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1977 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1977 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State       11 1 0
Colgate       10 1 0
North Texas State *       10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State       10 1 0
Tennessee State       8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State       10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh       9 2 1
East Carolina       8 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Army       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 1
Boston College       6 5 0
Cincinnati       5 4 2
Georgia Tech       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Northwestern State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
William & Mary       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       5 5 1
Hawaii       5 6 0
Navy       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 7 0
Utah State       4 7 0
Villanova       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 7 1
Virginia Tech       3 7 1
Miami (FL)       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Tulane       3 8 0
Air Force       2 8 1
Holy Cross       2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John Merritt, the team compiled an overall record of 8–1–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3vs. Middle TennesseeW 27–017,500[2]
September 10at Jackson StateW 17–7[3]
September 17at Alabama A&MW 23–10[4]
September 24Texas Southern
W 23–7[5]
October 1Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 1–0[6]
October 8Grambling State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–8[7]
October 22Florida A&M
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 28–3132,900–33,402[8][9]
October 29at SouthernW 15–7[10][11]
November 5Tennessee–Martindagger
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 55–714,500[12]
November 12at ChattanoogaT 14–14[13]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "Tennessee State rolls by MTSU". The Tennessean. September 4, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TSU romps to 17–7 win". The Tennessean. September 11, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "TSU runs record to 3–0, smacks Alabama A&M". The Tennessean. September 18, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU rolls to 4th straight win". The Tennessean. September 24, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "CSU, down by 17, walks off, forfeits". Dayton Daily News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "G-Men fall to TSU". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rattlers dump Tennessee State". The St. Petersburg Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Florida A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "SU's Bates seeks repeat of 1976 grid record". The Louisiana Weekly. June 18, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tennessee State ruins Ken Tillage's debut". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 30, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rain is ally for big TSU in easy win". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Late surge by TSU nets tie with UT–Chattanooga". The Tennessean. November 13, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.