1980 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1980 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Dudley Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1980 Tennessee State Tigers football team were an American college football team. They represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a record of 9–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Jackson State
W 20–2[1]
September 27vs. Texas Southern
W 13–32,000[2]
October 4Long Beach State
W 35–1815,203[3]
October 11at Grambling State
L 27–5213,571[4]
October 18vs. Alabama State
W 35–178,000[5]
October 25at
John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
    		• W 40–1510,050[6]
    November 1Southern
    • Dudley Field
    • Nashville, TN
    		W 49–928,000[7]
    November 8at
    Central State (OH)
    		W 30–8[8]
    November 15North Carolina A&T
    • Hale Stadium
    • Nashville, TN
    		W 25–1610,000[9]
    November 22Kentucky State
    • Hale Stadium
    • Nashville, TN
    		W 38–1310,000[10]

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