1996 Tennessee State Tigers football team
| 1996 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–5 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Hale Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Murray State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Eastern Illinois ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 3–5, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | Florida A&M* | L 20–35 | 31,782 | [1] | |
| September 7 | No. 18 Middle Tennessee |
| W 24–14 | [2] | |
| September 14 | vs. No. 10 Jackson State* | L 14–21 | 55,212 | [3] | |
| September 28 | vs. Southern* | L 18–19 | 45,894 | [4] | |
| October 5 | Lane* |
| W 43–26 | [5] | |
| October 19 | Tennessee–Martin |
| W 37–14 | 21,331 | [6] |
| October 26 | Austin Peay |
| W 38–14 | [7] | |
| November 2 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 10–30 | 9,300 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Tennessee Tech | L 19–21 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | at No. 4 Murray State | L 14–50 | [10] | ||
| November 23 | Southeast Missouri State |
| L 21–24 | 3,718 | [11] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Showing strength of Sampson". Tallahassee Democrat. September 1, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Enthusiastic TSU claws rival MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU lays claim to Classic". The Commercial Appeal. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U. still at home in Dome". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU stops Lane, 43–26". The Jackson Sun. October 6, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A reason to party; TSU romps past UT–Martin 37–14". The Tennessean. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs fall again; Good start not enough vs. TSU". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 27, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vintage Eastern play yields 30–10 win". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech holds on to defeat short-handed Tennessee St". The Tennessean. November 10, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quick-striking Racers perfect again". The Paducah Sun. November 17, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU closes with fourth loss in row". The Tennessean. November 24, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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