In their fifth season under head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an 10–2 record.
In two post-season game, the Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman in the Lions Bowl and lost to Central State in the Vulcan Bowl.
[1] Key players included back Paul "Tank" Younger.
Younger became the first player from a historically black college to play in the National Football League (NFL).
He played 10 years in the NFL and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.