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2015 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–6 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Parker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorOsita Alaribe (5th season)
Home stadiumNissan Stadium
Hale Stadium
Seasons← 20142016 →
2015 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^   8 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^   7 – 1     7 – 5  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     6 – 5  
SE Missouri State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Tennessee State   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Rod Reed, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC. Tennessee State played home games in Nashville, Tennessee at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium.

The Tigers were initially ineligible to participate in postseason play for the 2015 season to due Academic Progress Rate (APR). violations, but athletic director Teresa Phillips issue an appeal was issued. The Tigers had the postseason ban lifted in early June due to miscalculation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the football program's APR based on outdated information.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 pmAlabama State*OVCDNW 24–1420,055
September 126:00 pmvs. Jackson State*SportSouthW 35–2548,385
September 191:00 pmat No. 1 Jacksonville StateESPN3L 13–4823,413
September 263:00 pmat Florida A&M*W 30–1418,020
October 102:30 pmat UT MartinASNL 14–287,123
October 176:00 pmEastern Illinois
  • Nissan Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ASNL 22–25 22,144
October 242:00 pmat No. 13 Eastern KentuckyOVCDNL 21–459,400
October 312:00 pmAustin PeayOVCDNW 20–65,985
November 72:30 pmMurray State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ASNL 43–46 7,897
November 212:30 pmat Tennessee TechASNL 24–303,924
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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