1996 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1996 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
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1997 →
1996 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Florida A&M*
L 20–3531,782[1]
September 7No. 18 Middle Tennessee
W 24–14[2]
September 14vs. No. 10 Jackson State*
L 14–2155,212[3]
September 28vs. Southern*
L 18–1945,894[4]
October 5Lane*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 43–26[5]
October 19Tennessee–Martindagger
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 37–1421,331[6]
October 26Austin Peay
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 38–14[7]
November 2at Eastern Kentucky
L 10–309,300[8]
November 9at Tennessee Tech
L 19–21[9]
November 16at No. 4 Murray State
L 14–50[10]
November 23Southeast Missouri State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–243,718[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Showing strength of Sampson". Tallahassee Democrat. September 1, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Enthusiastic TSU claws rival MTSU". The Daily News-Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "JSU lays claim to Classic". The Commercial Appeal. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern U. still at home in Dome". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU stops Lane, 43–26". The Jackson Sun. October 6, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A reason to party; TSU romps past UT–Martin 37–14". The Tennessean. October 20, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Govs fall again; Good start not enough vs. TSU". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 27, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vintage Eastern play yields 30–10 win". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech holds on to defeat short-handed Tennessee St". The Tennessean. November 10, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Quick-striking Racers perfect again". The Paducah Sun. November 17, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TSU closes with fourth loss in row". The Tennessean. November 24, 1996. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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