2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2017 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Parker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Garry Fisher (1st season)
Home stadium	Nissan Stadium Hale Stadium
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Austin Peay		7	–	1					8	–	4
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	5
UT Martin		4	–	4					6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Tennessee State		2	–	5					6	–	5
Murray State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 6–5 overall and 2–5 in OVC play to tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia State *		Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 17–10	24,333
September 9	6:00 p.m.	vs. Jackson State *	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	FSS	W 17–15	47,407
September 16	5:00 p.m.	vs. Florida A&M *	No. 22	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Tampa Classic)	RV	W 24–13	17,102
September 23	4:00 p.m.	at No. 24 UT Martin	No. 20	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	L 16–31	6,484
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	No. 24	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)	ESPN3	L 16–19 2OT	11,013
October 7	5:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 45–21	8,410
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Austin Peay		Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	L 17–21	21,127
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 26–30	5,235
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg *		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	W 60–0	7,487
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State		Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	W 23–20	8,693
November 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 6–36	18,782
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	7	7	0	17
Panthers	0	3	0	7	10

See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team

vs Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
JSU Tigers	3	6	0	6	15
No. 23 TSU Tigers	10	0	0	7	17

See also: 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

vs Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Tigers	3	7	7	7	24
Rattlers	0	6	0	7	13

See also: 2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

At UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Tigers	0	9	7	0	16
No. 24 Skyhawks	17	7	7	0	31

See also: 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	7	3	0	0	9	19
No. 24 Tigers	0	7	0	3	6	16

See also: 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

At Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	14	0	28	45
Colonels	0	0	14	7	21

See also: 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	0	7	7	21
Tigers	3	0	7	7	17

See also: 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	10	7	2	26
Golden Eagles	13	7	7	3	30

See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	21	17	10	12	60

See also: Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons football

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	6	0	7	7	20
Tigers	6	7	0	10	23

See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	6	0	6
No. 2 Gamecocks	0	10	14	12	36

See also: 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	23	22	20	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	24	24	20	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—