1977 Tennessee State Tigers football team information
American college football season
1977Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference
Independent
Record
8–1–1
Head coach
John Merritt (15th season)
Home stadium
Hale Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
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t
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Penn State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
Colgate
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
North Texas State *
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
No. 16 San Diego State
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
Tennessee State
–
–
8
–
1
–
1
No. 14 Florida State
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 8 Pittsburgh
–
–
9
–
2
–
1
East Carolina
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Army
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Louisville
–
–
7
–
4
–
1
Boston College
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
5
–
4
–
2
Georgia Tech
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Northwestern State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
William & Mary
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Hawaii
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Navy
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
5
–
7
–
0
Utah State
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Villanova
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Illinois State
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Virginia Tech
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Miami (FL)
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Richmond
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulane
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Air Force
–
–
2
–
8
–
1
Holy Cross
–
–
2
–
8
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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