American college football season
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 Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 at Jackson State L 21–2722,000 [ 1]
September 15 Southern Illinois L 16–1813,388 [ 2]
September 22 vs. Texas Southern W 21–319,805 [ 3]
September 29 Central State (OH) Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 40–88,200 [ 4]
October 6 No. 5 Grambling State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 24–1316,200 [ 5]
October 20 No. 1 Florida A&M W 20–334,694 [ 6]
October 27 at Southern W 17–620,437 [ 7]
November 3 at North Carolina A&T W 37–148,000 [ 8]
November 9 at UNLV L 28–3626,431 [ 9]
November 17 at Kentucky State W 26–135,200 [ 10]
November 22 Cal Poly Pomona Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 71–35,500 [ 11]
References
^ "Jackson St. wins psychological warfare, 27–21" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 9, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southern wins 18–16" . Herald and Review . September 16, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Big Blue ends 'longest' streak" . The Commercial Appeal . September 23, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee St. tramples CSU" . Dayton Daily News . September 30, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "TSU bounces Grambling" . The Tennessean . October 7, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "TSU 'runs over' Rattlers 20 to 3" . The Tennessean . October 21, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southern drops 17–6 encounter" . The Daily Advertiser . October 28, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee State 37, N.C. A&T 14" . The Charlotte Observer . November 4, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Nevada–Las Vegas tops TSU" . The Tennessean . November 10, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Punt return dooms Kentucky State" . The Courier-Journal . November 18, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "TSU carves up Pomona, 71–3" . The Tennessean . November 23, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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