1890 James B. Washington hired as athletic director.
1893 Baseball was the first sport played at Tuskegee.
1894 First Tuskegee football game (Tuskegee vs. Atlanta University, January 1).
1897 Charles Winter Wood, who played the role of “DeLawd” in “The Green Pastures” hired as Tuskegee’s first staff football coach.
1901 First football victory (Defeated Alabama State 37-0).
1902 The Tuskegee colors, Crimson and Old Gold, were adopted on April 3.
1905 Huntington Memorial Academic Building erected with a gymnasium in the basement.1908 Basketball began (Men and Women). First women’s basketball game, January 18, coached by Amelia Cromwell. First men’s basketball game – Tuskegee, coached by Wilson S. Lovett, defeated the YMCA of Columbus, Ga., 33-0, in Huntington Academic Building.
1913 Tuskegee joined nine other schools in Atlanta to form the Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Dec. 30. Tuskegee and Clark Atlanta are the only two schools with continuous membership.
1916 Track began (Men and Women). Won the SIAC Men’s Track and Field Championship. Won the SIAC Football Championship. James Gayle assumed the duties as director of athletics and football coach. Won the SIAC Men’s Track and Field Championship. First Intercollegiate track and field meet, Atlanta, Ga., May 5. Tuskegee football team defeated Americus Institute, 109-0.
1923 Cleveland Abbott, who won 202 football games in 32 years, returned to Tuskegee to become Director of the Department of Physical Education and Athletics and Head Football Coach. Tennis began (Men and Women). Five-hole golf course developed in the area now occupied by the College of Veterinary Medicine.
1924 First Turkey Day Football Classic between Tuskegee and Alabama State, Nov. 14. Won the SIAC Football Championship. Tuskegee won the HBCU Football Mythical National Championship.
1925 First Homecoming and first game played at the dedication of Alumni Bowl (now Cleve L. Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium), October 17 (defeated Atlanta University 20-0). Won the SIAC Football Championship. Tuskegee won the HBCU Football Mythical National Championship. Lula Ballard won the Women’s National Tennis Association singles championships. Starting in 1925, Lula Ballard and Ora Washington won the Women’s National Tennis doubles championship (1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1936).1926 Nine-hole golf course developed on Franklin Road. Won the SIAC Football Championship. Tuskegee won the HBCU Football Mythical National Championship. Tuskegee defeated Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 20-16 at Franklin Field, October 26, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania before 35,000 fans with All-American and College Football Hall of Famer Ben Stevenson scoring all of Tuskegee’s points. “Red” Grange, the thunder of the University of Illinois was in the stands.
1927 First Tuskegee Relays and Meet held, May 7, Tuskegee, Alabama (oldest African American relays). Won the SIAC Football Championship. Tuskegee won the HBCU Football Mythical National Championship. Lula Ballard won the Women’s National Tennis Association singles championship.1928 Men’s tennis team won the first-ever SIAC Tennis Tournament Championship and the first of its 26 SIAC Championships (1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1969, 2004, 2005). Tuskegee tennis courts built near the entrance to Alumni Bowl (now Abbott Stadium). Lula Ballard won the Women’s National Tennis Association singles championship. Won the SIAC Football Championship. The Midwestern/Chicago Football Classic, Tuskegee vs. Wilberforce, was played in Tuskegee on October 27, and was moved to Chicago’s Soldiers’ Field in 1929. The last game between Tuskegee and Wilberforce was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago in 1949.
1929 Cleve Abbott organized and developed the Women’s Sports Carnival. The Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Collegiate Athletic Conference reunited (December 13-14) to form the present day Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Cleveland Abbott, director of athletics, announced the Tuskegee football team had been invited to play in South Africa the fall of ’29. “Our schedule has been completed and we will not be able to make the trip, but we appreciated the honor,” said the coach. Won the SIAC Football Championship. Tuskegee won the HBCU Football Mythical National Championship.
1930 Won the SIAC Football Championship and the HBCU Football Mythical National Championship.
1931 The Tuskegee football team played its first bowl game against Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, January 1, 1931, Houston, Texas. Seventeen bowl games played - (1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 (2), 1974, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004). Warren Logan Hall opened, January 9. Won the SIAC Football Championship. First women’s basketball game played in Logan Hall (Coached by Amelia C. Roberts, Tuskegee defeated Talladega 19-10). Tuskegee hosted the 15th Annual National Championships of the American Tennis Association, Aug. 17-22. Nathaniel and Franklin Jackson won the Men’s National Tennis Association doubles championship.
