2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team
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.
| 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 2019 record | 3–9 (2–6 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Shannon Harris (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Garry Fisher (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Nissan Stadium (Capacity: 69,143) Hale Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Austin Peay +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018 season 4–5, 3–4 in OVC play to finish in fifth place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
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) |
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| 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]
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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 | ||
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| ESPN3 | L 13–32 | 4,378 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois |
| 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 | ||
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Game summaries
Mississippi Valley State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Delta Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
at Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
vs. Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| JSU Tigers | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| TSU Tigers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Lions | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Colonels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| No. 21 Gamecocks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Governors | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Redhawks | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Tigers | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
at UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 7 | 227 | Lachavious Simmons | OG | Chicago Bears |
References
- "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- Organ, Mike. "Tennessee State QB Demry Croft charged with six counts of rape, two counts of sexual battery". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "Football | Schedule | Official Site of Tennessee State Athletics". TSUTigers.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "2019 Tennessee State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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