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American college football season
The 1969 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented
Tennessee State University as an independent during the
1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach
John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | at
Kentucky State | | | W 40–0 | 3,000 |
[1] |
September 27 |
Albany State | No. 10 | | W 42–7 | 6,140 |
[2] |
October 4 | at
Texas Southern | | | T 26–26 | 13,000 |
[3]
[4] |
October 11 |
Grambling | | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| W 34–20 | 7,667 |
[5] |
October 25 |
Florida A&M | | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| W 33–20 | 19,181 |
[6] |
November 1 | at
Southern | No. 18 | | L 22–30 | 13,000 |
[7] |
November 8 | at
Morris Brown | | | W 48–17 | 11,000 |
[8] |
November 22 | at
Bishop | | | W 49–14 | 12,000 |
[9] |
November 27 |
Parsons | | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| W 41–13 | 7,000 |
[10] |
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[11]
References
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"Tenn. State routs Thorobreds". The State Journal. September 21, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Big Blue rolls 42–7". The Nashville Tennessean. September 28, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Texas Southern to host Tenn. State Sat. night". Alexandria News Leader. October 5, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Scales scores". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee State wins". The Tennessean. October 12, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers rip A&M 33–20". Tallahassee Democrat. October 26, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"S.U. stops Tenn., 30–22". The Louisiana Weekly. November 8, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee State rips Wolverines". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 9, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bishop falls 49–14". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Parsons bows, finishes 2–8". The Des Moines Register. November 28, 1969. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Final 1969 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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