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1997 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^   7 – 0     8 – 4  
No. 16 Eastern Illinois   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Murray State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Tennessee Tech   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Tennessee State   4 – 3     4 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Southeast Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Tennessee–Martin   0 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Florida A&M*
L 28–4318,631[1]
September 6Middle Tennessee
W 25–1614,983[2]
September 13vs. No. 12 Jackson State*
L 28–3161,171[3]
September 27vs. South Carolina State*
L 28–3441,292[4]
October 4vs. North Carolina A&T*
L 37–4959,011[5]
October 11Eastern Kentucky
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–496,124[6]
October 18at Chattanooga*
L 7–2822,646[7]
October 25at Tennessee–Martin
W 27–205,021[8]
November 8Tennessee Techdagger
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–2117,255[9]
November 15Murray State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–131,728[10]
November 22at Southeast Missouri State
W 32–27[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rattlers rally behind Sampson in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. August 31, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MTSU loses again at 'The Hole'". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "JSU takes Classic win from TSU". The Commercial Appeal. September 14, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S.C. State's Derricott steals the show". The Atlanta Constitution. September 28, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N.C. A&T wins Circle City Classic". The Indianapolis Star. October 5, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "EKU cruises to 49–7 win behind Logan's 3 TDs". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 12, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Losing season skid reaches seven for TSU". The Tennessean. October 19, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TSU trips UT Martin, 27–20". The Jackson Sun. October 26, 1995. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Butterfield TD lifts TSU". The Tennessean. November 9, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Downs helps Murray upend Tennessee St. 13–7". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Butterfield sets mark in TSU win". The Tennessean. November 23, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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