2012 Tennessee State Tigers football team
2012 Tennessee State Tigers football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
2012 record | 8–3 (4–3 OVC) |
Head coach | Rod Reed (3rd year) |
Offensive coordinator | Mike Jones |
Co-defensive coordinator | Osita Alaribe |
Co-defensive coordinator | Justin Roberts |
Home stadium |
LP Field (Capacity: 69,143) Hale Stadium (Capacity: 18,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#25 Eastern Illinois †^ | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#21 Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll |
The 2012 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field, with three home games at Hale Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 4–3 in OVC play to finish in fifth place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 1 | 6:00 PM | Florida A&M* | LP Field • Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic) | W 17–14 | 15,652 | |||
September 8 | 6:00 PM | vs. Jackson State* | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic) | FSS | W 38–12 | 42,257 | ||
September 15 | 1:00 PM | Austin Peay | Hale Stadium • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | W 34–14 | 14,264 | |||
September 22 | 4:00 PM | at Bethune-Cookman* | Municipal Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL | W 21–14 | 9,461 | |||
September 29 | 5:00 PM | Arkansas-Pine Bluff* | LP Field • Nashville, TN | W 40–13 | 31,765 | |||
October 6 | 1:00 PM | #17 Eastern Kentucky | Hale Stadium • Nashville, TN | W 23–20 | 6,369 | |||
October 13 | 6:00 PM | at SE Missouri State | #18 | Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO | W 40–28 | 4,800 | ||
October 20 | 3:00 PM | at Jacksonville State | #17 | JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | FCS | L 28–31 OT | 14,867 | |
October 27 | 1:00 PM | Tennessee Tech | #21 | Hale Stadium • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | W 22–21 | 11,373 | ||
November 3 | 1:00 PM | at Murray State | #18 | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | FCS | L 28–49 | 3,112 | |
November 17 | 2:00 PM | at UT Martin | #23 | Graham Stadium • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | L 26–35 | 6,322 | ||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Source: Schedule
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