Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at Jackson State | | L 21–27 | 22,000 | [1] |
September 15 | Southern Illinois | | L 16–18 | 13,388 | [2] |
September 22 | vs. Texas Southern | | W 21–3 | 19,805 | [3] |
September 29 | Central State (OH) | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| W 40–8 | 8,200 | [4] |
October 6 | No. 5 Grambling State | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| W 24–13 | 16,200 | [5] |
October 20 | No. 1 Florida A&M | | W 20–3 | 34,694 | [6] |
October 27 | at Southern | | W 17–6 | 20,437 | [7] |
November 3 | at North Carolina A&T | | W 37–14 | 8,000 | [8] |
November 9 | at UNLV | | L 28–36 | 26,431 | [9] |
November 17 | at Kentucky State | | W 26–13 | 5,200 | [10] |
November 22 | Cal Poly Pomona | - Hale Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| W 71–3 | 5,500 | [11] |
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- ^ "Jackson St. wins psychological warfare, 27–21". The Clarion-Ledger. September 9, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern wins 18–16". Herald and Review. September 16, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Blue ends 'longest' streak". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee St. tramples CSU". Dayton Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU bounces Grambling". The Tennessean. October 7, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU 'runs over' Rattlers 20 to 3". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern drops 17–6 encounter". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State 37, N.C. A&T 14". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada–Las Vegas tops TSU". The Tennessean. November 10, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Punt return dooms Kentucky State". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU carves up Pomona, 71–3". The Tennessean. November 23, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.