2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

2017 Tennessee State Tigers football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 6–5 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach|

* Rod Reed (8th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jeff Parker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Garry Fisher (1st season)
Home stadium| Nissan Stadium
Hale Stadium

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 6–5 overall and 2–5 in OVC play to tie for seventh place.

## Schedule

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August 31| 6:00 p.m.| at Georgia State*| |

* Georgia State Stadium
* Atlanta, GA

| ESPN3| W 17–10| 24,333
September 9| 6:00 p.m.| vs. Jackson State*| No. 23|

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

| FSS| W 17–15| 47,407
September 16| 5:00 p.m.| vs. Florida A&M*| No. 22|

* Raymond James Stadium
* Tampa, FL (Tampa Classic)

| RV| W 24–13| 17,102
September 23| 4:00 p.m.| at No. 24 UT Martin| No. 20|

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

| ESPN3| L 16–31| 6,484
September 30| 6:00 p.m.| Eastern Illinois| No. 24|

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

| ESPN3| L 16–19 2OT| 11,013
October 7| 5:00 p.m.| at Eastern Kentucky| |

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| OVCDN| W 45–21| 8,410
October 14| 6:00 p.m.| Austin Peay| |

* Nissan Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| OVCDN| L 17–21| 21,127
October 28| 1:30 p.m.| at Tennessee Tech| |

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| OVCDN| L 26–30| 5,235
November 4| 2:00 p.m.| Virginia–Lynchburg*| |

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| OVCDN| W 60–0| 7,487
November 11| 2:00 p.m.| Southeast Missouri State| |

* Nissan Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| OVCDN| W 23–20| 8,693
November 16| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 2 Jacksonville State| |

* JSU Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| OVCDN| L 6–36| 18,782

* *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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### At Georgia State

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Tigers | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 17
Panthers  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 10

See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team

### vs Jackson State

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JSU Tigers  | 3  | 6  | 0  | 6 | 15
No. 23 TSU Tigers | 10  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 17

See also: 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

### vs Florida A&M

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No. 22 Tigers | 3  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 24
Rattlers  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 7 | 13

See also: 2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

### At UT Martin

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No. 20 Tigers  | 0  | 9  | 7  | 0 | 16
No. 24 Skyhawks | 17  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 31

See also: 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

### Eastern Illinois

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Panthers | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0| 9 | 19
No. 24 Tigers  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 3| 6 | 16

See also: 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

### At Eastern Kentucky

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Tigers | 3  | 14  | 0  | 28 | 45
Colonels  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 7 | 21

See also: 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

### Austin Peay

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Governors | 7  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 21
Tigers  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 17

See also: 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

### At Tennessee Tech

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Tigers  | 7  | 10  | 7  | 2 | 26
Golden Eagles | 13  | 7  | 7  | 3 | 30

See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

### Virginia–Lynchburg

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Dragons  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Tigers | 21  | 17  | 10  | 12 | 60

See also: Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons football

### Southeast Missouri State

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Redhawks  | 6  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 20
Tigers | 6  | 7  | 0  | 10 | 23

See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

### At Jacksonville State

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Tigers  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0 | 6
No. 2 Gamecocks | 0  | 10  | 14  | 12 | 36

See also: 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 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| 23| 22| 20| 24| RV| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Coaches| RV| 24| 24| 20| 24| 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

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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