2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

2016 Tennessee State Tigers football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 7–4 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach|

* Rod Reed (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jeff Parker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Osita Alaribe (6th season)
Home stadium| Nissan Stadium
Hale Stadium

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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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  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

## Schedule

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

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September 3| 6:00 pm| Arkansas–Pine Bluff*| |

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

| OVCDN| W 44–0| 15,078
September 10| 6:00 pm| vs. Jackson State*| |

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

| FSS| W 40–26| 46,263
September 17| 3:00 pm| at Bethune–Cookman*| |

* Municipal Stadium
* Daytona Beach, FL

| CEN| W 31–24| 9,385
October 1| 2:00 pm| UT Martin| |

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

| ESPN3| W 34–30| 10,001
October 8| 6:00 pm| at No. 19 Eastern Illinois| |

* O'Brien Field
* Charleston, IL

| OVCDN| L 34–35| 4,319
October 15| 6:00 pm| Eastern Kentucky| |

* Nissan Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| ESPN3| W 35–28| 21,053
October 22| 6:30 pm| at Vanderbilt*| No. 25|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| ESPNU| L 17–35| 31,084
October 29| 3:00 pm| at Murray State| No. 25|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| OVCDN| L 31–38| 8,605
November 5| 4:00 pm| at Austin Peay| |

* Governors Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| OVCDN| W 41–40| 6,041
November 12| 3:00 pm| Tennessee Tech| |

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| OVCDN| L 16–44| 8,981
November 19| 1:00 pm| at Southeast Missouri State| |

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

| OVCDN| W 32–31| 3,117

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

## Game summaries

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### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

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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

### Vs. Jackson State

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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

### At Bethune-Cookman

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Tigers | 3  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 31
Wildcats  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 24

See also: 2016 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team

### Tennessee–Martin

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Skyhawks  | 16  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 30
Tigers | 0  | 10  | 7  | 17 | 34

See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

### At Eastern Illinois

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Tigers  | 3  | 10  | 14  | 7 | 34
#19 Panthers | 14  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

### Eastern Kentucky

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Colonels  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 15 | 28
Tigers | 14  | 21  | 0  | 0 | 35

See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

### At Vanderbilt

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#25 Tigers  | 14  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 17
Commodores | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

### At Murray State

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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

### At Austin Peay

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Tigers | 13  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 41
Governors  | 9  | 10  | 7  | 14 | 40

See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

### Tennessee Tech

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Golden Eagles | 7  | 20  | 3  | 14 | 44
Tigers  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 7 | 16

See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

### At Southeast Missouri State

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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

## 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| Final
STATS FCS| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 25| 25| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV
Coaches| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| RV| 25| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV

## 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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