1970 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1970 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a perfect 10–0 record, defeated Southwestern Louisiana in the 1970 Grantland Rice Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 396 to 144. The team was also recognized as the 1970 black college national champion and was ranked No. 5 in the final small college rankings issued by both the Associated Press and United Press International.

1970 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–0
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tampa    10 1 0
No. 5 Tennessee State    10 0 0
No. 11 Delaware    9 2 0
Hawaii    9 2 0
Northern Michigan    8 2 0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan    7 2 1
Akron    7 3 0
Central Michigan    7 3 0
Temple    7 3 0
Drake    7 4 0
Wayne State (MI)    6 2 0
Arkansas AM&N    6 3 0
Southern Illinois    6 3 0
St. Norbert    6 3 0
Nevada    6 3 1
Portland State    6 4 0
UNLV    6 4 0
Boston University    5 4 0
Cortland    5 4 0
Indiana (PA)    5 4 0
Santa Clara    5 4 1
Lafayette    6 5 0
Colorado College    4 4 0
Drexel    4 4 0
Hofstra    5 5 0
Indiana State    5 5 0
Samford    5 5 0
Wabash    3 3 2
Saint Mary's    3 4 0
Ashland    4 6 0
Bucknell    4 6 0
Lehigh    4 6 0
Rose Poly    3 5 1
Northeastern    3 5 0
Indiana Central    3 6 0
Lake Forest    3 6 0
Kentucky State    3 6 0
Chicago    2 5 0
Chattanooga    3 8 0
Parsons    2 7 0
Eastern Illinois    2 8 0
Milwaukee    1 9 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Tackle Vernon Holland received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.

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