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1979 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Jackson State
L 21–2722,000[1]
September 15Southern Illinois
L 16–1813,388[2]
September 22vs. Texas Southern
W 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 Southern
W 17–620,437[7]
November 3at North Carolina A&T
W 37–148,000[8]
November 9at UNLV
L 28–3626,431[9]
November 17at Kentucky State
W 26–135,200[10]
November 22Cal Poly Pomona
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 71–35,500[11]

References

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  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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