2011 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2011 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
2011 record 5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach Rod Reed (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Jones
Defensive coordinator Osita Alaribe/Justin Roberts
Home stadium LP Field
2011 OVC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#21 Tennessee Tech §^   6 2         7 4  
Eastern Kentucky §^   6 2         7 5  
Jacksonville State §   6 2         7 4  
Murray State   5 3         7 4  
Tennessee State   4 4         5 6  
UT Martin   4 4         5 6  
Austin Peay   2 6         3 8  
Southeast Missouri State   2 6         3 8  
Eastern Illinois   1 7         2 9  
§ Conference co-champions
^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM Southern* LP FieldNashville, TN W 33–7   25,209
September 10 6:00 PM vs. Jackson State* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic) L 29–35   43,532
September 17 6:00 PM at Murray State Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY L 27–58   10,031
September 24 2:00 PM at Air Force* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO The Mtn. L 24–63   33,487
October 1 6:00 PM at Austin Peay Governors StadiumClarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) L 34–37   8,614
October 8 6:00 PM Southeast Missouri State LP Field • Nashville, TN W 55–3   6,234
October 15 1:30 PM at #19 Tennessee Tech Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) W 42–40   8,676
October 22 2:00 PM at Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY L 22–33   10,800
November 5 1:30 PM at Eastern Illinois O'Brien StadiumCharleston, IL W 18–17   6,774
November 12 5:00 PM UT Martindagger LP Field • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) W 35–30   19,537
November 19 2:00 PM Jacksonville State LP Field • Nashville, TN L 16–38   6,137
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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