1972 Tennessee State Tigers football
Pioneer Bowl, W 29–7 vs. Drake
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
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
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 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 StateW 56–69,208
September 15vs. Morgan State
W 14–010,093[2]
September 23vs. Alcorn A&MNo. 4
W 40–1348,000[3]
September 30Texas SouthernNo. 2W 38–1514,224–16,000[4][5]
October 7at GramblingNo. 3L 18–279,620–12,035[6]
October 14Virginia StateNo. 9
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 49–09,000
October 21Florida A&MNo. 8W 44–2516,500
October 28SouthernNo. 4
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 35–09,200–11,023[7][8]
November 4Morris BrownNo. 4
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–1415,000
November 11at Central State (OH)No. 4Wilberforce, OHW 41–08,000
November 23at Alabama StateNo. 5W 43–015,000
December 91:00 p.m.vs. DrakeNo. 5W 29–79,200[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

References

  1. "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. Hudspeth, Ron (September 16, 1972). "The Black Colleges: Soul And the Pro Scout". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 8A. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Tenn. State passes take toll of Alcorn". Chicago Tribune. September 24, 1972. Retrieved August 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Revenge sweet for TSU". The Tennessean. October 1, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. "Grambling's Defense Leaves Tenn. Staters Black and Blue". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1972. p. 4D via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Big Blue dominates Southern University". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. "Tennessee St. plugs Bulldogs". Wichita Falls Times. December 10, 1972. Retrieved September 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2023.


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