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American college football season

1979 Tennessee State Tigers football
Black college national champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
UNLV       9 1 2
No. 17 Temple       10 2 0
Tulane       9 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
East Carolina       7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State       8 4 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Navy       7 4 0
Notre Dame       7 4 0
Southern Miss       6 4 1
Syracuse       7 5 0
Colgate       5 4 1
Boston College       5 6 0
Holy Cross       5 6 0
Memphis State       5 6 0
Miami (FL)       5 6 0
North Texas State       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Virginia Tech       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
Georgia Tech       4 6 1
Louisville       4 6 1
William & Mary       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       3 8 0
Army       2 8 1
Air Force       2 9 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
Richmond       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Tennessee State Tigers football team were an American college football team which represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a record of 8–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Jackson StateL 21–2722,000
September 15Southern IllinoisL 16–1813,388
September 22vs. Texas SouthernW 21–319,805
September 29Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 40–88,200
October 6No. 5 Grambling State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–1316,200
October 20No. 1 Florida A&MW 20–334,694
October 27at SouthernW 17–620,437
November 3at North Carolina A&TW 37–148,000
November 9at UNLVL 28–3626,431
November 17at Kentucky StateW 26–135,200
November 22Cal Poly Pomona
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 71–35,500

References

  1. "Jackson St. wins psychological warfare, 27–21". The Clarion-Ledger. September 9, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southern wins 18–16". Herald and Review. September 16, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Big Blue ends 'longest' streak". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee St. tramples CSU". Dayton Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TSU bounces Grambling". The Tennessean. October 7, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "TSU 'runs over' Rattlers 20 to 3". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern drops 17–6 encounter". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee State 37, N.C. A&T 14". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Nevada–Las Vegas tops TSU". The Tennessean. November 10, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Punt return dooms Kentucky State". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "TSU carves up Pomona, 71–3". The Tennessean. November 23, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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