1969_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team

1969 Tennessee State Tigers football
1969 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	John Merritt (7th season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1969 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Kentucky State		Alumni Field Frankfort, KY	W 40–0	3,000	^[1]
September 27	Albany State	No. 10	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 42–7	6,140	^[2]
October 4	at Texas Southern		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 26–26	13,000	^[3]^[4]
October 11	Grambling		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 34–20	7,667	^[5]
October 25	Florida A&M		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 33–20	19,181	^[6]
November 1	at Southern	No. 18	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 22–30	13,000	^[7]
November 8	at Morris Brown		Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 48–17	11,000	^[8]
November 22	at Bishop		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 49–14	12,000	^[9]
November 27	Parsons		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 41–13	7,000	^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1969 Tennessee State Tigers football team

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Akron		–		9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)		–		8	–	1	–	0
Boston University		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tampa		–		8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	1	–	1
Colorado College		–		6	–	2	–	0
Drake		–		7	–	2	–	2
Northern Arizona		–		7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	3	–	1
Indiana State		–		6	–	3	–	1
Ashland		–		5	–	3	–	1
Lincoln (MO)		–		5	–	3	–	1
Portland State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan		–		5	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert		–		5	–	4	–	0
Cortland		–		4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Nevada		–		5	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly		–		4	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		4	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		4	–	6	–	0
Chicago		–		2	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Samford		–		2	–	6	–	1
Lake Forest		–		2	–	6	–	0
Parsons		–		2	–	8	–	0
Kentucky State		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP small college poll