1976_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team

1976 Tennessee State Tigers football
1976 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	John Merritt (14th season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1976 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their 14th year under head coach John Merritt, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–1.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	vs. Middle Tennessee		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 26–17	18,361	^[1]^[2]
September 11	Jackson State		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 23–20	18,106–18,601	^[3]
September 18	Alabama A&M		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 26–0	11,000	^[4]
September 25	at Texas Southern	No. 5	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–8	11,623–11,634	^[5]
October 2	at Central State (OH)	No. 3	McPherson Stadium Wilberforce, OH	L 18–24	6,300–6,500	^[6]
October 9	at Grambling State		Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	W 34–20	16,221	^[7]^[8]^[9]
October 23	at Florida A&M	No. T–10	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 21–3	27,500	^[10]
October 30	Southern	No. T–4	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 21–7	7,703	^[11]
November 6	at Tennessee–Martin	No. 4	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	L 21–26	9,500	^[12]
November 13	Chattanooga		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	T 14–14	12,600	^[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1976 Tennessee State Tigers football team

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^		–		11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Akron ^		–		10	–	3	–	0
No. 7 UNLV ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^		–		8	–	3	–	1
Nevada		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	2	–	1
American International		–		6	–	3	–	0
Northern Colorado		–		6	–	3	–	0
Madison		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina		–		6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		6	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles		–		5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern		–		2	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll