| 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–5 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Parker (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Garry Fisher (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Nissan Stadium Hale Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 6–5 overall and 2–5 in OVC play to tie for seventh place.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Georgia State* | ESPN3 | W 17–10 | 24,333 | ||
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Jackson State* | No. 23 | FSS | W 17–15 | 47,407 | |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Florida A&M* | No. 22 |
| RV | W 24–13 | 17,102 |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 24 UT Martin | No. 20 | ESPN3 | L 16–31 | 6,484 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | No. 24 | ESPN3 | L 16–19 2OT | 11,013 | |
| October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | OVCDN | W 45–21 | 8,410 | ||
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Austin Peay |
| OVCDN | L 17–21 | 21,127 | |
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | OVCDN | L 26–30 | 5,235 | ||
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* |
| OVCDN | W 60–0 | 7,487 | |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State |
| OVCDN | W 23–20 | 8,693 | |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Jacksonville State | OVCDN | L 6–36 | 18,782 | ||
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Game summaries
At Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
vs Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| JSU Tigers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| No. 23 TSU Tigers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
vs Florida A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 22 Tigers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Rattlers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
At UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Tigers | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| No. 24 Skyhawks | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| No. 24 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
At Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 45 |
| Colonels | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Governors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
At Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Virginia–Lynchburg
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 21 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 60 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Redhawks | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Tigers | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
At Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 2 Gamecocks | 0 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
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