1987 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1987 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1.

1987 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^     9 4 0
No. 8 James Madison ^     9 3 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^     8 4 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^     7 4 0
Villanova     6 4 0
Northeastern     6 5 0
Nicholls State     5 5 1
William & Mary     5 6 0
Towson     4 6 0
Tennessee State     3 7 1
Lamar     3 8 0
Louisiana Tech     3 8 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Middle TennesseeL 19–5530,827[1]
September 12vs. No. 11 Jackson StateT 17–1726,853[2]
September 26at Florida A&MW 21–1616,246[3]
October 3vs. Central State (OH)L 28–3147,415[4]
October 10Grambling State
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 9–5138,000[5]
October 17at Morris BrownW 17–710,049[6]
October 24Morgan State
W 37–173,500[7]
October 31at SouthernL 7–1416,000[8]
November 7Bethune–Cookman
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 13–162,700[9]
November 14Texas Southern
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–303,900[10]
November 21at Alabama A&ML 9–27[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Sizzling MTSU rambles 55–19". The Tennessean. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee State, JSU tie". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FAMU toppled by turnovers, 21–16". The Orlando Sentinel. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Central St. nips Tennessee St". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rose springs for 3 TDs as GSU romps". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morris Brown falls to Tennessee St". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hodge, Grear spark TSU's 37–17 victory". The Tennessean. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Blocked punt rallies Southern past TSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TSU loss signals end of winning era". The Tennessean. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Big Blue loss string reaches 3". The Tennessean. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A&M gets win". The Anniston Star. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.