1988 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1988 Tennessee State Tigers football
1988 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–7–1 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach	William A. Thomas (5th season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium; Vanderbilt Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Middle Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Murray State	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Austin Peay	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	No. 15 Middle Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–14	18,764	^[1]
September 10	No. 11 Jackson State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	T 26–26	18,954	^[2]
September 17	vs. Mississippi Valley State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 13–6		^[3]
September 24	Florida A&M*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–23	17,434	^[4]
October 1	at No. 20 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 0–10	12,700	^[5]
October 8	at Grambling State*	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 33–35		^[6]
October 15	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–22	3,850	^[7]
October 22	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 29–14		^[8]
October 29	Tennessee Tech	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 27–23	5,346	^[9]
November 5	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 12–16	6,217	^[10]
November 12	Southern*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–10	14,538	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "MTSU slips, slides past TSU 14–7". The Tennessean. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kicking game has JSU fit to be tied, again". The Clarion-Ledger. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brown's TD leads Tennessee State". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FAMU tops Tennessee St. for 1st time in 7 tries, 23–6". The Orlando Sentinel. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern ends skid with 10–0 victory over Tennessee State". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Two-point try fails for TSU; Tigers tumble". The Tennessean. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Duncan's five field goals boot Murray to 22–7 win". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU gets first OVC win with big ground assault". The Tennessean. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rally lifts TSU over hard-luck Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Austin Peay stuns Tennessee State". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern rally tops TSU 10–7". The Tennessean. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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