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Tennessee State University Athletics
The Tennessee State Tigers compete in the Ohio Valley Conference of the NCAA’s Division I. Intercollegiate sports include football, softball, volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball, golf, tennis, and track/cross country. The school colors are royal blue and white.
The University’s athletics department explicitly identifies its own activities within the academic mission of the overall institution, while also recognizing its role in developing young leaders and generating revenue. In support of its athletic teams, the University is also home to the Big Blue Booster Club, a cheerleading squad, and the Aristocrat of Bands.
The Tiger football team earned back-to-back Ohio Valley championships in 1998 and 1999. At the end of the 1999 season the Tigers were ranked number on in NCAA Division I-AA. In 1982 the University also claimed the National Black College Championship.
Each year, the football team designates one of its matches as the John Meritt classic. The purpose of the classic is raise scholarship funds.
Athletic facilities include a stadium, a football practice field, a field house, a track, and an athletic building.
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