1972 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1972 Tennessee State Tigers football
Pioneer Bowl, W 29–7 vs. Drake
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ashland   –   11 – 0 – 0
Bridgeport   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 1 Delaware   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colorado College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Tampa   –   10 – 2 – 0
Trinity (TX)
   –   8 – 2 – 0
Western Carolina   –   7 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   8 – 3 – 0
Indiana State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cortland   –   6 – 3 – 0
San Diego   –   6 – 3 – 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   4 – 2 – 1
Eastern Michigan   –   6 – 4 – 0
Milwaukee   –   6 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 3 – 2
Lake Forest   –   4 – 3 – 1
Nevada   –   6 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   5 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rose-Hulman
   –   5 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara   –   4 – 4 – 1
Akron   –   3 – 4 – 2
St. Norbert   –   4 – 5 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   3 – 7 – 0
Portland State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Wayne State (MI)
   –   2 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   2 – 8 – 0
Saint Peter's   –   2 – 8 – 0
Chattanooga   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 8 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 0
Madison   –   0 – 4 – 1
UNLV   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1972 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their tenth season under head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an 11–1 record, defeated Drake in the Pioneer Bowl (the Midwest region final of the NCAA College Division), and outscored all opponents by a total of 431 to 107.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9vs. Norfolk State
W 56–69,208[2]
September 15vs. Morgan State
W 14–010,093[3]
September 23vs.
Chicago, IL (Urban League Classic)
W 40–1348,000[4]
September 30Texas SouthernNo. 2
W 38–1514,224–16,000[5][6]
October 7at GramblingNo. 3
L 18–279,620–12,035[7]
October 14
Virginia State
No. 9
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 49–09,000[8]
October 21Florida A&MNo. 8
W 44–2516,500[9]
October 28SouthernNo. 4
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 35–09,200–11,023[10][11]
November 4
Morris Brown
No. 4
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–1415,000[12]
November 11at
Central State (OH)
No. 4
W 41–08,000[13]
November 23at Alabama StateNo. 5
W 43–015,000[14]
December 91:00 p.m.vs. DrakeNo. 5
W 29–79,200[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  6. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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  11. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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  16. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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