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2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts Tennessee State Tigers football, Conference ...
| 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (2–6 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Shannon Harris (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Garry Fisher (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Nissan Stadium Hale Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason coaches' poll
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Tigers were picked to finish in fifth place.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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 |
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Preseason All-OVC team
The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
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Offense Chris Rowland – WR Thomas Burton – C Raekwon Allen – OG |
Defense Dajour Nesbeth – DB |
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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]
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| ESPN3 | L 13–32 | 4,378 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois |
| 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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Mississippi Valley State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Delta Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
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At Middle Tennessee
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
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Vs. Jackson State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| JSU Tigers | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| TSU Tigers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
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See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Lions | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
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At Eastern Kentucky
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Colonels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
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At Jacksonville State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| No. 21 Gamecocks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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Murray State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team
Austin Peay
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Governors | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
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See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team
Southeast Missouri State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Redhawks | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
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Eastern Illinois
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Tigers | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
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At UT Martin
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
At Tennessee Tech
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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See also: 2020 NFL Draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 7 | 227 | Lachavious Simmons | OG | Chicago Bears |
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- "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- Organ, Mike. "Tennessee State QB Demry Croft charged with six counts of rape, two counts of sexual battery". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "Football | Schedule | Official Site of Tennessee State Athletics". TSUTigers.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "2019 Tennessee State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.