2020 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

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

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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

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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

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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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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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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