1932 Won the SIAC Football Championship.
1933 Won the SIAC Football Championship. The Tuskegee football team played Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, January 1, 1933, Houston, Texas. Washington Baseball Field opened, named after Booker T. Washington’s brother James B. Washington, who is considered the “Father of Athletics” at Tuskegee. Nathaniel and Franklin Jackson won the Men’s National Tennis Association doubles championship.
1934 Won the first Men’s Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament by defeating Clark College in the championship game, 44-28, at Logan Hall, March 8-10, Tuskegee, Alabama. Men’s Track One-Mile Relay Team participated in Penn Relays, Philadelphia, Penn. Cleve Abbott organized the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament for high school boys and girls. Nathaniel Jackson won the Men’s National Tennis Association singles championship. Nathaniel and Franklin Jackson won the Men’s National Tennis Association doubles championship.1935 The Tuskegee football team played Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, January 1, 1935, Houston, Texas. Renovation to Alumni Bowl. Men’s Track One-Miles Relay Team participated in Penn Relays, Philadelphia, Penn. Franklin Jackson won the Men’s National Tennis Association singles championship. Nathaniel and Franklin Jackson won the Men’s National Tennis Association doubles championship. Cleve Abbott organized the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament for high school boys and girls, held in Logan Hall.
1936 First Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic, Columbus, Ga. Won the SIAC Football Championship. Cleve Abbott entered the first all-Black Women’s Track and Field Team in the National Women’s Amateur Athletic Association Track and Field Meet. Mable Smith was the first African American woman track star to win a national individual championship (18-0.0 in the long jump). Lula Ballard won the Women’s National Tennis Association singles championship. Nathaniel and Franklin Jackson won the Men’s National Tennis Association doubles championship. Men’s Track One-Mile Relay Team participated in Penn Relays, Philadelphia, Penn. Edward Adams left Tuskegee, after 13 years as head men’s basketball coach, to take over the same position at Texas Southern University.
1937 Between 1937 and 1950, Tuskegee women’s track team won 14 National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) outdoor team titles, including eight in a row. Tuskegee athletes won 65 indoor and outdoor individual titles. Lula Hymes set two records in the ’37 title. The Tuskegee football team played Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, January 1, 1937, Houston, Texas. Men’s Track One-Mile Relay Team participated in Penn Relays, Philadelphia, Penn.
1938 Men’s Track Two-Mile Relay Team participated in Penn and Drake Relays, Philadelphia, Penn. Tuskegee hosted the National Tennis Championship. Starting in 1938, Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters won the Women’s National Tennis doubles championship (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950). Franklin Jackson won the Men’s National Tennis Association singles championship. First Intercollegiate Golf Tournament held in Tuskegee on the Franklin Road Course.
1939 Men’s Track One-Mile Relay Team participated in Penn Relays, Philadelphia, Penn. The Tuskegee football team played Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, January 2, 1939, Houston, Texas.
1940 Cross-Country began (Men and Women). Track star Mozell Ellerbe won the 100-Yard Dash at the Penn Relays, Philadelphia, Penn., April 27. He was the first African American male athlete to come from an HBCU to win the 100-Yard Dash in a National Track and Field Meet. Clifford Russell and Howard Minnis won the Men’s National Tennis Association doubles championship.
1941 Tuskegee hosted the National Tennis Championship. Tuskegee football team played Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic, Dec. 6, Orlando, Fla.
1942 Howard Minnus won the Men’s National Tennis Association singles championship by defeating James Johnson. Clifford Russell and Howard Minnis won the Men’s National Tennis Association doubles championship.
1943 Tuskegee football team played Texas College in the Vulcan Bowl, Birmingham, Ala., January 1.
1944 Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament. Won the SIAC Men’s Track and Field Championship. Roumania Peters won the Women’s National Tennis Association singles championship. Howard Minnis and Ronald Fluelleteau won the Men’s National Tennis Association doubles championship. Tuskegee football team defeated Clark College 12-7 in the Vulcan Bowl, Jan. 1, Birmingham, Ala. Won the SIAC Football Championship.
1945 Kathyn Jones won the Women’s National Tennis Association singles championship. Tuskegee football team played Tennessee State in the Vulcan Bowl, January 1, Birmingham, Ala.
