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1977 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons← 19761978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John Merritt, the team compiled an overall record of 8–1–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Middle TennesseeW 27–017,500
September 10at Jackson StateW 17–7
September 17at Alabama A&MW 23–10
September 24Texas SouthernW 23–7
October 1Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 17–0
October 8Grambling State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–8
October 22Florida A&M
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 28–3132,900–33,402
October 29at SouthernW 15–7
November 5Tennessee–Martin
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 55–714,500
November 12at ChattanoogaT 14–14
  • Homecoming

Notes

  1. Tennessee State was leading, 17–0, when Central State walked off the field and forfeited, 1–0.

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "Tennessee State rolls by MTSU". The Tennessean. September 4, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "TSU romps to 17–7 win". The Tennessean. September 11, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "TSU runs record to 3–0, smacks Alabama A&M". The Tennessean. September 18, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TSU rolls to 4th straight win". The Tennessean. September 24, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "CSU, down by 17, walks off, forfeits". Dayton Daily News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "G-Men fall to TSU". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rattlers dump Tennessee State". The St. Petersburg Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Florida A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  10. "SU's Bates seeks repeat of 1976 grid record". The Louisiana Weekly. June 18, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tennessee State ruins Ken Tillage's debut". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 30, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Rain is ally for big TSU in easy win". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Late surge by TSU nets tie with UT–Chattanooga". The Tennessean. November 13, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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