1977 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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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.

Quick Facts Tennessee State Tigers football, Conference ...
1977 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
 1976
1978 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Middle 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 17–0[n 1][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
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Notes

  1. Tennessee State was leading, 17–0, when Central State walked off the field and forfeited, 1–0.

References

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