<page_title> Black college football national championship </page_title> <section_title> Yearly national championship selections </section_title> <table> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Henry Kean <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Henry Kean <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Henry Kean <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Henry Kean <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Howard C. Gentry <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Merritt <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Merritt <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Merritt <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Merritt <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Merritt <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Merritt <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Merritt <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Merritt <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> William A. Thomas <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Central State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Billy Joe <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Central State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Billy Joe <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Central State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Billy Joe <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Central State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Billy Joe <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Central State <col_header> Champion(s) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Billy Joe <col_header> Coach(es)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rod Reed <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tennessee State <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rod Reed <col_header> Record(s)* </col_header> </cell> </table>
Tennessee State won sixteen Black college football national championships (under five different coaches) and Central State won five championships consecutively from 1986–90 (all five under coach Billy Joe).