1946 Roumania Peters became the first Black woman ever to defeat tennis legend Althea Gibson. Roumania Peters won the Women’s National Tennis Association singles championship. Tuskegee football team played Prairie View A&M in the Prairie Bowl, January 1, Houston, Texas. Tuskegee football team played Southern University in the Yam Bowl, December 25, Dallas, Texas.
1947 Won the SIAC Men’s Track and Field Championship.
1948 Alice Coachman, a member of the U. S. Olympics Team, was the first African American woman to win a gold medal in the Olympics (high jump), setting an Olympic and American record (5’6 1/8"), Aug. 7. She was the only American woman to win a gold medal at the 1948 games in London, England. Mabel Walker and Nell Jackson ran the 200-meter dash at the London, England Olympics. Theresa Manual ran the 80-meter hurdles and threw the javelin at the London, England Olympics. Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament. Baseball team won the first of its 13 SIAC Championships (1948, 1969, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989).
1949 Tuskegee football team played Hampton in the Capital Classic, Washington, DC.
1950 Evelyn Lawler (Lewis), mother of Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis, set a new meet record at Freeport, Texas in the 80-meter hurdles. The time of 11.7 seconds tied the American record, which was set in the 1932 Olympic games.
1951 Cleve Abbott was honored by coaches and athletic directors from over the country for his 25 years of service and the 25th Anniversary of the Tuskegee Relays. Evelyn Lawler (Lewis) won the 80-meter hurdles and established a new western Hemisphere record of 11.3 seconds at the International Meet held in Santiago, Chile.
1952 Mary McNabb represented the United States at the Helsinki, Finland Olympics. Alice Coachman became the first African American woman athletic champion to sign a product endorsement for a multinational corporation, Coca Cola.
1955 Cleve L. Abbott passed away on April 16 and was buried in the Tuskegee University Cemetery. Ross Owen appointed Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics. First year football team wore facemasks on helmets. Tuskegee became an affiliate-member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
1956 Mildred McDaniel had a world-record clearance (1st place Gold Medal) in the high jump at the Melbourne, Australia Olympics. Nell Jackson was the U. S. Olympics women’s head coach and was the first African American to be named head coach of a U. S. Olympics team. Dr. Edward L. Jackson appointed Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics.
1958 Leon Wagner became the first Tuskegee player to play major league baseball. Three other Tuskegee players have had careers in major league baseball: Roy Jackson, pitcher; Ken Howell, pitcher; and Alan Mills, pitcher. Olympics participant and coach, Dr. Nell C. Jackson became the first coach of men’s swimming at Tuskegee.
1959 Men’s basketball team earned a berth in the NCAA playoffs.
1960 Naomi Rodgers participated in the Rome, Italy Olympic games (high jump).
1961 Miss Alba Pisani of Italy presented a memorial plaque to Dr. Edward Jackson, Director of Athletics. The plaque was a memorial to Eliot Van Zandt, native of Chicago and star athlete of Tuskegee Institute in 1943. Eliot Van Zandt resided in Italy where he trained athletes. In recognition of his outstanding services rendered, the Italian Basketball Federation gave the plaque to Miss Pisani, fiancée of Van Zandt, to present to the Tuskegee Athletic Department.
1962 Men’s basketball team participated in NAIA post-season Tournament. Nine-hole golf course was developed at Moton Air Field and was used until 1971.
1963 Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s Swimming Championship.
1965 Tuskegee won the SIAC Men's Swimming Championship. Last season Tuskegee Institute High School played its home football games at Alumni Bowl.
1966 Approximately 1,000 seats added to the east side of Alumni Bowl.
1967 Walter Johnson became the first Tuskegee football player to be drafted into the NFL when he was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 8th round. James Hall was the second Tuskegee player to be drafted when the same team in the 12th round picked him. Won the SIAC Football Championship (“B” Division) Tuskegee dedicated its homecoming game to one of its brightest stars and favorite sons – Benjamin Stevenson.
1968 Men won the first of their 4 SIAC Cross-Country Championships (1968, 1973, 1974, 1975). Won the SIAC Football Championship (“B” Division). Dr. H. Frank Leftwich appointed Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics.
1969 Baseball team won SIAC Championship and played in the NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament at Cleveland, Miss. Five football athletes were drafted into the NFL (Cecil Leonard, New York Jets; Fritz Latham, St. Louis Cardinals; James Lowe, Cleveland Browns; George Irby, New York Giants; Ralph Jenkins, Kansas City Chiefs). Won the SIAC Football Championship (“B” Division).
