The MRI
2026 · Week 11

Tennessee State

Not on the current FBS field · last rated 1980

Tennessee State was rated 3 seasons (1978–1980) and hasn't appeared in the FBS field since. Nothing here updates going forward — what follows is the complete record.

Season by season

Best finish: #48 in 1980. 3 seasons rated.

25 1 100 1978 (MRI 2.0): #65 of 138 (1-0)1979 (MRI 2.0): #82 of 138 (0-2)1980 (MRI 2.0): #48 of 138 (1-0) 1978 1980

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 100 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRec MRI 2.0MRI Classic
1980 1–0 #48 of 138 · 3.01 –
1979 0–2 #82 of 138 · -2.65 –
1978 1–0 #65 of 138 · 1.46 –