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1988 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Murray State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Austin Peay 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Morehead State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 15 Middle TennesseeL 7–1418,764
September 10No. 11 Jackson State*T 26–2618,954
September 17vs. Mississippi Valley State*W 13–6
September 24Florida A&M*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–2317,434
October 1at No. 20 Eastern KentuckyL 0–1012,700
October 8at Grambling State*L 33–35
October 15at Murray StateL 7–223,850
October 22at Morehead StateW 29–14
October 29Tennessee Tech
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–235,346
November 5at Austin PeayL 12–166,217
November 12Southern*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–1014,538

References

  1. "MTSU slips, slides past TSU 14–7". The Tennessean. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Kicking game has JSU fit to be tied, again". The Clarion-Ledger. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brown's TD leads Tennessee State". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "FAMU tops Tennessee St. for 1st time in 7 tries, 23–6". The Orlando Sentinel. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Eastern ends skid with 10–0 victory over Tennessee State". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Two-point try fails for TSU; Tigers tumble". The Tennessean. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Duncan's five field goals boot Murray to 22–7 win". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "TSU gets first OVC win with big ground assault". The Tennessean. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Rally lifts TSU over hard-luck Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Austin Peay stuns Tennessee State". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Southern rally tops TSU 10–7". The Tennessean. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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