2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2017 Tennessee State Tigers football
2017 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Parker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Garry Fisher (1st season)
Home stadium	Nissan Stadium; Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 6–5 overall and 2–5 in OVC play to tie for seventh place.

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
Austin Peay	7	–	1	8	–	4
Eastern Illinois	5	–	3	6	–	5
UT Martin	4	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	5	4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	5	6	–	5
Murray State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia State*		Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 17–10	24,333
September 9	6:00 p.m.	vs. Jackson State*	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	FSS	W 17–15	47,407
September 16	5:00 p.m.	vs. Florida A&M*	No. 22	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Tampa Classic)	RV	W 24–13	17,102
September 23	4:00 p.m.	at No. 24 UT Martin	No. 20	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	L 16–31	6,484
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	No. 24	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)	ESPN3	L 16–19 ^2OT	11,013
October 7	5:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 45–21	8,410
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Austin Peay		Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	L 17–21	21,127
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 26–30	5,235
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	W 60–0	7,487
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State		Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	W 23–20	8,693
November 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 6–36	18,782
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	7	7	0	17
Panthers	0	3	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
JSU Tigers	3	6	0	6	15
No. 23 TSU Tigers	10	0	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Tigers	3	7	7	7	24
Rattlers	0	6	0	7	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Tigers	0	9	7	0	16
No. 24 Skyhawks	17	7	7	0	31

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	7	3	0	0	9	19
No. 24 Tigers	0	7	0	3	6	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	14	0	28	45
Colonels	0	0	14	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	0	7	7	21
Tigers	3	0	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	10	7	2	26
Golden Eagles	13	7	7	3	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	21	17	10	12	60

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	6	0	7	7	20
Tigers	6	7	0	10	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	6	0	6
No. 2 Gamecocks	0	10	14	12	36