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2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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.

2016 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Parker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (6th season)
Home stadiumNissan Stadium
Hale Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff*
OVCDNW 44–015,078
September 106:00 pmvs. Jackson State*
FSSW 40–2646,263
September 173:00 pmat Bethune–Cookman*
CENW 31–249,385
October 12:00 pmUT Martin
ESPN3W 34–3010,001
October 86:00 pmat No. 19 Eastern Illinois
OVCDNL 34–354,319
October 156:00 pmEastern Kentucky 
  • Nissan Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN3W 35–2821,053
October 226:30 pmat Vanderbilt*No. 25
ESPNUL 17–3531,084
October 293:00 pmat Murray StateNo. 25
OVCDNL 31–388,605
November 54:00 pmat Austin Peay
OVCDNW 41–406,041
November 123:00 pmTennessee Tech
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
OVCDNL 16–448,981
November 191:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State
OVCDNW 32–313,117
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries edit

Arkansas–Pine Bluff edit

1 2 3 4 Total
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 edit

1 2 3 4 Total
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 edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 14 7 7 31
Wildcats 7 10 0 7 24
See also: 2016 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team

Tennessee–Martin edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 16 0 0 14 30
Tigers 0 10 7 17 34
See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Eastern Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 10 14 7 34
#19 Panthers 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Eastern Kentucky edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 3 10 15 28
Tigers 14 21 0 0 35
See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Vanderbilt edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Tigers 14 3 0 0 17
Commodores 7 14 7 7 35
See also: 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

At Murray State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Tigers 3 17 0 11 31
Racers 14 3 14 7 38
See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

At Austin Peay edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 13 7 14 7 41
Governors 9 10 7 14 40
See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

Tennessee Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
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 edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 3 6 13 32
Redhawks 7 3 10 11 31
See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2525RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches————RVRVRV25RVRVRVRVRVRV

References edit

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