1971 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1971 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Colorado College   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Akron   –   8 – 2 – 0
Samford   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 2
Arkansas AM&N   –   7 – 2 – 0
IUP   –   7 – 2 – 0
Appalachian State   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   7 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   5 – 5 – 0
Milwaukee   –   5 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cortland   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   4 – 6 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rose-Hulman   –   3 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, defeated McNeese State in the Grantland Rice Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 403 to 151. The team was also recognized as the 1971 black college national champion and was ranked No. 5 in the final 1971 NCAA College Division football rankings issued by the Associated Press and No. 14 in the final poll issued by the United Press International.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Alcorn A&M
W 18–7
October 2at Texas SouthernHouston, TXL 23–28
October 9Grambling
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–35
October 16vs. Prairie View
W 42–20
October 23Florida A&M
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 50–8
October 30at SouthernBaton Rouge, LAW 27–16
November 6at Morris Brown
W 61–714,000
November 13Wisconsin–Superior
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 54–7
November 20Central State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 61–0
December 11at McNeese StateBaton Rouge, LA (Grantland Rice BowlW 26–23

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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