1971 Tennessee State Tigers football team information
American college football season
1971Tennessee State Tigers football
Black college football national champion
Grantland Rice Bowl, W 26–23 vs. McNeese State
Conference
Independent
Record
9–1
Head coach
John Merritt (9th season)
Home stadium
Hale Stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Delaware
–
10
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Tennessee State
–
9
–
1
–
0
No. 2 McNeese State
–
9
–
1
–
1
Colorado College
–
7
–
1
–
0
No. 8 Akron
–
8
–
2
–
0
Samford
–
8
–
2
–
0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan
–
7
–
1
–
2
Arkansas AM&N
–
7
–
2
–
0
Indiana (PA)
–
7
–
2
–
0
Kentucky State
–
8
–
3
–
0
Appalachian State
–
7
–
3
–
1
Northern Michigan
–
7
–
3
–
0
Hawaii
–
7
–
4
–
0
Ashland
–
6
–
4
–
0
Santa Clara
–
6
–
4
–
0
Southern Illinois
–
6
–
4
–
0
Tampa
–
6
–
5
–
0
UNLV
–
5
–
4
–
1
Bucknell
–
5
–
5
–
0
Central Michigan
–
5
–
5
–
0
Milwaukee
–
5
–
5
–
0
Nevada
–
5
–
5
–
0
St. Norbert
–
5
–
5
–
0
Wayne State (MI)
–
4
–
4
–
0
Hofstra
–
5
–
6
–
0
Cortland
–
4
–
5
–
0
Northeastern
–
4
–
5
–
0
Portland State
–
4
–
5
–
0
Chicago
–
3
–
4
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
4
–
6
–
1
Eastern Illinois
–
4
–
6
–
0
Indiana State
–
4
–
6
–
0
Saint Mary's
–
3
–
5
–
0
Rose-Hulman
–
3
–
6
–
0
Boston University
–
3
–
7
–
0
Drexel
–
2
–
6
–
0
Chattanooga
–
2
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP small college poll
The 1971 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, defeated McNeese State in the Grantland Rice Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 403 to 151. The team was also recognized as the 1971 black college national champion and was ranked No. 5 in the final small college rankings issued by the Associated Press and No. 14 in the final poll issued by the United Press International.[1]
^"Tennessee State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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