1985 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1985 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4.

1985 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^     13 2 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^     9 3 0
No. 18 Richmond     8 3 0
Colgate     7 3 1
Delaware     7 4 0
Tennessee State     7 4 0
No. 16 William & Mary     7 4 0
Lafayette     6 5 0
James Madison     5 6 0
Lehigh     5 6 0
Holy Cross     4 6 1
Florida A&M     4 7 0
Western Kentucky     4 7 0
Bucknell     3 7 0
Northeastern     2 8 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31North Carolina A&TW 31–1515,000[1]
September 7at Western KentuckyL 17–2217,600[2]
September 14at Jackson StateW 44–3125,417[3]
September 28at Florida A&MW 12–021,666[4]
October 5vs. No. T–8 Mississippi Valley StateL 13–2840,000[5]
October 11No. 2 Grambling State
L 24–3122,000[6]
October 19Tennessee Tech
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–138,000[7]
October 26Morgan State 
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–030,000[8]
November 2vs. Southern
L 10–1318,539[9]
November 9Bethune–Cookman
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–172,000[10]
November 23at Alabama A&MW 24–14[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee St. downs Aggies". Greensboro News and Record. September 1, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Western pays respect to foe, then pulls out 22–17 victory". The Courier-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TSU awakens to post 44–31 win". The Tennessean. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee State puts down Florida A&M". The Orlando Sentinel. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi Valley State triumphs". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling downs TSU 31–24". The Tennessean. October 12, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TSU runs away with victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Renfroe lifts TSU to 21–0 homecoming win". The Tennessean. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern upsets Tennessee State". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TSU halts Bethune surge". The Tennessean. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Big Blue's letdown season ends on high note". The Tennessean. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.