| Tennessee State Tigers
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 Current season
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| First season |
1916
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| Head coach
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| Home stadium
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LP Field
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| Stadium capacity
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68,000
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| Stadium surface
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Natural grass
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| Location |
Nashville, Tennessee
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| Conference
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OVC
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| All-time record
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–
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| Postseason bowl record
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–
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| Colors
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Royal Blue and White
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| Mascot |
Tigers
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| Website |
tsutigers.com
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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.
Championships[]
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- 1946
- 1947
- 1954
- 1956
- 1965
- 1966
- 1970
- 1971
- 1973
- 1979
- 1982
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Alumni in the NFL[]
Over 100 Tennessee State alumni have played in the NFL[1], including:
References[]
External links[]
| v · d · eTennessee State Tigers head football coaches |
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- Buck Hunt (1916)
- No team (1917–1921)
- Joe E. Scruggs (1922–1924)
- George Davenport (1925–1926)
- Felton Gale (1927)
- Harry Long (1928)
- Alton Jackson (1929)
- T. D. Upshaw (1930–1931)
- Unknown (1932)
- Walter S. Davis (1933–1936)
- Ruebin Mundy (1937–1939)
- Unknown (1940)
- No team (1941–1943)
- Henry Kean (1944–1954)
- Howard C. Gentry (1955–1960)
- Lawrence Simmons (1961–1962)
- John Merritt (1963–1983)
- William A. Thomas (1984–1988)
- Joe Gilliam, Sr. (1989–1992)
- Bill Davis (1993–1995)
- L. C. Cole (1996–1999)
- James Reese (2000–2004)
- James Webster (2005–2009)
- Rod Reed (2010–)
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