1997_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team
1997 Tennessee State Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1997 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.
Quick Facts Tennessee State Tigers football, Conference ...
| 1997 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (4–3 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Eastern Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at Florida A&M* | L 28–43 | 18,631 | [1] | |
| September 6 | Middle Tennessee | W 25–16 | 14,983 | [2] | |
| September 13 | vs. No. 12 Jackson State* | L 28–31 | 61,171 | [3] | |
| September 27 | vs. South Carolina State* | L 28–34 | 41,292 | [4] | |
| October 4 | vs. North Carolina A&T* | L 37–49 | 59,011 | [5] | |
| October 11 | Eastern Kentucky |
| L 7–49 | 6,124 | [6] |
| October 18 | at Chattanooga* | L 7–28 | 22,646 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at Tennessee–Martin | W 27–20 | 5,021 | [8] | |
| November 8 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 28–21 | 17,255 | [9] |
| November 15 | Murray State |
| L 7–13 | 1,728 | [10] |
| November 22 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 32–27 | [11] | ||
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- "Rattlers rally behind Sampson in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. August 31, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "MTSU loses again at 'The Hole'". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "JSU takes Classic win from TSU". The Commercial Appeal. September 14, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "S.C. State's Derricott steals the show". The Atlanta Constitution. September 28, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N.C. A&T wins Circle City Classic". The Indianapolis Star. October 5, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "EKU cruises to 49–7 win behind Logan's 3 TDs". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 12, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Losing season skid reaches seven for TSU". The Tennessean. October 19, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TSU trips UT Martin, 27–20". The Jackson Sun. October 26, 1995. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Butterfield TD lifts TSU". The Tennessean. November 9, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Downs helps Murray upend Tennessee St. 13–7". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Butterfield sets mark in TSU win". The Tennessean. November 23, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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