1970 Won the SIAC Football Championship. Otis McDaniel (football) was drafted by the New England Patriots and Maurice Fullerton by the Denver Broncos.
1971 Kendall Mayfield became the first-ever Tuskegee basketball player to be drafted and play in the National Basketball Association. He was the 15th pick of the New York Knickerbockers in the third round. Basketball star Kendall Mayfield led the nation, NCAA Division II, in scoring, 904 points scored for an average of 33.5 points per game. Arthur May (football) was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals and Alvin Griffin by the Atlanta Falcons. Alabama Women’s Intercollegiate Sports Association formed, June 21 (Tuskegee became a member; Rebecca Jackson represented Tuskegee at the meeting at Auburn University).
1972 Baseball team played in NCAA Mideast Regional, May 23-26, Jackson, Tennessee. Dr. Howard Davis appointed Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics. Charles Neugent (football) was drafted by the San Diego Chargers.
1973 Baseball team won the SIAC Championship and played in the NCAA Regional, Anniston, Ala. Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s All-Sports Championship. Third baseman Richard Shaw became the first Tuskegee baseball player to be drafted (St. Louis Cardinals). Leo Allen (football) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders. Women’s basketball team finished fourth in the AIAW National Small College Tournament - Fargo, North Dakota. Cynthia “Dr. Woo” Bruton became the first female pro player in Tuskegee’s history as the 6th draft choice of the Dallas Diamonds of the Women’s Pro Basketball League. Women won SIAC Track and Field Championship. Honored track star Mozelle Ellerbe at the Annual SIAC Track and Field Meet. Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s All-Sports Championship.
1974 Women’s basketball placed second in the Alabama AIAW Tournament and participated in the regional tournament, Winter Park, Fla. First baseman Tyrone Phinnessee led the nation (NCAA II) in batting with a .482 batting average. Approximately 2000 seats added to west side upper deck of Alumni Bowl. Won the SIAC Football Championship and defeated Norfolk State in the First Gate City Bowl, Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Ga., December 21. First radio broadcast of football games (WBIL AM 580, Tuskegee, Alabama), Steve Myers. First induction class into the Tuskegee University Athletic Hall of Fame. Kenneth Dickerson (football) was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
1975 Alice Coachman (Davis) was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Steve Robinson (football) drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. Pitcher Roy Jackson led NCAA II in strikeouts with 160 in 92 innings pitched and 13 games. First baseman Tyrone Phinnessee led the nation (NCAA II) in doubles per game (0.4 per game; 18 doubles, 41 games).
1976 Pitcher William Free (baseball) drafted by the Atlanta Braves. Alumni Bowl Press Box erected. Clifford Brown (football) drafted by the New England Patriots.
1977 Women’s Basketball Team won the Alabama AIAW State Championship and participated in the regional tournament, Carrollton, Ga. Women won the first of their 9 SIAC Tennis Championships (1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2004). Reggie Walker (baseball) drafted by the Cleveland Indians.
1978 Women won SIAC Track and Field Championship. First Annual National Baseball Tournament organized and played at Tuskegee. Gwen McIntyre (100 & 200 Meter Dash) and Diane Smart (400-Meter Dash) along with the 400 Meter Relay Team competed in the National AIAW Track and Field Championship at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Bernadette Grant and Elizabeth Lockett joined McIntyre and Smart on the relay team.
1979 Women’s Basketball Team won the first-ever SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament played in Logan Hall. Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament and was the first Tuskegee athletic team to be televised nationally - Turner Broadcasting System. Men’s basketball team earned a berth in the NCAA II Tournament and placed third in the Southeast Regional playoffs
1980 Center Carl “Too Tall” Bailey was drafted in the third round (Pick #20) by the Seattle Supersonics into the National Basketball Association, June 10. Pitcher/Outfielder Howard Carter drafted by the Detroit Tigers. Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s All-Sports Championship.
1981 Women’s basketball team finished fifth in the AIAW National Small College Tournament. Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s All-Sports Championship. Men’s 1600-Meter Relay Team, consisting of James Turner, Floyd Johnson, Thomas Grant and John Sanders won the NCAA Division II National title at Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL (Johnson finished second in the 400-Meter Hurdles). The New York Giants in the NFL football draft drafted running back Edward O’Neal in the 6th round.
