1990 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1990 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the OVC.

1990 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach	Joe Gilliam Sr. (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hale Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Tech	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Austin Peay	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	No. 11 Middle Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–38	25,000	[1]
September 8	vs. Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	W 23–14	39,579	[2]
September 15	at Grambling State*	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 20–37	5,291	[3]
September 22	vs. Florida A&M*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	W 20–16	46,024	[4]
September 29	vs. Central State (OH)*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (River City Classic)	L 14–35	28,942	[5]
October 6	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 33–7	8,058	[6]
October 20	at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 17–55	20,800	[7]
October 27	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 23–17		[8]
November 3	Tennessee Tech	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 36–14		[9]
November 10	Southern*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 31–21	31,400	[10]
November 17	Mississippi Valley State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 45–7	7,700	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "MTSU duo runs by TSU 38–6". The Tennessean. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Reserve QB propels TSU past Jackson". The Commercial Appeal. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "GSU, Dean run over Tennessee St". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tenn. State takes to air, beats FAMU". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "It's Mosley, mostly, in Central State win". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "TSU Tigers coast past Governors". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "EKU wins easily, but loses Fields". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 21, 1988. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Murray mistakes help Tennessee State win". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "TSU has its first winning OVC season". The Tennessean. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Defense earns TSU's victory". The Tennessean. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "TSU finishes 7–4; playoff hopes dim". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.