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2020 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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2020 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–5 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShannon Harris (2nd season)
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Jacksonville State $^   6 1     10 3  
No. 19 Murray State   5 2     5 2  
No. 21 Austin Peay   4 2     4 5  
Southeast Missouri State   4 3     4 4  
UT Martin   3 4     3 4  
Tennessee Tech   2 5     2 5  
Tennessee State   2 5     2 5  
Eastern Illinois   1 5     1 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Hale Stadium. They competed as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Schedule

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Tennessee State had games scheduled against Southern on September 5, and Jackson State on September 12, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 28 2:00 p.m. at Austin Peay ESPN+ L 20–27 831
March 7 2:00 p.m. No. 10 Jacksonville State ESPN+ L 16–38 2,160
March 14 1:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN+ W 21–20 1,855
March 21 2:00 p.m. at No. 25 Murray State ESPN+ L 13–35 2,545
March 28 2:00 p.m. UT Martindagger
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN+ W 26–24 1,587
April 3 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+ L 10–24 1,747
April 11 2:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN+ L 23–46 2,187

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References

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  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (June 17, 2020). "2020 Southern Heritage Classic canceled due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Witz, Billy (June 17, 2020). "First Cancellations Emerge for Major College Football". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Tennessee State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.