2010 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

2010 Tennessee State Tigers football

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (0–7 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Jones (1st season)
Home stadium	LP Field
Seasons← 2009 2011 →

2010 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Southeast Missouri State $^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 12 Jacksonville State ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	2	6	–	5
Murray State	5	–	3	6	–	5
UT Martin	5	–	3	6	–	5
Tennessee Tech	4	–	4	5	–	6
Eastern Illinois	2	–	6	2	–	9
Austin Peay	1	–	7	2	–	9
Tennessee State	0	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 0–7 in OVC play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M*	LP Field Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)		W 27–14	22,607
September 11	6:00 pm	vs. Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		L 26–33	44,688
September 18	6:00 pm	Austin Peay	LP Field Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	Wazoo	L 23–26	8,502
September 25	2:45 pm	vs. Florida A&M*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	NBCSN	W 29–18	54,202
October 2	4:00 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T*	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)		W 37–7	35,217
October 9	6:00 pm	at No. 25 Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	KFVS	L 17–19	10,316
October 16	3:00 pm	at No. 3 Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	L 0–24	15,218
October 23	6:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	LP Field Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 10–21	6,739
November 6	5:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	LP Field Nashville, TN		L 28–31	21,596
November 13	6:00 pm	at UT Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 0–37	3,141
November 20	1:00 pm	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		L 23–28	2,904
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

"First-play TD starts Tigers". The Tennessean. September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tennessee State Tigers Schedule 2010". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
"2010 Football Schedule". Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
"2010 Tennessee State Football". Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

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Venues	Sulphur Dell Dudley Field/Vanderbilt Stadium (alternate, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979–1990, 1994, 1996) Hale Stadium (1953–1998, 2012–2020) Nissan Stadium (1999–2019, 2021–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin: Sgt. York Trophy Jackson State: Southern Heritage Classic
Culture & lore	Tigre
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold