2012 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2012 Tennessee State Tigers football
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)
2012 OVC football standings
Conf     Overall
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
September 1 6:00 PM Florida A&M* LP FieldNashville, TN (John Merritt Classic) W 17–14   15,652
September 8 6:00 PM vs. Jackson State* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, 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 StadiumDaytona Beach, FL W 21–14   9,461
September 29 5:00 PM Arkansas-Pine Bluff* LP Field • Nashville, TN W 4013   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 StadiumCape 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 StadiumMurray, KY FCS L 28–49   3,112
November 17 2:00 PM at UT Martin #23 Graham StadiumMartin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) L 26–35   6,322
*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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