1979 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 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[1]
September 15Southern IllinoisL 16–1813,388[2]
September 22vs. Texas SouthernW 21–319,805[3]
September 29Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 40–88,200[4]
October 6No. 5 Grambling State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–1316,200[5]
October 20No. 1 Florida A&M
W 20–334,694[6]
October 27at SouthernW 17–620,437[7]
November 3at North Carolina A&TW 37–148,000[8]
November 9at UNLVL 28–3626,431[9]
November 17at Kentucky StateW 26–135,200[10]
November 22Cal Poly Pomona
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 71–35,500[11]

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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