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1968 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons← 19671969 →
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 San Diego State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Chattanooga   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Nevada Southern   –   8 – 1 – 0
UC Riverside   –   7 – 1 – 1
Ashland   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   8 – 2 – 0
St. Norbert   –   6 – 2 – 1
Tennessee State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Tampa   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Akron   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northeastern   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Parsons   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Milwaukee   –   2 – 7 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   1 – 7 – 0
UC San Diego   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rose Poly   –   0 – 8 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–2–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Kentucky StateW 40–78,000
September 28at ParsonsW 21–124,500
October 5Texas Southern
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 11–109,500
October 12at GramblingL 21–3016,000
October 26at Florida A&ML 13–3216,000
November 2Southern
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 16–09,000
November 9Morris Brown
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 58–64,000
November 23at No. 1 San Diego StateT 13–1337,713
November 28Bishop
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 48–1212,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Tennessee State routs Ky. State". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tennessee St. stops Parsons". The Daily Nonpareil. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Two safeties help A&I win 11 to 10". The Nashville Tennessean. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling rips Tennessee A&I". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A&M bags fifth 32–13". Tallahassee Democrat. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "A&I tops Southern 16–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee State posts 58–6 rout". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee State ties Aztecs with defense". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "A&I QBs hurl 6 in 48–12 waltz". The Tennessean. November 29, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final 1968 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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