The 1981 Tennessee State Tigers football team were an American college football team.
They represented Tennessee State University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Led by 19th-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled a record of 9–3 and were defeated by South Carolina State in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal.
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