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1990 Tennessee State Tigers football
1990 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach	Joe Gilliam Sr. (2nd season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium; Vanderbilt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Tech	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Austin Peay	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	No. 11 Middle Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–38	25,000	^[1]
September 8	vs. Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	W 23–14	39,579	^[2]
September 15	at Grambling State*	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 20–37	5,291	^[3]
September 22	vs. Florida A&M*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	W 20–16	46,024	^[4]
September 29	vs. Central State (OH)*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (River City Classic)	L 14–35	28,942	^[5]
October 6	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 33–7	8,058	^[6]
October 20	at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 17–55	20,800	^[7]
October 27	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 23–17		^[8]
November 3	Tennessee Tech	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 36–14		^[9]
November 10	Southern*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 31–21	31,400	^[10]
November 17	Mississippi Valley State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 45–7	7,700	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "MTSU duo runs by TSU 38–6". The Tennessean. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reserve QB propels TSU past Jackson". The Commercial Appeal. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "GSU, Dean run over Tennessee St". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tenn. State takes to air, beats FAMU". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "It's Mosley, mostly, in Central State win". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU Tigers coast past Governors". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "EKU wins easily, but loses Fields". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 21, 1988. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Murray mistakes help Tennessee State win". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU has its first winning OVC season". The Tennessean. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense earns TSU's victory". The Tennessean. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU finishes 7–4; playoff hopes dim". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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