1969 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1969 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	John Merritt (7th season)
Home stadium	Hale Stadium

1969 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Akron			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston University			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tampa			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Colorado College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	2	–	2
Northern Arizona			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	3	–	1
Indiana State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Ashland			–					5	–	3	–	1
Lincoln (MO)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Portland State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					5	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					4	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					4	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Chicago			–					2	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	6	–	0
Samford			–					2	–	6	–	1
Lake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	0
Parsons			–					2	–	8	–	0
Kentucky State			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1969 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Kentucky State		Alumni Field Frankfort, KY	W 40–0	3,000
September 27	Albany State	No. 10	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 42–7	6,140
October 4	at Texas Southern		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 26–26	13,000
October 11	Grambling		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 34–20	7,667
October 25	Florida A&M		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 33–20	19,181
November 1	at Southern	No. 18	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 22–30	13,000
November 8	at Morris Brown		Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 48–17	11,000
November 22	at Bishop		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 49–14	12,000
November 27	Parsons		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 41–13	7,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game