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1999 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1999 Tennessee State Tigers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–1 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAdelphia Coliseum
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Tennessee State $^   7 0     11 1  
Murray State   5 2     7 4  
Eastern Kentucky   4 3     7 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     6 5  
Tennessee Tech   4 3     5 5  
Southeast Missouri State   2 5     3 8  
Eastern Illinois   2 5     2 10  
Tennessee–Martin   0 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–1, with a conference record of 7–0, and finished as OVC champion. Tennessee State was upset by North Carolina A&T in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Alabama State*No. 8W 41–831,119[1]
September 11vs. No. 17 Jackson State*No. 14W 48–3350,723[2]
September 18vs. Florida A&M*No. 12W 42–2544,812[3]
October 2at Alabama A&M*No. 7W 36–12[4]
October 9Eastern IllinoisNo. 5
  • Adelphia Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
W 43–254,184[5]
October 16at Tennessee–MartinNo. 4W 43–7[6]
October 23at Western KentuckyNo. 2W 28–2113,100[7]
October 30Eastern KentuckyNo. 2
  • Adelphia Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
W 33–28[8]
November 6Tennessee TechdaggerNo. 2
  • Adelphia Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
W 25–1941,132[9]
November 13Murray StateNo. 2
  • Adelphia Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
W 42–4111,135[10]
November 20at Southeast Missouri StateNo. 1W 35–28[11]
November 27No. 16 North Carolina A&T*No. 1
L 10–2410,736[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hornets hammered in opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 6, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Murray, TSU down Jackson St". The Commercial Appeal. September 12, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tenn. State tops FAMU in Classic". The Atlanta Constitution. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Unbeaten Tigers quickly show they can overcome deficit". The Tennessean. October 4, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU streak reaches lucky 13". The Tennessean. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tenn. St. pastes 'Hawks". The Jackson Sun. October 17, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western barrles,but falls 28–21". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State drops Eastern". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TSU remains perfect at 9–0". The Tennessean. November 6, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers' last-second FG burns Racers 42–41". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TSU survives a scare". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 21, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "A&T upsets top seed Tennessee State in I-AA playoffs". Winston-Salem Journal. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.