1969 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1969 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 NCAA College Division independents football records
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Kentucky State
W 40–03,000[1]
September 27Albany StateNo. 10
W 42–76,140[2]
October 4at Texas Southern
T 26–2613,000[3][4]
October 11Grambling
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–207,667[5]
October 25Florida A&M
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 33–2019,181[6]
November 1at SouthernNo. 18
L 22–3013,000[7]
November 8at
Morris Brown
W 48–1711,000[8]
November 22at
Bishop
W 49–1412,000[9]
November 27
Parsons
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–137,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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