2019 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 3–9 (2–6 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Shannon Harris (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Garry Fisher (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Nissan Stadium Hale Stadium |
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.8Austin Peay +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.17Southeast Missouri State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 3–9 overall and 2–6 in OVC play to tie for seventh place.
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Tigers were picked to finish in fifth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
6 | UT Martin | 58 |
7 | Murray State | 55 |
8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |
The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
Offense Chris Rowland – WR Thomas Burton – C Raekwon Allen – OG |
Defense Dajour Nesbeth – DB |
On August 20, 2019, it was announced that starting quarterback Demry Croft had been charged with six counts of felony rape and two counts of sexual battery, from an incident that took place on December 1, 2018.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* |
| ESPN+ | W 26–20 | 13,458 | ||
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | atMiddle Tennessee* |
| ESPN3 | L 26–45 | 20,912 | ||
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Jackson State* |
| L 44–49 | 48,347 | |||
September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| ESPN+ | L 31–37 | 8,683 | ||
September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | atEastern Kentucky |
| ESPN+ | L 16–42 | 8,861 | ||
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 21Jacksonville State |
| ESPN+ | L 23–31 | 16,589 | ||
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State |
| ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 5,324 | ||
October 19 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 20Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | W 26–24 | 16,389 | ||
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18Southeast Missouri State |
| ESPN3 | L 13–32 | 4,378 | ||
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 38–49 | 4,131 | ||
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | atUT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 1,776 | ||
November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | atTennessee Tech |
| ESPN+ | W 37–27 | 2,728 | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Delta Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
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Tigers | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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JSU Tigers | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
TSU Tigers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
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Golden Lions | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
Tigers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
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Tigers | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
Colonels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
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Tigers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
No. 21 Gamecocks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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Racers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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No. 20 Governors | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Tigers | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
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No. 18 Redhawks | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
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Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Tigers | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
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Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Skyhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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Tigers | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
Golden Eagles | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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7 | 227 | Lachavious Simmons | OG | Chicago Bears |
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