2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2022 Tennessee State Tigers football
2022 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach	Eddie George (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Theron Aych (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Fisher (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–3–5
Home stadium	Nissan Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Eddie George and play their games at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Record4–7 (2–3 OVC)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorTheron Aych (1st season)

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2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^	5	–	0	9	–	3
UT Martin +	5	–	0	7	–	4
Tennessee State	2	–	3	4	–	7
Tennessee Tech	2	–	3	4	–	7
Lindenwood *	2	–	3	7	–	3
Eastern Illinois	1	–	4	2	–	9
Murray State	1	–	4	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Eastern Washington*	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 29–36	3,932
September 10	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		L 3–16	51,351
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3/ESPN+	L 6–49	22,227
October 1	1:00 p.m.	Lane*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)	ESPN+	L 27–28 ^OT	11,553
October 8	5:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	W 41–17	22,231
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 30–14	5,883
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	W 37–17	6,237
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 3–19	15,122
November 5	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 Southeast Missouri State	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 0–42	6,369
November 12	4:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 3–20	2,665
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Commerce*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 22–14	4,029
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	19	0	0	10	29
No. 13 Eagles	15	14	0	7	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 JSU Tigers	0	6	3	7	16
TSU Tigers	3	0	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Dragons	6	7	7	0	8	28
Tigers	7	3	7	3	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	0	7	7	17
Tigers	7	24	3	7	41

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	6	0	6
Blue Raiders	21	21	7	0	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	16	14	0	30
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	14	14