1975 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1975 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Middle Tennessee
W 21–1418,500–19,000[1][2]
September 13at Jackson State
L 0–4323,000–25,000[3][4][5]
September 20at Alabama A&M
W 21–79,000[6]
October 11No. 1 Grambling State
L 25–2817,000–18,200[7][8]
October 18Virginia Union
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 14–73,500[9]
October 25Florida A&M
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–1721,000[10]
November 1Central State (OH)
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–99,500[11]
November 8at Chattanooga
L 6–3110,501[12]
November 15at Virginia State
W 31–145,500[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "TSU defense halts Middle 21–14". The Tennessean. September 7, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "J-State mauls T-State 43–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jackson State rips TSU 43–0". The Tennessean. September 14, 1975. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Jackson State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Thompson hits for two TDs; TSU wins it". The Tennessean. September 21, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "G-Men Outlast Tennessee State". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Virginia Union loses by 14–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 19, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida A&M throttles Tennessee State 17–0". The Tennessean. October 26, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tenn. St. defeats CSU for 25th time". Dayton Daily News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "TSU falls to UTC 31–6". The Tennessean. November 9, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Powerful Tigers top Virginia State". The Progress-Index. November 16, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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