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American college football season
The 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by tenth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium . They were members of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018 season 4–5, 3–4 in OVC play to finish in fifth place.
Preseason
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Tigers were picked to finish in fifth place.[ 1]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Jacksonville State
135 (15)
2
Southeast Missouri State
115
3
Eastern Kentucky
99
4
Austin Peay
84
5
Tennessee State 75
6
UT Martin
58
7
Murray State
55
8
Eastern Illinois
38
9
Tennessee Tech
16
Preseason All-OVC team
The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[ 2]
Offense
Chris Rowland – WR
Thomas Burton – C
Raekwon Allen – OG
Defense
Dajour Nesbeth – DB
Headlines
On August 20, 2019, it was announced that starting quarterback Demry Croft had been charged with six counts of felony rape and two counts of sexual battery , from an incident that took place on December 1, 2018.[ 3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State * ESPN+ W 26–20 13,458
September 7 6:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee * ESPN3 L 26–45 20,912
September 14 6:00 p.m. vs. Jackson State * L 44–49 48,347
September 21 2:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff ESPN+ L 31–37 8,683
September 28 5:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+ L 16–42 8,861
October 5 6:00 p.m. at No. 21 Jacksonville State ESPN+ L 23–31 16,589
October 12 2:00 p.m. Murray State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN ESPN+ L 17–31 5,324
October 19 4:30 p.m. No. 20 Austin Peay ESPN+ W 26–24 16,389
November 2 2:00 p.m. No. 18 Southeast Missouri State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN ESPN3 L 13–32 4,378
November 9 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois Hale Stadium Nashville, TN ESPN+ L 38–49 4,131
November 16 2:00 p.m. at UT Martin ESPN+ L 17–28 1,776
November 23 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech ESPN+ W 37–27 2,728
[ 4] [ 5]
Game summaries
Mississippi Valley State
1
2
3
4
Total
Delta Devils
0
6
7
7
20
Tigers
7
3
10
6
26
at Middle Tennessee
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
6
0
13
7
26
Blue Raiders
0
10
14
21
45
vs. Jackson State
1
2
3
4
Total
JSU Tigers
21
7
14
7
49
TSU Tigers
7
7
9
21
44
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Lions
7
12
6
12
37
Tigers
7
3
14
7
31
at Eastern Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
3
6
7
0
16
Colonels
7
14
7
14
42
at Jacksonville State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
17
3
3
0
23
No. 21 Gamecocks
3
14
7
7
31
Murray State
1
2
3
4
Total
Racers
7
14
0
10
31
Tigers
7
3
0
7
17
Austin Peay
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Governors
10
7
7
0
24
Tigers
0
9
7
10
26
Southeast Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Redhawks
9
6
10
7
32
Tigers
0
0
7
6
13
Eastern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
14
7
14
14
49
Tigers
14
21
3
0
38
at UT Martin
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
3
7
0
17
Skyhawks
7
0
7
14
28
at Tennessee Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
10
13
14
37
Golden Eagles
14
13
0
0
27
Players drafted into the NFL
References
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