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1989 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1989 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the OVC.

1989 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^6–0–09–4–0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^5–1–09–3–0
Murray State3–3–06–4–1
Tennessee State3–3–05–5–1
Tennessee Tech3–3–05–5–0
Austin Peay1–5–01–10–0
Morehead State0–6–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 18 Middle Tennessee
L 7–3629,500[1]
September 9at Jackson State*
L 7–33[2]
September 15vs. Central State (OH)*
W 14–138,078[3]
September 23vs. Florida A&M*
L 9–2147,373[4]
September 30No. T–1 Eastern Kentucky
L 9–21[5]
October 7Grambling State*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 15–1423,353[6]
October 14vs. Murray State
L 24–278,879[7]
October 21Morehead State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 23–144,187[8]
October 28at Tennessee Tech
W 21–197,654[9]
November 4Austin Peay
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–108,679[10]
November 11at Southern*
T 7–7[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Alert Middle races past TSU, 36–7". The Tennessean. September 3, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jackson State Tigers break free of TSU's 6-year grip, roll 33–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "TSU's victory 1st for Gilliam". The Tennessean. September 16, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rattlers outslug Tenn. St". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 24, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Eastern beats Tenn. State 21–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "TSU puts Grambling in place". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Proctor's magic seals Tennessee State's fate". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee State thwarts Morehead's comeback". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Robinson's grab ices TSU win over Tech". The Tennessean. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tigers stop Austin Peay". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tennessee State ties Southern U." The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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