1971 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1971 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their 12th season under head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, defeated McNeese State in the Grantland Rice Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 403 to 151. The team was also recognized as the 1971 black college national champion and was ranked No. 5 in the final 1971 NCAA College Division football rankings issued by the Associated Press and No. 14 in the final poll issued by the United Press International.[1]

1971 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumW.J. Hale Stadium
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Delaware      10 1 0
No. 5 Tennessee State      9 1 0
Colorado College      7 1 0
No. 8 Akron      8 2 0
Samford      8 2 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan      7 1 2
Northern Michigan      7 3 0
Hawaii      7 4 0
Santa Clara      6 4 0
Southern Illinois      6 4 0
Tampa      6 5 0
UNLV      5 4 1
Bucknell      5 5 0
Central Michigan      5 5 0
Milwaukee      5 5 0
Nevada      5 5 0
Wayne State (MI)      4 4 0
Hofstra      5 6 0
Cortland      4 5 0
Northeastern      4 5 0
Portland State      4 5 0
Northeast Louisiana      4 6 1
Indiana State      4 6 0
Saint Mary's      3 5 0
Rose-Hulman      3 6 0
Drexel      2 6 0
Chattanooga      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Alcorn A&MW 18–7
October 2at Texas SouthernHouston, TXL 23–28
October 9Grambling
  • W.J. Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–35
October 16vs. Prairie ViewW 42–20
October 23Florida A&M
  • W.J. Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 50–8
October 30at SouthernBaton Rouge, LAW 27–16
November 6at Morris BrownW 61–714,000
November 13Wisconsin–Superior
  • W.J. Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 54–7
November 20Central State
  • W.J. Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 61–0
December 11at McNeese StateBaton Rouge, LA (Grantland Rice BowlW 26–23

References

  1. "Tennessee State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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