1968 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1968 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 San Diego State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Chattanooga   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Nevada Southern   –   8 – 1 – 0
UC Riverside   –   7 – 1 – 1
Ashland   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   8 – 2 – 04
St. Norbert   –   6 – 2 – 1
Tennessee State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Tampa   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Akron   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northeastern   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Parsons   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Milwaukee   –   2 – 7 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   1 – 7 – 0
UC San Diego   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rose Poly   –   0 – 8 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–2–1.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Kentucky State
W 40–78,000[1]
September 28at Parsons
W 21–124,500[2]
October 5Texas Southern
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 11–109,500[3]
October 12at Grambling
L 21–3016,000[4]
October 26at Florida A&M
L 13–3216,000[5]
November 2Southern
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 16–09,000[6]
November 9Morris Brown
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 58–64,000[7]
November 23at No. 1 San Diego State
T 13–1337,713[8]
November 28Bishop
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 48–1212,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tennessee State routs Ky. State". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee St. stops Parsons". The Daily Nonpareil. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Two safeties help A&I win 11 to 10". The Nashville Tennessean. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling rips Tennessee A&I". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A&M bags fifth 32–13". Tallahassee Democrat. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A&I tops Southern 16–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee State posts 58–6 rout". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State ties Aztecs with defense". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A&I QBs hurl 6 in 48–12 waltz". The Tennessean. November 29, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1968 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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