1982 The Tuskegee Women’s Basketball Team played in the first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship Game, Springfield, Mass. Annette Chester named to the All-Tournament Team at the First Women’s NCAA II Basketball National Championship, Springfield, Mass. Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s All-Sports Championship. The Denver Broncos in the 10th round of the NFL football draft drafted linebacker Kenneth Woodard. Pitcher Kenneth Howell (baseball) drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1983 Tuskegee won the SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament and finished second in the NCAA II South Regional Tournament. Tuskegee won the SIAC Men’s All-Sports Championship. Mildred McDaniel was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
1984 Vickie Buford placed second in the women's triple jump at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, thus becoming an All-American in that event. She was coached by Tiny Laster.
1985 Janet Fitts placed second in the women’s shot put at the NCAA Division II Track and Field National Championships, May 20-25, California State, Los Angeles. Alumni Bowl press box destroyed by fire, new press box erected.
1987 Linebacker Kenneth Woodard became the first Tuskegee football player to participate in the Super Bowl. He played with the Denver Broncos. Won the SIAC Football Championship. General Daniel “Chappie” James Center for Aerospace Science and Health Education Dedicated with President Ronald Reagan as the Speaker, May 10. First Tuskegee basketball game in the James Center. Tuskegee men, coached by Dr. Charles Thompson, defeated Florida Memorial College, 110-100, November 20. Tuskegee’s defense (football) led NCAA Division II in scoring defense, 91 points allowed for an average of 9.1 per game.
1988 James Martin, Sr. appointed Director of Athletics.
1989 Baseball won its 13th SIAC Baseball Championship. Nell Jackson was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Renovation to Alumni Bowl (Marable Fieldhouse erected).
1990 Tuskegee University athletic logo adopted.
1991 Quarterback Maurice Heard was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy (Player of the Year), NCAA Division II Football. Won the SIAC Football Championship. Renovation to Alumni Bowl (New aluminum bleachers, Pepsi Cola scoreboard, 600 crimson and gold stadium seats). First live television broadcast (BET) of a basketball game from the James Center, January 19, Tuskegee 94, Morehouse 85.
1992 Barbara Jacket was the head coach of the U. S. Women’s Olympics Track Team. The Green Bay Packers in the NFL football draft drafted wide receiver Christopher Holder in the 7th round.
1993 Vanessa White led the nation (Women’s NCAA Division II Basketball) in rebounding, 17.3 rebounds per game (22.6 points per game), 1992-93. Dr. H. Frank Leftwich appointed Director of Athletics.
1994 Wide Receiver Joseph Washington played in the Canadian Football League Grey Cup title game with Baltimore CFL.
1996 Cleve Abbott was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Rick Comegy appointed Director of Athletics and head football coach. Alumni Bowl name changed to Cleve L. Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium.
1997 Tuskegee became the first HBCU to win 500 football games, defeating Alabama State 21-16 on November 27 in the 74th. Annual Turkey Day Football Classic, continuing its dominancy as America’s winningest HBCU football team.
1998 Won the SIAC Football Championship and defeated Livingstone College in Pioneer II, 23-9, December 19, Herndon Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
1999 Women’s softball began. Tuskegee’s football team played Winston-Salem State in Pioneer Bowl III, December 18, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
2000 First Tuskegee football team to go 12-0, winning its seventh Mythical HBCU National Championship. Won the SIAC Football Championship and defeated Winston-Salem State in Pioneer Bowl IV, 12-9, December 16, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
2001 Defensive Back Anthony Mitchell, who signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent in 1998, became the first Tuskegee athlete to play on a winning Super Bowl football team. He was a member of the Baltimore Ravens’ championship team. Won the SIAC Football Championship and defeated Virginia Union in Pioneer Bowl V, 28-0, December 22, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia. State of Alabama House of Representative presented Resolution HJR107 to Tuskegee University. commending the Tuskegee University Football Team for winning the 2000 National Black College Championship, March 12. Tuskegee football team, SIAC and National Black College Champions for 2000, visited the Alabama State Capital. Tuskegee University PepsiCo Tennis Courts opened. New athletic weight and training facility opened. Women’s tennis team won SIAC Tennis Championship.
2002 Tuskegee’s football team won its 24th SIAC Championship and received a bid to the Pioneer Bowl in Tampa, Fla., but was cancelled. Cornerback Roosevelt. Williams was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round of the NFL Renovation to Abbott Stadium (new playing surface and field house). First live football television broadcast from Abbott Stadium, Tuskegee defeated Miles, 26-16.
