Tennessee State
FCSBig South-Ohio Valley · Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee
17-15-2
All-time
0.500
Win %
0
National titles
0
Conf titles
0
Major bowls
0
Playoff apps
0
Weeks at #1
0
Heismans
Greatest games
Tennessee State's top games of all time by Game Score.
Season by season
Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.
Lower-level seasons: 61 (366-274-11). The record, titles and bowls above count major seasons only.
1977Major8-1-1
Tennessee State · Independent
Conf record
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| Year | Record | Conference | Conf | Conf Champ | AP | Bowl / notes | Natl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026In progress | - | Big South-Ohio Valley | |||||
| 2025 | 2-10 | Big South-Ohio Valley | 0-8 | ||||
| 2024 | 9-4 | Big South-Ohio Valley | 6-2 | FCS playoff | |||
| 2023 | 6-5 | Big South-Ohio Valley | 2-4 | ||||
| 2022 | 4-7 | Ohio Valley | 2-3 | ||||
| 2021 | 5-6 | Ohio Valley | 3-3 | ||||
| 2020 | 2-5 | Ohio Valley | 2-5 | ||||
| 2019 | 3-9 | Ohio Valley | 2-6 | ||||
| 2018 | 4-5 | Ohio Valley | 3-4 | ||||
| 2017 | 6-5 | Ohio Valley | 2-5 | ||||
| 2016 | 7-4 | Ohio Valley | 4-3 | ||||
| 2015 | 4-6 | Ohio Valley | 1-6 | ||||
| 2014 | 6-6 | Ohio Valley | 3-5 | ||||
| 2013 | 10-4 | Ohio Valley | 6-2 | FCS playoff | |||
| 2012 | 8-3 | Ohio Valley | 4-3 | ||||
| 2011 | 5-6 | Ohio Valley | 4-4 | ||||
| 2010 | 3-8 | Ohio Valley | 0-7 | ||||
| 2009 | 4-7 | Ohio Valley | 3-4 | ||||
| 2008 | 8-4 | Ohio Valley | 5-3 | ||||
| 2007 | 5-6 | Ohio Valley | 3-3 | ||||
| 2006 | 6-5 | Ohio Valley | 5-2 | ||||
| 2005 | 2-9 | Ohio Valley | 1-6 | ||||
| 2004 | 4-7 | Ohio Valley | 2-5 | ||||
| 2003 | 7-5 | Ohio Valley | 5-3 | ||||
| 2002 | 2-10 | Ohio Valley | 1-5 | ||||
| 2001 | 8-3 | Ohio Valley | 3-3 | ||||
| 2000 | 3-8 | Ohio Valley | 2-5 | ||||
| 1999 | 11-1 | Ohio Valley | 6-0 | ★ | FCS playoff | ||
| 1998 | 9-3 | Ohio Valley | 6-1 | ★ | FCS playoff | ||
| 1997 | 4-7 | Ohio Valley | 4-2 | ||||
| 1996 | 4-7 | Ohio Valley | 3-4 | ||||
| 1995 | 2-9 | Ohio Valley | 1-7 | ||||
| 1994 | 5-6 | Ohio Valley | 4-4 | ||||
| 1993 | 4-7 | Ohio Valley | 4-4 | ||||
| 1992 | 5-6 | Ohio Valley | 5-3 | ||||
| 1991 | 3-8 | Ohio Valley | 2-5 | ||||
| 1990 | 7-4 | Ohio Valley | 4-2 | ||||
| 1989 | 5-5-1 | Ohio Valley | 3-3 | ||||
| 1988 | 3-7-1 | Ohio Valley | 2-4 | ||||
| 1987 | 3-7-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1986 | 10-2-1 | Independent | FCS quarterfinal | ||||
| 1985 | 7-4 | Independent | |||||
| 1984 | 11-0 | Independent | |||||
| 1983 | 8-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1982 | 10-1-1 | Independent | FCS semifinal | ||||
| 1981 | 9-3 | Independent | FCS quarterfinal | ||||
| 1977 | 8-1-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1976 | 7-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1975 | 5-4 | Independent | |||||
| 1974 | 8-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1973 | 10-0 | Independent | |||||
| 1972 | 11-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1971 | 9-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1970 | 10-0 | Independent | |||||
| 1969 | 7-1-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1968 | 6-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1967 | 6-3 | Independent | |||||
| 1966 | 10-0 | Midwestern | |||||
| 1965 | 9-0-1 | Midwest Athletic Association | |||||
| 1964 | 8-2 | Midwest Athletic Association | |||||
| 1963 | 6-3 | Midwest Athletic Association | |||||
| 1962 | 1-7-1 | Midwest Athletic Association |