1971 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1971 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Dudley Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 McNeese State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Colorado College   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Akron   –   8 – 2 – 0
Samford   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 2
Arkansas AM&N
   –   7 – 2 – 0
Indiana (PA)
   –   7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   7 – 4 – 0
Ashland
   –   6 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   5 – 5 – 0
Milwaukee   –   5 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   5 – 5 – 0
St. Norbert   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)
   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra
   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cortland   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Chicago   –   3 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   4 – 6 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rose-Hulman
   –   3 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, defeated McNeese State in the Grantland Rice Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 403 to 151. The team was also recognized as the 1971 black college national champion and was ranked No. 5 in the final small college rankings issued by the Associated Press and No. 14 in the final poll issued by the United Press International.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25vs. Alcorn A&M
W 18–717,006[2]
October 2at Texas SouthernNo. 10
L 23–2820,000[3]
October 9 No. 3 Grambling
W 41–3518,000–25,000[4][5]
October 16vs. Prairie ViewNo. 9
W 42–2015,000[6]
October 23Florida A&MNo. 9
W 50–832,000[7]
October 30at SouthernNo. 7
W 27–1619,451[8]
November 6at
Morris Brown
No. 7
W 61–715,000[9]
November 13
Wisconsin–Superior
No. 6
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 54–79,000[10]
November 20
Central State (OH)
No. 4
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 61–08,000[11]
December 11at No. 2 McNeese StateNo. 5
W 26–2315,271[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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  12. ^ Brandt, Roger (December 12, 1971). "TSU Denies McNeese An Undefeated Season". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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