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1987 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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The 1987 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1.

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Record3–7–1
Headcoach
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1987 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
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1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^ – 9–4–0
No. 8 James Madison ^ – 9–3–0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^ – 8–4–1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^ – 7–4–0
Villanova – 6–4–0
Northeastern – 6–5–0
Nicholls State – 5–5–1
Florida A&M – 5–5–1
William & Mary – 5–6–0
Towson State – 4–6–0
Tennessee State – 3–7–1
Lamar – 3–8–0
Louisiana Tech – 3–8–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Middle TennesseeL 19–5530,827[1]
September 12vs. No. 11 Jackson StateT 17–1726,853[2]
September 26at Florida A&MW 21–1616,246[3]
October 3vs. Central State (OH)L 28–3147,415[4]
October 10Grambling State
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 9–5138,000[5]
October 17at Morris BrownW 17–710,049[6]
October 24Morgan State
W 37–173,500[7]
October 31at SouthernL 7–1416,000[8]
November 7Bethune–Cookman
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 13–162,700[9]
November 14Texas Southern
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–303,900[10]
November 21at Alabama A&ML 9–27[11]
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