2009 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2009 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach	James Webster (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fred Kaiss (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Rod Reed (4th as DC; 7th overall season)
Home stadium	LP Field
Seasons ←  2008 2010  →

2009 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Jacksonville State		6	–	1					8	–	3
No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Tennessee Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	3					5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tennessee State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Austin Peay		3	–	5					4	–	7
Murray State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Southeast Missouri State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach James Webster and played their home games at LP Field. They finished the season 4–7 overall and 3–4 in OVC play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M *	LP Field Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)		L 7–24	23,871	[1]
September 12	6:10 pm	vs. Jackson State *	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		W 14–7	43,306	[2]
September 19	6:00 pm	at Southern *	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 17–24	12,247	[3]
September 26	3:45 pm	vs. No. 25 Florida A&M *	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)		L 12–31	51,950
October 3	6:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	LP Field Nashville, TN		W 23–17	6,314
October 10	6:00 pm	at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCsports.tv	W 20–17	7,100
October 17	6:00 pm	Murray State	LP Field Nashville, TN		L 6–9	5,572
October 31	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 13–20	7,999
November 7	5:00 pm	UT Martin	LP Field Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 7–28	22,902
November 14	4:00 pm	at Austin Peay	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 21–24	6,968
November 19	5:30 pm	at No. 14 Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL		W 21–10	3,509	[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "TSU loses more than opening game". The Tennessean. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "QB lifts Tennessee State". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern 21, Tennessee State 17". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. Nielsen, Brian (November 20, 2009). "Tennessee State stalls Panthers' title plans". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tennessee State Tigers Schedule 2009". ESPN . Retrieved October 22, 2023.
6. "2009 Football Schedule". Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
7. "2009 Tennessee State Football". Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.