Tennessee State Tigers football

The Tennessee State Tigers are the college football team representing the Tennessee State University. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Ohio Valley Conference championships

 * 1998
 * 1999

Black college football national championship

 * 1946
 * 1947
 * 1954
 * 1956
 * 1965
 * 1966
 * 1970
 * 1971
 * 1973
 * 1979
 * 1982

College Football Hall of Fame members

 * John Merritt

Alumni in the NFL
Over 100 Tennessee State alumni have played in the NFL, including:
 * Richard Dent
 * Joe Gilliam
 * Mike Hegman
 * Claude Humphrey
 * Ed "Too Tall" Jones
 * Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie