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American college football season
The 1979 Tennessee State Tigers football team were an American college football team which represented
Tennessee State University as an independent during the
1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by 17th-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a record of 8–3.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 at
Jackson State L 21–2722,000
[1]
September 15
Southern Illinois L 16–1813,388
[2]
September 22 vs.
Texas Southern W 21–319,805
[3]
September 29
Central State (OH) Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 40–88,200
[4]
October 6 No. 5
Grambling State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 24–1316,200
[5]
October 20 No. 1
Florida A&M W 20–334,694
[6]
October 27 at
Southern W 17–620,437
[7]
November 3 at
North Carolina A&T W 37–148,000
[8]
November 9 at
UNLV L 28–3626,431
[9]
November 17 at
Kentucky State W 26–135,200
[10]
November 22
Cal Poly Pomona Hale Stadium Nashville, TN W 71–35,500
[11]
References
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"Jackson St. wins psychological warfare, 27–21" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 9, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Southern wins 18–16" . Herald and Review . September 16, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Big Blue ends 'longest' streak" . The Commercial Appeal . September 23, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tennessee St. tramples CSU" . Dayton Daily News . September 30, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"TSU bounces Grambling" . The Tennessean . October 7, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"TSU 'runs over' Rattlers 20 to 3" . The Tennessean . October 21, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Southern drops 17–6 encounter" . The Daily Advertiser . October 28, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tennessee State 37, N.C. A&T 14" . The Charlotte Observer . November 4, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Nevada–Las Vegas tops TSU" . The Tennessean . November 10, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Punt return dooms Kentucky State" . The Courier-Journal . November 18, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"TSU carves up Pomona, 71–3" . The Tennessean . November 23, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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