Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | vs. Middle Tennessee | | | W 26–17 | 18,361 | [1][2] |
September 11 | Jackson State | | | W 23–20 | 18,106–18,601 | [3] |
September 18 | Alabama A&M | | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| W 26–0 | 11,000 | [4] |
September 25 | at Texas Southern | No. 5 | | W 21–8 | 11,623–11,634 | [5] |
October 2 | at Central State (OH) | No. 3 | | L 18–24 | 6,300–6,500 | [6] |
October 9 | at Grambling State | | | W 34–20 | 16,221 | [7][8][9] |
October 23 | at Florida A&M | No. T–10 | | W 21–3 | 27,500 | [10] |
October 30 | Southern | No. T–4 | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| W 21–7 | 7,703 | [11] |
November 6 | at Tennessee–Martin | No. 4 | | L 21–26 | 9,500 | [12] |
November 13 | Chattanooga | | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| T 14–14 | 12,600 | [13] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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- ^ "TSU spills Middle". The Tennessean. September 5, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "TSU avenges humiliation, tops Jackson". The Tennessean. September 12, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tenn. State 26–0 conqueror over Bama A&M". The Selma Times-Journal. September 19, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU stays undefeated". The Tennessean. September 26, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marauders shock Tenn. State, 24–18". Dayton Daily News. October 3, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, David (October 10, 1976). "Tennessee State Takes Victory from Grambling". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1D. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Jones, David (October 10, 1976). "TSU (continued)". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 4D. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tennesse State takes victory over Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M whipped, 21–3". The Miami Herald. October 24, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thompson leads TSU to victory". The Tennessean. October 31, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacers edge out Tennessee State by one foot, 26–21". The Jackson Sun. November 7, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTC, TSU battle to tie". The Tennessean. November 14, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 25, 2024.