe WR Cleveland Browns 1969 17 438 Ralph Jenkins DB Kansas City Chiefs 1970 10 247 Maurice Fullerton DT Denver Broncos 1970 16 395 Otis McDaniel DE New England Patriots 1971 5 110 Art May DE Cincinnati Bengals 1971 9 215 Alvin Griffin WR Atlanta Falcons 1972 15 376 Charles Neugent DB San Diego Chargers 1973 10 257 Leo Allen WR Oakland Raiders 1974 17 442 Kenneth Dickerson DB Miami Dolphins 1975 14 341 Steve Robinson DT Atlanta Falcons 1976 16 436 Clifford Brown DT New England Patriots 1981 6 165 Edward O'Neal RB New York Giants 1982 10 274 Kenneth Woodard LB Denver Broncos 1992 7 190 Chris Holder WR Green Bay Packers 2002 3 72 Roosevelt Williams DB Chicago Bears 2003 2 46 Drayton Florence DB San Diego Chargers 2003 6 207 Frank Walker DB New York Giants 2005 7 240 Harry Williams WR New York Jets
Championships Black college football national championship - 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1974, 1930, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2017
Pioneer Bowl championships Pioneer Bowl: 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1998
Lost 2012, 2004 and 1999
NCAA Division II football championship Tuskeegee had made four appearances in the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs.
2016 (lost round 2), 2015 (lost round 3), 2014 (lost round 2), 2013 (lost round 1)
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