1976 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1976 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^ – 11–2–0
No. 3 Akron ^ – 10–3–0
No. 7 UNLV ^ – 9–3–0
No. 4 Delaware ^ – 8–3–1
Nevada – 8–3–0
Portland State – 8–3–0
Tennessee State – 7–2–1
American International – 6–3–0
Northern Colorado – 6–3–0
Madison – 7–4–0
Santa Clara – 7–4–0
Western Carolina – 6–4–0
Chattanooga – 6–4–1
Southern Connecticut State – 5–4–0
Central State (OH) – 6–5–0
Lehigh – 6–5–0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff – 5–5–0
Central Connecticut – 5–5–0
Illinois College – 4–4–1
Lafayette – 5–5–0
Eastern Illinois – 5–6–0
Bucknell – 4–5–0
Youngstown State – 4–6–0
Kentucky State – 3–7–1
Nebraska–Omaha – 3–8–0
Northeastern – 2–7–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their 14th year under head coach John Merritt, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Middle Tennessee
W 26–1718,361[1][2]
September 11Jackson State
W 23–2018,106–18,601[3]
September 18Alabama A&M
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–011,000[4]
September 25at Texas SouthernNo. 5
W 21–811,623–11,634[5]
October 2at Central State (OH)No. 3
L 18–246,300–6,500[6]
October 9at Grambling State
W 34–2016,221[7][8][9]
October 236:00 p.m.at Florida A&MNo. T–10
W 21–327,500[10][11][12][13]
October 30No. T–4 SouthernNo. 7
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–77,703[14]
November 6at Tennessee–MartinNo. 4
L 21–269,500[15]
November 13Chattanooga
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
T 14–1412,600[16]

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References

  1. "TSU spills Middle". The Tennessean. September 5, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. "TSU avenges humiliation, tops Jackson". The Tennessean. September 12, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tenn. State 26–0 conqueror over Bama A&M". The Selma Times-Journal. September 19, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TSU stays undefeated". The Tennessean. September 26, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Marauders shock Tenn. State, 24–18". Dayton Daily News. October 3, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jones, David (October 10, 1976). "Tennessee State Takes Victory from Grambling". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1D. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. Jones, David (October 10, 1976). "TSU (continued)". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 4D. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Tennessee State takes victory over Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Mashburn, Robert (October 23, 1976). "A&M set for Tennessee State". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 2F. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. Amison, Larry (October 24, 1976). "Rattlers beaten 21-3". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 1D. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. Amison, Larry (October 24, 1976). "Tennessee State quarterback strikes A&M Rattlers 21-3 (continued)". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 6D. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Florida A&M whipped, 21–3". The Miami Herald. October 24, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Thompson leads TSU to victory". The Tennessean. October 31, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Pacers edge out Tennessee State by one foot, 26–21". The Jackson Sun. November 7, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "UTC, TSU battle to tie". The Tennessean. November 14, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 25, 2024.