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1989 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons← 19881990 →
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Tennessee State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 18 Middle TennesseeL 7–3629,500
September 9at Jackson State*L 7–33
September 15vs. Central State (OH)*W 14–138,078
September 23vs. Florida A&M*L 9–2147,373
September 30No. T–1 Eastern KentuckyL 9–21
October 7Grambling State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 15–1423,353
October 14vs. Murray StateL 24–278,879
October 21Morehead State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 23–144,187
October 28at Tennessee TechW 21–197,654
November 4Austin Peay
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–108,679
November 11at Southern*T 7–7

References

  1. "Alert Middle races past TSU, 36–7". The Tennessean. September 3, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackson State Tigers break free of TSU's 6-year grip, roll 33–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "TSU's victory 1st for Gilliam". The Tennessean. September 16, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rattlers outslug Tenn. St". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 24, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Eastern beats Tenn. State 21–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "TSU puts Grambling in place". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Proctor's magic seals Tennessee State's fate". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee State thwarts Morehead's comeback". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Robinson's grab ices TSU win over Tech". The Tennessean. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tigers stop Austin Peay". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tennessee State ties Southern U." The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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