2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 3–9 overall and 2–6 in OVC play to tie for seventh place.

2019 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShannon Harris (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGarry Fisher (3rd season)
Home stadiumNissan Stadium
Hale Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Austin Peay +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^   7 1     9 3  
UT Martin   6 2     7 5  
Eastern Kentucky   5 3     7 5  
Tennessee Tech   3 5     6 6  
Jacksonville State   3 5     6 6  
Murray State   2 6     4 8  
Tennessee State   2 6     3 9  
Eastern Illinois   1 7     1 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Tigers were picked to finish in fifth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Jacksonville State 135 (15)
2 Southeast Missouri State 115
3 Eastern Kentucky 99
4 Austin Peay 84
5 Tennessee State 75
6 UT Martin 58
7 Murray State 55
8 Eastern Illinois 38
9 Tennessee Tech 16

Preseason All-OVC team

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The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Headlines

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On August 20, 2019, it was announced that starting quarterback Demry Croft had been charged with six counts of felony rape and two counts of sexual battery, from an incident that took place on December 1, 2018.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State*
ESPN+ W 26–20 13,458
September 7 6:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee* ESPN3 L 26–45 20,912
September 14 6:00 p.m. vs. Jackson State* L 44–49 48,347
September 21 2:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
ESPN+ L 31–37 8,683
September 28 5:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+ L 16–42 8,861
October 5 6:00 p.m. at No. 21 Jacksonville State ESPN+ L 23–31 16,589
October 12 2:00 p.m. Murray State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN+ L 17–31 5,324
October 19 4:30 p.m. No. 20 Austin Peay
ESPN+ W 26–24 16,389
November 2 2:00 p.m. No. 18 Southeast Missouri State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN3 L 13–32 4,378
November 9 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN+ L 38–49 4,131
November 16 2:00 p.m. at UT Martin
ESPN+ L 17–28 1,776
November 23 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+ W 37–27 2,728

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Game summaries

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Mississippi Valley State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 6 7 7 20
Tigers 7 3 10 6 26

At Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 6 0 13 7 26
Blue Raiders 0 10 14 21 45

Vs. Jackson State

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1 2 3 4 Total
JSU Tigers 21 7 14 7 49
TSU Tigers 7 7 9 21 44

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 7 12 6 12 37
Tigers 7 3 14 7 31

At Eastern Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 6 7 0 16
Colonels 7 14 7 14 42

At Jacksonville State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 17 3 3 0 23
No. 21 Gamecocks 3 14 7 7 31

Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 7 14 0 10 31
Tigers 7 3 0 7 17

Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Governors 10 7 7 0 24
Tigers 0 9 7 10 26

Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Redhawks 9 6 10 7 32
Tigers 0 0 7 6 13

Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 7 14 14 49
Tigers 14 21 3 0 38

At UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 3 7 0 17
Skyhawks 7 0 7 14 28

At Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 10 13 14 37
Golden Eagles 14 13 0 0 27

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 227 Lachavious Simmons OG Chicago Bears

References

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  1. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Organ, Mike. "Tennessee State QB Demry Croft charged with six counts of rape, two counts of sexual battery". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Football | Schedule | Official Site of Tennessee State Athletics". TSUTigers.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Tennessee State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.