2020 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2020 Tennessee State Tigers football
2020 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–5 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Shannon Harris (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Jacksonville State $^	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 19 Murray State	5	–	2	5	–	2
No. 21 Austin Peay	4	–	2	4	–	5
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	3	4	–	4
UT Martin	3	–	4	3	–	4
Tennessee Tech	2	–	5	2	–	5
Tennessee State	2	–	5	2	–	5
Eastern Illinois	1	–	5	1	–	5

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Hale Stadium. They competed as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Schedule

Tennessee State had games scheduled against Southern on September 5, and Jackson State on September 12, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.^[1]^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 28	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 20–27	831
March 7	2:00 p.m.	No. 10 Jacksonville State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 16–38	2,160
March 14	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	W 21–20	1,855
March 21	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 13–35	2,545
March 28	2:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 26–24	1,587
April 3	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 10–24	1,747
April 11	2:30 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 23–46	2,187
Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

^ Kelley, Kevin (June 17, 2020). "2020 Southern Heritage Classic canceled due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ Witz, Billy (June 17, 2020). "First Cancellations Emerge for Major College Football". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "2020 Tennessee State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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[1] Kelley, Kevin (June 17, 2020). "2020 Southern Heritage Classic canceled due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] Witz, Billy (June 17, 2020). "First Cancellations Emerge for Major College Football". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[3] "2020 Tennessee State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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