2005 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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2005 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumThe Coliseum
Seasons
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2005 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Eastern Illinois $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Eastern Kentucky   7 – 1     7 – 4  
Jacksonville State   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Tennessee–Martin   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Samford   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Tennessee State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Murray State   0 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach James Webster, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished eighth in the OVC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Alabama A&M*
L 14–27[1]
September 10vs. Jackson State*
W 20–14 OT48,300[2]
September 17at Tennessee–Martin
L 20–42[3]
September 24vs. Florida A&M*
L 7–1256,297[4]
October 1vs. North Carolina A&T*
L 3–1642,310[5]
October 13at Tennessee Tech
W 31–20[6]
October 22Jacksonville State
  • The Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–336,490[7]
October 29at Samford
L 11–318,278[8]
November 5No. 25 Eastern Illinois
  • The Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–27[9]
November 12at Southeast Missouri State
L 24–322,512[10]
November 19Eastern Kentucky
  • The Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–494,779[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Webster era begins with defeat". The Tennessean. September 4, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TSU can celebrate". The Commercial Appeal. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wahlberg leads UTM past Tennessee State". The Jackson Sun. September 18, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fight to the finish; FAMU's goal-line stand in final seconds secures win over Tennessee State". Tallahassee Democrat. September 25, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Defensive TD a highlight of Aggies' win". The Indianapolis Star. October 2, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech's turnovers help TSU end 3-game losing streak". The Tennessean. October 14, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "JSU takes care of business yet again, defeats Tennessee State". The Anniston Star. October 23, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TSU's mistakes fine with Samford". The Tennessean. October 30, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eastern shrugs off Tennessee State". Northwest Herald. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Second-half surge sinks TSU's hopes". The Tennessean. November 13, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grecco's four TD tosses lead EKU to 49–0 romp". Messenger-Inquirer. November 20, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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