1992 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1992 Tennessee State Tigers football
1992 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Joe Gilliam Sr. (4th season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

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 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	vs. No. 5 Middle Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 31–35	23,748	^[1]
September 12	vs. Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	L 18–38	37,437	^[2]
September 19	at Grambling State*	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 28–38		^[3]
September 26	vs. Florida A&M*	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	L 12–20	43,211	^[4]
October 10	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 24–14	5,600	^[5]
October 17	Tennessee–Martin	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 23–15	4,986	^[6]
October 24	Austin Peay	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 35–14	18,341	^[7]
October 31	at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 28–49	10,200	^[8]
November 7	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 15–26		^[9]
November 14	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 19–10		^[10]
November 21	Southeast Missouri State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 37–27	3,021	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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

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