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American college football season
The 2021 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They were led by first-year head coach Eddie George and played their games at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee .
On April 12, 2021, Southern University announced that Rod Reed would not return as head coach. The following day, Southern hired George to replace him.[ 1] [ 2] It was revealed by The Tennessean that George's deal was a five-year deal with an annual salary of US$400,000.[ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 3:00 p.m. vs. Grambling State * NFLN L 10–1614,682
September 11 6:00 p.m. vs. Jackson State * ESPN3 /ESPNU L 16–3846,171
September 18 4:00 p.m. Kentucky State * ESPN+ W 41–72,513
September 25 2:00 p.m. at Southeast Missouri State ESPN+ L 14–473,896
October 2 7:00 p.m. at Austin Peay * ESPN+ W 24–227,211
October 16 2:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech ESPN+ W 20–13 OT 2,420
October 23 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois ESPN+ W 28–06,300
October 30 5:00 p.m. Murray State Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN ESPN+ W 27–218,627
November 6 2:00 p.m. at No. 15 UT Martin ESPN3 L 20–413,712
November 13 2:00 p.m. Austin Peay Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN+ L 7–362,531
November 20 11:00 a.m. at No. 25 (FBS ) Mississippi State * ESPN+/SECN+ L 10–5546,770
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Source: [ 4]
Tennessee State Tigers at Grambling State Tigers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Tennessee State
3
0
7 0 10
Grambling State
0
7
6 3 16
at Pro Football Hall of Fame Fieldhouse , Canton, OH
Date : Game time : 3:00 P.M. MST Game weather : 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 3 mphGame attendance : 14,682Referee : TV announcers (NFL Network ) :
Statistics
TSU Tigers
GRAM Tigers
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
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Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
TSU Tigers
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
GRAM Tigers
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
TSU
GRAM
1
5:00
7
21
4:05
TENN
39-yard field goal by Antonio Zita
3
0
2
12:41
15
79
7:14
GRAM
Jaye Patrick 18-yard touchdown reception from Elijah Walker, Garrett Urban kick good
3
7
3
7:03
12
58
6:08
TENN
Devon Starling 3-yard touchdown run, Antonio Zita kick good
10
7
3
2:22
3
15
1:25
GRAM
Elijah Walker 15-yard touchdown run, Antonio Zita kick no good
10
13
4
9:48
10
44
5:05
GRAM
24-yard field goal by Garrett Urban
10
16
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
10
16
Tennessee State vs. Jackson State
1
2 3 4 Total
TSU Tigers
0
7 0 9
16
• JSU Tigers
7
3 14 14
38
Scoring summary Q1 0:19 JSU Joshua Lanier 14-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Glenn Misiak kick) 0–7
Q2 9:36 TSU Deveon Bryant 2-yard run (Antonio Zita kick) 7–7
Q2 0:32 JSU Glenn Misiak 28-yard field goal 7–10
Q3 11:30 JSU Keith Corbin 67-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Glenn Misiak kick) 7–17
Q3 2:22 JSU Shane Hooks 10-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Glenn Misiak kick) 7–24
Q4 13:17 TSU Chayil Garnett 37-yard field goal 10–24
Q4 7:29 JSU Warren Newman 81-yard punt return (Glenn Misiak kick) 10–31
Q4 2:55 JSU Peytton Pickett 4-yard run (Glenn Misiak kick) 10–38
Q4 0:06 TSU Rodell Rahmaan 47-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom (2-point fail) 16–38
Pregame line
Over/under
TSU -2.5
50
Statistics
Tennessee State
Jackson State
First downs
19
19
Total yards
264
404
Rushing yards
70
42
Passing yards
194
362
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
31:52
28:08
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tennessee State
Passing
Geremy Hickbottom
9/15, 138 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Devon Starling
11 carries, 35 yards
Receiving
Rodell Rahmaan
4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
Jackson State
Passing
Shedeur Sanders
30/40, 362 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Peytton Pickett
11 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Trevonte Rucker
5 receptions, 72 yards
At No. 25 (FBS ) Mississippi State[ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Tennessee State
0
0 0 10
10
• No. 25 (FBS) Mississippi State
21
14 14 6
55
Date: November 20Location: Starkville, MSGame start: 11:02 a.m. Game attendance: 46,770Game weather: 55, Sunny, Wind SE @ 8 mphReferee: Daniel GautreauxTV announcers (ESPN+ /SECN+): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) [ 5]
Pregame line
Over/under
+44.0
56
Statistics
Tenn State
MSU
First downs
14
23
Total yards
205
600
Rushing yards
35
107
Passing yards
170
493
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
35:20
24:40
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tennessee State
Passing
Deveon Bryant
9/11, 128 yards
Rushing
Devon Starling
11 carries, 33 yards
Receiving
Cam Wyche
4 receptions, 88 yards
Mississippi State
Passing
Will Rogers
28/34, 391 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Dillon Johnson
5 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Makai Polk
9 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
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