1970 Tennessee State Tigers football team information
American college football season
1970Tennessee State Tigers football
Black college football national champion
Grantland Rice Bowl, W 26–25 vs. Southwestern Louisiana
Conference
Independent
Record
10–0
Head coach
John Merritt (8th season)
Home stadium
Hale Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Tampa
–
10
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Tennessee State
–
10
–
0
–
0
No. 11 Delaware
–
9
–
2
–
0
Hawaii
–
9
–
2
–
0
Northern Michigan
–
8
–
2
–
0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan
–
7
–
2
–
1
Akron
–
7
–
3
–
0
Central Michigan
–
7
–
3
–
0
Temple
–
7
–
3
–
0
Drake
–
7
–
4
–
0
Wayne State (MI)
–
6
–
2
–
0
Arkansas AM&N
–
6
–
3
–
0
Southern Illinois
–
6
–
3
–
0
St. Norbert
–
6
–
3
–
0
Nevada
–
6
–
3
–
1
Portland State
–
6
–
4
–
0
UNLV
–
6
–
4
–
0
Boston University
–
5
–
4
–
0
Cortland
–
5
–
4
–
0
Indiana (PA)
–
5
–
4
–
0
Santa Clara
–
5
–
4
–
1
Lafayette
–
6
–
5
–
0
Colorado College
–
4
–
4
–
0
Drexel
–
4
–
4
–
0
Hofstra
–
5
–
5
–
0
Indiana State
–
5
–
5
–
0
Samford
–
5
–
5
–
0
Wabash
–
3
–
3
–
2
Saint Mary's
–
3
–
4
–
0
Ashland
–
4
–
6
–
0
Bucknell
–
4
–
6
–
0
Lehigh
–
4
–
6
–
0
Rose Poly
–
3
–
5
–
1
Northeastern
–
3
–
5
–
0
Indiana Central
–
3
–
6
–
0
Lake Forest
–
3
–
6
–
0
Kentucky State
–
3
–
6
–
0
Chicago
–
2
–
5
–
0
Chattanooga
–
3
–
8
–
0
Parsons
–
2
–
7
–
0
Eastern Illinois
–
2
–
8
–
0
Milwaukee
–
1
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP small college poll
The 1970 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a perfect 10–0 record, defeated Southwestern Louisiana in the 1970 Grantland Rice Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 396 to 144. The team was also recognized as the 1970 black college national champion and was ranked No. 5 in the final small college rankings issued by both the Associated Press and United Press International.[1]
Tackle Vernon Holland received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[2]
^"Tennessee State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^"A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
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