1990 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1990 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the OVC.

1990 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^ 5 1 011 2 0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 1 010 2 0
Tennessee State 4 2 07 4 0
Tennessee Tech 3 3 06 5 0
Morehead State 3 3 05 6 0
Murray State 1 5 02 9 0
Austin Peay 0 6 00 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1No. 11 Middle TennesseeL 6–3825,000[1]
September 8vs. Jackson State*W 23–1439,579[2]
September 15at Grambling State*L 20–375,291[3]
September 22vs. Florida A&M*W 20–1646,024[4]
September 29vs. Central State (OH)*
L 14–3528,942[5]
October 6at Austin PeayW 33–78,058[6]
October 20at No. 1 Eastern KentuckyL 17–5520,800[7]
October 27at Murray StateW 23–17[8]
November 3Tennessee Tech
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 36–14[9]
November 10Southern*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–2131,400[10]
November 17Mississippi Valley State*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 45–77,700[11]

References

  1. "MTSU duo runs by TSU 38–6". The Tennessean. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Reserve QB propels TSU past Jackson". The Commercial Appeal. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "GSU, Dean run over Tennessee St". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tenn. State takes to air, beats FAMU". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "It's Mosley, mostly, in Central State win". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "TSU Tigers coast past Governors". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "EKU wins easily, but loses Fields". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 21, 1988. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Murray mistakes help Tennessee State win". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "TSU has its first winning OVC season". The Tennessean. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Defense earns TSU's victory". The Tennessean. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "TSU finishes 7–4; playoff hopes dim". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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