1992 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1992 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Gilliam Sr., the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 5–3, and finished fourth in the OVC.

1992 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Middle Tennessee $^ 8 0 0 10 3 0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
Tennessee Tech 6 2 0 7 4 0
Tennessee State 5 3 0 5 6 0
Morehead State 3 5 0 3 8 0
Austin Peay 2 6 0 3 8 0
Tennessee–Martin 2 6 0 3 8 0
Southeast Missouri State 2 6 0 2 9 0
Murray State 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. No. 5 Middle TennesseeL 31–3523,748[1]
September 12vs. Jackson State*L 18–3837,437[2]
September 19at Grambling State*L 28–38[3]
September 26vs. Florida A&M*L 12–2043,211[4]
October 10at Morehead StateW 24–145,600[5]
October 17Tennessee–Martin
W 23–154,986[6]
October 24Austin Peay 
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 35–1418,341[7]
October 31at No. 16 Eastern KentuckyL 28–4910,200[8]
November 7at Tennessee TechL 15–26[9]
November 14at Murray StateW 19–10[10]
November 21Southeast Missouri State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 37–273,021[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Blue Raiders escape TS(whew)". The Daily News-Journal. September 6, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "JSU whips Tenn. St. in Classic". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grambling cranks up offense, whips TSU". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FAMU fends off Tenn. State". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 27, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morehead plays 'Shaboom!' but Tennessee State zips 24–14". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TSU rallies by UT–Martin". The Jackson Sun. October 18, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Governors continue to slide". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 25, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eastern whips Tennessee St. 49–28". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 1, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eagles' hopes of title live". The Tennessean. November 8, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee State beats Murray 19–10". The State Journal. November 15, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers conclude on winning note". The Tennessean. November 22, 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.