1991 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1991 Tennessee State Tigers football
1991 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Joe Gilliam Sr. (3rd season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium; Vanderbilt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC.

1991 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Eastern Kentucky $^	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Middle Tennessee ^	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southeast Missouri State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Tennessee State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Tennessee Tech	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Murray State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	vs. Mississippi Valley State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	L 7–10	25,891	^[1]
September 7	No. 12 Middle Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–42		^[2]
September 14	vs. Jackson State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (John A. Merritt Football Classic)	L 19–41	17,581	^[3]
September 21	Grambling State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 21–24	9,761	^[4]
September 28	vs. Florida A&M*	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	L 7–43	49,767	^[5]
October 5	Murray State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 28–7	4,300	^[6]
October 19	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 34–37		^[7]
October 26	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 17–31		^[8]
November 2	No. 2 Eastern Kentucky	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 20–27	18,150	^[9]
November 9	Tennessee Tech	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 14–10		^[10]
November 16	at Southern*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–14	5,225	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Devils spring surprise on TSU". The Commercial Appeal. September 1, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Offense orchestrates MTSU thwacking of TSZoo Tigers". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU runs out of gas in 41–19 loss". The Tennessean. September 15, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU couldn't muster magic in 'The Hole'". The Tennessean. September 22, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Opportunistic A&M rattles Tenn. St. 43–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 29, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers cash in on Racers' agony". The Paducah Sun. October 6, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SEMO builds lead, wins 37–34". The Daily Journal. October 20, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSUGovs bounce TSU, 31–17". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 27, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern intercepts Tennessee State's bid for upset 27–20". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 3, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU drops a bomb on Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. November 10, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee State beats Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 17, 1991. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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