The 2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Rod Reed, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC. Tennessee State played home games in Nashville, Tennessee at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium.
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 4–6 (1–6 OVC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Parker (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Osita Alaribe (5th season) |
Home stadium | Nissan Stadium Hale Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tigers were initially ineligible to participate in postseason play for the 2015 season to due Academic Progress Rate (APR). violations, but athletic director Teresa Phillips issue an appeal was issued. The Tigers had the postseason ban lifted in early June due to miscalculation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the football program's APR based on outdated information.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 6:00 pm | Alabama State* | OVCDN | W 24–14 | 20,055 | |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | vs. Jackson State* | SportSouth | W 35–25 | 48,385 | |
September 19 | 1:00 pm | at No. 1 Jacksonville State | ESPN3 | L 13–48 | 23,413 | |
September 26 | 3:00 pm | at Florida A&M* | W 30–14 | 18,020 | ||
October 10 | 2:30 pm | at UT Martin | ASN | L 14–28 | 7,123 | |
October 17 | 6:00 pm | Eastern Illinois |
| ASN | L 22–25 OT | 22,144 |
October 24 | 2:00 pm | at No. 13 Eastern Kentucky | OVCDN | L 21–45 | 9,400 | |
October 31 | 2:00 pm | Austin Peay |
| OVCDN | W 20–6 | 5,985 |
November 7 | 2:30 pm | Murray State |
| ASN | L 43–46 OT | 7,897 |
November 21 | 2:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | ASN | L 24–30 | 3,924 | |
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