2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Eddie George and play their games at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

2022 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTheron Aych (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Fisher (2nd season)
Home stadiumNissan Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^   5 0     9 3  
UT Martin +   5 0     7 4  
Tennessee State   2 3     4 7  
Tennessee Tech   2 3     4 7  
Lindenwood *   1 3     7 3  
Eastern Illinois   1 4     2 9  
Murray State   1 4     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 p.m.at No. 13 Eastern Washington*ESPN+L 29–363,932
September 106:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 Jackson State*L 3–1651,351
September 176:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*ESPN3/ESPN+L 6–4922,227
October 11:00 p.m.Lane*
ESPN+L 27–28 OT11,553
October 85:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman* 
ESPN+W 41–1722,231
October 156:00 p.m.at Tennessee TechESPN+W 30–145,883
October 222:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois
  • Nissan Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN+W 37–176,237
October 292:00 p.m.at Murray StateESPN+L 3–1915,122
November 55:00 p.m. No. 22 Southeast Missouri State
  • Nissan Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN+L 0–426,369
November 124:00 p.m.UT Martin
  • Nissan Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN+L 3–202,665
November 192:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce*ESPN+W 22–144,029
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source:[1]

Game summaries

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At No. 13 Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 19 0 0 10 29
No. 13 Eagles 15 14 0 7 36

Vs. No. 13 Jackson State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 JSU Tigers 0 6 3 7 16
TSU Tigers 3 0 0 0 3

At Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 6 0 6
Blue Raiders 21 21 7 0 49

Lane

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Dragons 6 7 7 08 28
Tigers 7 3 7 37 27

Bethune–Cookman

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 0 7 7 17
Tigers 7 24 3 7 41

At Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 16 14 0 30
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14

Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 14 3 17
Tigers 3 24 0 10 37

At Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3
Racers 0 6 6 7 19

No. 22 Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Redhawks 7 14 7 14 42
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0

UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 14 0 0 6 20
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3

At Texas A&M–Commerce

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 12 3 0 22
Lions 7 0 7 0 14

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved July 12, 2022.