1988 Tennessee State Tigers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 3–7–1 (2–4 OVC) |
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Home stadium | Hale Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium |
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No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | No. 15 Middle Tennessee | L 7–14 | 18,764 | [1] | |
September 10 | No. 11 Jackson State* |
| T 26–26 | 18,954 | [2] |
September 17 | vs. Mississippi Valley State* | W 13–6 | [3] | ||
September 24 | Florida A&M* |
| L 6–23 | 17,434 | [4] |
October 1 | at No. 20 Eastern Kentucky | L 0–10 | 12,700 | [5] | |
October 8 | at Grambling State* | L 33–35 | [6] | ||
October 15 | at Murray State | L 7–22 | 3,850 | [7] | |
October 22 | at Morehead State | W 29–14 | [8] | ||
October 29 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 27–23 | 5,346 | [9] |
November 5 | at Austin Peay | L 12–16 | 6,217 | [10] | |
November 12 | Southern* |
| L 7–10 | 14,538 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "MTSU slips, slides past TSU 14–7". The Tennessean. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kicking game has JSU fit to be tied, again". The Clarion-Ledger. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown's TD leads Tennessee State". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU tops Tennessee St. for 1st time in 7 tries, 23–6". The Orlando Sentinel. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern ends skid with 10–0 victory over Tennessee State". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two-point try fails for TSU; Tigers tumble". The Tennessean. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duncan's five field goals boot Murray to 22–7 win". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU gets first OVC win with big ground assault". The Tennessean. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rally lifts TSU over hard-luck Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Austin Peay stuns Tennessee State". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern rally tops TSU 10–7". The Tennessean. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.