1986 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1986 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2–1. Tennessee State advanced to the Division I-AA post season and defeated Jackson State in the first round and lost to Nevada in the quarterfinals.

1986 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Georgia Southern ^   –  13 –2 –0
No. 14 Tennessee State ^   –  10 –2 –1
No. 8 William & Mary ^   –  9 –3 –0
Eastern Washington   –  5 –5 –0
James Madison   –  5 –5 –1
Florida A&M   –  4 –6 –0
Northeastern   –  4 –6 –0
Western Kentucky   –  4 –6 –1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Morris Brown
W 27–0[1]
September 6No. 4 Middle Tennessee
W 7–628,000[2]
September 13No. 14 Jackson State
W 20–10[3]
September 27Florida A&MNo. 7
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–1230,050[4]
October 4East Texas StateNo. 9
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 15–65,500[5]
October 11at No. 20 Grambling StateNo. 7
W 21–10[6]
October 18Western KentuckyNo. 8
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 25–326,684[7]
October 25at Morgan StateNo. 7
W 52–102,800[8]
November 1vs. SouthernNo. 5
T 17–1724,902[9]
November 8vs. Bethune–CookmanNo. 9
W 13–1012,500[10]
November 22Alabama A&MNo. 8
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–77,000[11]
November 29at No. 9 Jackson StateNo. 14
W 32–2324,000[12]
December 6at No. 1 NevadaNo. 14
L 6–3313,102[13]

References
  1. "Tennessee State beats Morris Brown". The Jackson Sun. August 31, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "MTSU offense fizzles; TSU wins 7–6". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fourth-quarter TDs hand Jackson State first loss". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee State beats FAMU, 34–12". Florida Today. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tennessee State plods to muddy 15–6 victory". The Tennessean. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tenn. State dumps GSU". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tennessee State lands 25–3 de-feet on Western". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee State rips Morgan, 52–10". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southern shocks Tennessee State with tie". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tennessee St. tops Bethune 13–10". Fort Lauderdale News/Sun-Sentinel. November 9, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Alabama A&M stuns TSU". The Tennessean. November 23, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Big Blue goes long to beat Jackson State". The Commercial Appeal. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Pack advances to final four". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 7, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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