1985 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1985 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4.

1985 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^    13 2 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^    9 3 0
No. 18 Richmond    8 3 0
Colgate    7 3 1
Delaware    7 4 0
Tennessee State    7 4 0
No. 16 William & Mary    7 4 0
Lafayette    6 5 0
James Madison    5 6 0
Lehigh    5 6 0
Holy Cross    4 6 1
Florida A&M    4 7 0
Western Kentucky    4 7 0
Bucknell    3 7 0
Northeastern    2 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31North Carolina A&TW 31–15[1]
September 7at Western KentuckyL 17–2217,600[2]
September 14at Jackson StateW 44–3125,417[3]
September 28at Florida A&MW 12–021,666[4]
October 5vs. No. T–8 Mississippi Valley StateL 13–2840,000[5]
October 11No. 2 Grambling State
L 24–3122,000[6]
October 19Tennessee Tech
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–138,000[7]
October 26Morgan State
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–030,000[8]
November 2vs. Southern
L 10–1318,539[9]
November 9Bethune–Cookman
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–172,000[10]
November 23at Alabama A&MW 24–14[11]

References

  1. "Tennessee St. downs Aggies". Greensboro News and Record. September 1, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Western pays respect to foe, then pulls out 22–17 victory". The Courier-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "TSU awakens to post 44–31 win". The Tennessean. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee State puts down Florida A&M". The Orlando Sentinel. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi Valley State triumphs". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling downs TSU 31–24". The Tennessean. October 12, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "TSU runs away with victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Renfroe lifts TSU to 21–0 homecoming win". The Tennessean. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southern upsets Tennessee State". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "TSU halts Bethune surge". The Tennessean. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Big Blue's letdown season ends on high note". The Tennessean. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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