2003 Running back Benjamin Stevenson was enshrined into the National Football Association and College Football Hall of South Bend, Indiana, Aug. 9. Tuskegee’s On-Campus Salute to Benjamin Stevenson with the presentation of the National Football Foundation enshrinement plaque for his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, Oct. 25. Cornerback Drayton Florence became the highest-ever drafted football player from Tuskegee when the San Diego Chargers took him in the second round of the NFL draft. Cornerback Frank Walker drafted by the New York Giants in the 6th round of the football draft. Linebacker Kelvin Powell played on the Canadian Football League Grey Cup Championship team Edmonton Eskimos. The United States Tennis Association honored Margaret “Pete” Peters and Matilda Roumania “Repeat” Peters Walker with achievement awards at the Federation Cup quarterfinals, July 19-20, Washington, D.C. Margaret “Pete” Peters and Matilda Roumania “Repeat” Peters Walker were inducted into the United States Tennis Association’s Mid-Atlantic Section Hall of Fame, Nov. 15. Basketball center Kenyon Gamble led the nation (NCAA Division II) with 142 blocked shots, 2003-2004 season. Baseball centerfielder Brandon Stancil led the nation (NCAA Division II) in triples (9).
2004 Track star Alice Coachman Davis inducted into the U. S. Olympics Hall of Fame, July 1, Chicago, Ill. Tuskegee’s football team, coached by Rick Comegy since 1996, played Shaw University in Pioneer Bowl XII, December 4, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. Listed by Y’all Magazine as one of the Top 40 Greatest Football Traditions in the South. Tuskegee men’s tennis team, SIAC Champions, played in the NCAA South Regional Tournament. Tuskegee won its 568th football game (TU 27, Alabama State 17), continuing its dominancy as the nation’s winningest HBCU football team, Nov. 25.
2005 Tuskegee women’s basketball played in the NCAA Division II South Regional Basketball Tournament, March 11-14, Conway, Ark. Women’s tennis team, SIAC champions, played in the NCAA Division II South Regional Tournament, May 5-7, Pensacola, Fla. Men’s tennis team, SIAC champions, played in the NCAA Division II South Regional Tournament, May 5-7, Pensacola, Fla. Wide receiver Harry Williams was drafted by the New York Jets in the 7th Round of the NFL football draft. Jonathan Harris ran in the 100-Meter Dash competition at the NCAA Division II Track Nationals at Abilene, Texas, May 26-28. Quarterback Kevin Huff was named SIAC MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in football. Football Golden Tigers finished the season at 11-1 and defeated Bowie State in Pioneer Bowl VIII, Charlotte, NC, Dec. 3. Wide receiver Kenneth Henderson was selected to the SBN (Sheridan Broadcasting Network) All-America Team. Senior defensive lineman Johnny Williams played in the Magnolia Gridiron Classic, December 24, Jackson, Mississippi.
2006 Football won the SIAC Championship and defeated Johnson C. Smith 17-7 in Pioneer Bowl IX, Charlotte, NC, December 2. Women's and men's tennis teams won SIAC Championships. Women's basketball team participated in the NCAA II South Regional at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Ark.
2007 Football won the SIAC Championship and defeated Virginia Union 58-51 in Pioneer Bowl X, Columbia, South Carolina, December 1. Football team went undefeated (12-0) and was named national Black college champions. Quarterback Jacary Atkinson and offensive lineman Larry Peoples were named to the Sheridan Broadcasting Network All-America Team. Jacary Atkinson was the SIAC offensive and player of the year. Head football Willie Slater was named SIAC coach of the year. Jacary Atkinson was selected as SBN offensive player of the year and Head football coach Coach Willie Slater was coach of the year. The Pigskin Club of Washington, DC and the 100% Wrong Club of Atlanta named Jacary Atkinson and Willie Slater as player of the year and coach of the year, respectively. Football team won its 600th overall victory by defeating Alabama State 64-58 in the 84th Annual Turkey Day Football Classic. Men's and women's tennis teams participated in the NCAA South Region in Pensacola, Fla. and Valdosta, GA., respectively.
2008 Women's basketball team won SIAC Championship and participated in the NCAA II South Regional at Delta State University, Cleveland, Miss. Men's and women's tennis teams won SIAC championships, the University's 95th conference championship in all sports.
