1975_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team

1975 Tennessee State Tigers football
1975 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	John Merritt (13th season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1975 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their 13th year under head coach John Merritt, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	vs. Middle Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 21–14	18,500–19,000	^[1]^[2]
September 13	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–43	23,000–25,000	^[3]^[4]^[5]
September 20	at Alabama A&M	Milton Frank Stadium Huntsville, AL	W 21–7	9,000	^[6]
October 11	No. 1 Grambling State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 25–28	17,000–18,200	^[7]^[8]
October 18	Virginia Union	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 14–7	3,500	^[9]
October 25	Florida A&M	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–17	21,000	^[10]
November 1	Central State (OH)	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 21–9	9,500	^[11]
November 8	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 6–31	10,501	^[12]
November 15	at Virginia State	Rogers Stadium Ettrick, VA	W 31–14	5,500	^[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1975 Tennessee State Tigers football team

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^		–		13	–	1	–	0
American International		–		8	–	1	–	0
Lehigh ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Delaware		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Akron		–		7	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Youngstown State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		5	–	5	–	1
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		4	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan		–		4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		3	–	5	–	2
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	0
Western Carolina		–		3	–	7	–	0
Nevada		–		3	–	8	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha		–		2	–	9	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		0	–	11	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll