1989 Tennessee State Tigers football team
American college football season
| 1989 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (3–3 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | No. 18 Middle Tennessee | L 7–36 | 29,500 | [1] | |
| September 9 | at Jackson State* | L 7–33 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | vs. Central State (OH)* |
| W 14–13 | 8,078 | [3] |
| September 23 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 9–21 | 47,373 | [4] | |
| September 30 | No. T–1 Eastern Kentucky |
| L 9–21 | [5] | |
| October 7 | Grambling State* |
| W 15–14 | 23,353 | [6] |
| October 14 | vs. Murray State | L 24–27 | 8,879 | [7] | |
| October 21 | Morehead State |
| W 23–14 | 4,187 | [8] |
| October 28 | at Tennessee Tech | W 21–19 | 7,654 | [9] | |
| November 4 | Austin Peay |
| W 38–10 | 8,679 | [10] |
| November 11 | at Southern* | T 7–7 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Alert Middle races past TSU, 36–7". The Tennessean. September 3, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TSU's victory 1st for Gilliam". The Tennessean. September 16, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers outslug Tenn. St". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 24, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern beats Tenn. State 21–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 1, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU puts Grambling in place". The Tennessean. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Proctor's magic seals Tennessee State's fate". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State thwarts Morehead's comeback". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Robinson's grab ices TSU win over Tech". The Tennessean. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers stop Austin Peay". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 5, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State ties Southern U." The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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