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1980 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1980 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Dudley Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
Tennessee State       9 1 0
No. 5 Florida State       10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State       10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame       9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)       9 3 0
Southern Miss       9 3 0
Navy       8 4 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
Boston College       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       7 4 0
Rutgers       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Tulane       7 5 0
Colgate       5 4 1
North Texas State       6 5 0
Villanova       6 5 0
West Virginia       6 6 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Richmond       5 6 0
Syracuse       5 6 0
East Carolina       4 7 0
Illinois State       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Army       3 7 1
Holy Cross       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
Memphis State       2 9 0
William & Mary       2 9 0
Georgia Tech       1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Tennessee State Tigers football team were an American college football team. They represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a record of 9–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Jackson StateW 20–0[1]
September 27vs. Texas SouthernW 13–32,000[2]
October 4Long Beach State
W 35–1815,203[3]
October 11at Grambling StateL 27–5213,571[4]
October 18vs. Alabama StateW 35–178,000[5]
October 25at Nicholls StateW 40–1510,050[6]
November 1Southern
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 49–928,000[7]
November 8at Central State (OH)
W 30–8[8]
November 15North Carolina A&T
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 25–1610,000[9]
November 22Kentucky State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–1310,000[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Adams to rescue, TSU posts victory". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TSU rambles 13–3". The Tennessean. September 28, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee St. beats Long Beach, 35–18". The Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'747' is grounded by G-Men defense". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'747' piolts Tennessee State by Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tenn. State downs Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TSU romps by Southern". The Tennessean. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State's Adams bombs Central State, 30–8". Dayton Daily News. November 9, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mistakes put end to A&T upset hopes". Greensboro News and Record. November 16, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Air attack by '747' fells Kentucky State". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.