2012 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

2012 Tennessee State Tigers football

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–3 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Jones (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Osita Alaribe (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Justin Roberts (2nd season)
Home stadium	LP Field Hale Stadium
Seasons← 2011 2013 →

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Illinois $^	6	–	1	7	–	5
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky	6	–	2	8	–	3
UT Martin	6	–	2	8	–	3
Jacksonville State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Tennessee State	4	–	3	8	–	3
Murray State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	3	–	8
Austin Peay	1	–	7	2	–	9

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

The 2012 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 8–3 overall and 4–3 in OVC play to place fifth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Florida A&M*		LP Field Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)		W 17–14	15,652
September 8	6:00 pm	vs. Jackson State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	FSS	W 38–12	42,257
September 15	1:00 pm	Austin Peay		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		W 34–14	14,264
September 22	4:00 pm	at Bethune-Cookman*		Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		W 21–14	9,461
September 29	5:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*		LP Field Nashville, TN		W 40–13	31,765
October 6	1:00 pm	No. 17 Eastern Kentucky		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN		W 23–20	6,369
October 13	6:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 18	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		W 40–28	4,800
October 20	3:00 pm	at Jacksonville State	No. 17	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	FCS	L 28–31	14,867
October 27	1:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	No. 21	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN		W 22–21	11,373
November 3	1:00 pm	at Murray State	No. 18	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	FCS	L 28–49	3,112
November 17	2:00 pm	at UT Martin	No. 23	Graham Stadium Martin, TN		L 26–35	6,322
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

v t e Tennessee State Tigers football
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