2014 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

2014 Tennessee State Tigers football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 6–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach|

* Rod Reed (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Jones (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Osita Alaribe (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Justin Roberts (4th season)
Home stadium| LP Field
Hale Stadium

Seasons

<- 2013

2015 ->

2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
UT Martin |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Eastern Illinois |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Tennessee State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
SE Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Murray State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Austin Peay |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field and at Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 6–6 overall and 3–5 in OVC play to tie for sixth place.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 6:00 pm| Edward Waters*| No. 15|

* LP Field
* Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)

| | W 58–6| 10,541
September 6| 4:00 pm| at Alabama State*| No. 14|

* The New ASU Stadium
* Montgomery, AL

| ASPiRE| L 21–27| 15,725
September 13| 6:00 pm| vs. Jackson State*| No. 22|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)

| | W 35–7| 46,914
September 20| 2:00 pm| Tennessee Tech| No. 20|

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| OVCDN| W 10–7| 9,217
September 27| 6:00 pm| Florida A&M*| No. 21|

* LP Field
* Nashville, TN

| OVCDN| W 27–7| 29,225
October 4| 1:00 pm| at Southeast Missouri State| No. 21|

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

| OVCDN| L 21–28| 8,089
October 11| 2:00 pm| No. 8 Jacksonville State| No. 25|

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| ESPN3| L 20–27| 5,849
October 18| 2:00 pm| UT Martin| |

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| OVCDN| L 16–21| 6,738
October 25| 1:30 pm| at Eastern Illinois| |

* O'Brien Field
* Charleston, IL

| ESPN3| L 3–28| 8,289
November 1| 2:00 pm| No. 16 Eastern Kentucky| |

* LP Field
* Nashville, TN

| OVCDN| L 42–56| 5,052
November 8| 4:00 pm| at Austin Peay| |

* Governors Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| OVCDN| W 31–27| 6,143
November 22| 1:00 pm| at Murray State| |

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| OVCDN| W 48–33| 1,962

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| Final
Sports Network| 15| 14| 22| 20| 21| 21| 25| RV| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —
Coaches| 17| 16| 22| 20| 20| 20| 25| RV| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —

## References

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Tennessee State Tigers football

Venues|

* Sulphur Dell
* Hale Stadium (1953–1998, 2012–2020)
* Nissan Stadium (1999–2019, 2021–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin: Sgt. York Trophy
* Jackson State: Southern Heritage Classic

Culture & lore|

* Tigre

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