2016 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 7–4 (4–3 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Parker (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Osita Alaribe (6th season) |
Home stadium | Nissan Stadium Hale Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–3 in OVC play to place fourth.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | OVCDN | W 44–0 | 15,078 | ||
September 10 | 6:00 pm | vs. Jackson State* | FSS | W 40–26 | 46,263 | ||
September 17 | 3:00 pm | at Bethune–Cookman* | CEN | W 31–24 | 9,385 | ||
October 1 | 2:00 pm | UT Martin |
| ESPN3 | W 34–30 | 10,001 | |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | at No. 19 Eastern Illinois | OVCDN | L 34–35 | 4,319 | ||
October 15 | 6:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky |
| ESPN3 | W 35–28 | 21,053 | |
October 22 | 6:30 pm | at Vanderbilt* | No. 25 |
| ESPNU | L 17–35 | 31,084 |
October 29 | 3:00 pm | at Murray State | No. 25 | OVCDN | L 31–38 | 8,605 | |
November 5 | 4:00 pm | at Austin Peay | OVCDN | W 41–40 | 6,041 | ||
November 12 | 3:00 pm | Tennessee Tech |
| OVCDN | L 16–44 | 8,981 | |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | OVCDN | W 32–31 | 3,117 | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tigers | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 44 |
See also: 2016 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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JSU Tigers | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
TSU Tigers | 13 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 40 |
See also: 2016 Jackson State Tigers football team and Southern Heritage Classic |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Skyhawks | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
Tigers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
#19 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonels | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 |
Tigers | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#25 Tigers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Commodores | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
See also: 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#25 Tigers | 3 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 31 |
Racers | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 13 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Governors | 9 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
Tigers | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
Redhawks | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team |
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