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1985 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons← 19841986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –   13 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Richmond   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 William & Mary   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 1
Florida A&M   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31North Carolina A&TW 31–1515,000
September 7at Western KentuckyL 17–2217,600
September 14at Jackson StateW 44–3125,417
September 28at Florida A&MW 12–021,666
October 5vs. No. T–8 Mississippi Valley StateL 13–2840,000
October 11No. 2 Grambling StateL 24–3122,000
October 19Tennessee Tech
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–138,000
October 26Morgan State
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–030,000
November 2vs. SouthernL 10–1318,539
November 9Bethune–Cookman
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–172,000
November 23at Alabama A&MW 24–14

References

  1. "Tennessee St. downs Aggies". Greensboro News and Record. September 1, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Western pays respect to foe, then pulls out 22–17 victory". The Courier-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "TSU awakens to post 44–31 win". The Tennessean. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee State puts down Florida A&M". The Orlando Sentinel. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi Valley State triumphs". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling downs TSU 31–24". The Tennessean. October 12, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "TSU runs away with victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Renfroe lifts TSU to 21–0 homecoming win". The Tennessean. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southern upsets Tennessee State". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "TSU halts Bethune surge". The Tennessean. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Big Blue's letdown season ends on high note". The Tennessean. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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