1982 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1982 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 20th-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–1–1. At the conclusion of the season, the Tigers were also recognized as black college national champion.

1982 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Dudley Field
1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Delaware ^   –  12 –2 –0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^   –  10 –1 –1
No. 13 Holy Cross   –  8 –3 –0
James Madison   –  8 –3 –0
No. 9 Colgate ^   –  8 –4 –0
No. 20 Lafayette   –  7 –3 –0
Nicholls State   –  7 –4 –0
No. 18 Northwestern State   –  6 –5 –0
Western Kentucky   –  5 –5 –0
Bucknell   –  4 –6 –0
Lehigh   –  4 –6 –0
Southeastern Louisiana   –  4 –7 –0
Northeastern   –  3 –6 –0
William & Mary   –  3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  0 –10 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Jackson State
W 21–022,000[1]
September 18at Central State
W 34–0[2]
September 25at Texas Southern
T 20–20[3]
October 2at Alabama State
W 42–011,200[4]
October 9at No. 2 Grambling StateNo. 18
W 22–818,522[5]
October 16No. 15 ChattanoogaNo. 6
W 27–2118,200[6]
October 23Bethune–CookmanNo. T–5
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–1110,000[7]
October 30SoutherndaggerNo. 3
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–2137,000[8]
November 13vs. Mississippi Valley StateNo. 3
W 63–4122,000[9]
November 20North Carolina A&TNo. 3
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–68,000[10]
December 4No. 5 Eastern IllinoisNo. 4
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 20–19[11]
December 11at No. 1 Eastern KentuckyNo. 4
L 7–137,338[12]

References
  1. "TSU blanks Jackson State". The Tennessean. September 12, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "TSU trims Central, 34–0". Dayton Daily News. September 19, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas Southern gains 20–20 tie". Victoria Advocate. September 26, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kinnebrew Sparks Tennessee State win". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TSU squeezes by Grambling". The Tennessean. October 10, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kinnebrew's 4 TDs pace Big Blue". The Commercial Appeal. October 17, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "TSU bombs Bethune–Cookman". The Tennessean. October 24, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee State edges Jags". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "TSU captures battle of big plays". The Commercial Appeal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tennessee State 34, N.C. A&T 6". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Eastern's playoff hopes come to a soggy end". Chicago Tribune. December 5, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Eastern advances with 13–7 victory over TSU". The Daily News-Journal. December 12, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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