2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

2015 Tennessee State Tigers football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 4–6 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach|

* Rod Reed (6th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jeff Parker (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Osita Alaribe (5th season)
Home stadium| Nissan Stadium
Hale Stadium

Seasons

<- 2014

2016 ->

2015 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 2  |
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
UT Martin |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Eastern Kentucky |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
SE Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Murray State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Tennessee State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Austin Peay |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Rod Reed, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC. Tennessee State played home games in Nashville, Tennessee at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium.

The Tigers were initially ineligible to participate in postseason play for the 2015 season to due Academic Progress Rate (APR). violations, but athletic director Teresa Phillips issue an appeal was issued. The Tigers had the postseason ban lifted in early June due to miscalculation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the football program's APR based on outdated information.

## Schedule

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September 6| 6:00 pm| Alabama State*|

* Nissan Stadium
* Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)

| OVCDN| W 24–14| 20,055
September 12| 6:00 pm| vs. Jackson State*|

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

| SportSouth| W 35–25| 48,385
September 19| 1:00 pm| at No. 1 Jacksonville State|

* JSU Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| ESPN3| L 13–48| 23,413
September 26| 3:00 pm| at Florida A&M*|

* Bragg Memorial Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| | W 30–14| 18,020
October 10| 2:30 pm| at UT Martin|

* Graham Stadium
* Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| ASN| L 14–28| 7,123
October 17| 6:00 pm| Eastern Illinois|

* Nissan Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| ASN| L 22–25 OT| 22,144
October 24| 2:00 pm| at No. 13 Eastern Kentucky|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| OVCDN| L 21–45| 9,400
October 31| 2:00 pm| Austin Peay|

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| OVCDN| W 20–6| 5,985
November 7| 2:30 pm| Murray State|

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| ASN| L 43–46 OT| 7,897
November 21| 2:30 pm| at Tennessee Tech|

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| ASN| L 24–30| 3,924

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

## References

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Tennessee State Tigers football

Venues|

* Sulphur Dell
* Dudley Field/Vanderbilt Stadium (alternate, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979–1990, 1994, 1996)
* 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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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