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1990 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee +^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Murray State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Austin Peay 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the OVC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1No. 11 Middle Tennessee
L 6–3825,000[1]
September 8vs. Jackson State*
W 23–1439,579[2]
September 15at Grambling State*
L 20–375,291[3]
September 22vs. Florida A&M*
W 20–1646,024[4]
September 29vs. Central State (OH)*
L 14–3528,942[5]
October 6at Austin Peay
W 33–78,058[6]
October 20at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky
L 17–5520,800[7]
October 27at Murray State
W 23–17[8]
November 3Tennessee Tech
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 36–14[9]
November 10Southern*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–2131,400[10]
November 17Mississippi Valley State*
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 45–77,700[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MTSU duo runs by TSU 38–6". The Tennessean. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Reserve QB propels TSU past Jackson". The Commercial Appeal. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "GSU, Dean run over Tennessee St". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tenn. State takes to air, beats FAMU". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "It's Mosley, mostly, in Central State win". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TSU Tigers coast past Governors". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "EKU wins easily, but loses Fields". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 21, 1988. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Murray mistakes help Tennessee State win". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TSU has its first winning OVC season". The Tennessean. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Defense earns TSU's victory". The Tennessean. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TSU finishes 7–4; playoff hopes dim". The Tennessean. November 18, 1990. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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