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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 Tennessee
W 27–017,500[2]
September 10at Jackson State
W 17–7[3]
September 17at Alabama A&M
W 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 Southern
W 15–7[10][11]
November 5Tennessee–Martindagger
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 55–714,500[12]
November 12at Chattanooga
T 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.
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