2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

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)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Fisher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nissan Stadium
Seasons← 2021 2023 →

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 *	1	–	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

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.

Schedule

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	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

Source:

	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	Total
Tigers	0	0	6	0	6
Blue Raiders	21	21	7	0	49

	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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	14	3	17
Tigers	3	24	0	10	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3
Racers	0	6	6	7	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Redhawks	7	14	7	14	42
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	14	0	0	6	20
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	12	3	0	22
Lions	7	0	7	0	14

"2022 Football Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

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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