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2015 Tennessee State Tigers football
2015 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–6 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Parker (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Osita Alaribe (5th season)
Home stadium	Nissan Stadium; Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team

American college football season

The 2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Rod Reed, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC. Tennessee State played home games in Nashville, Tennessee at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium.

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The Tigers were initially ineligible to participate in postseason play for the 2015 season to due Academic Progress Rate (APR). violations, but athletic director Teresa Phillips issue an appeal was issued. The Tigers had the postseason ban lifted in early June due to miscalculation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the football program's APR based on outdated information.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 pm	Alabama State*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)	OVCDN	W 24–14	20,055
September 12	6:00 pm	vs. Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	SportSouth	W 35–25	48,385
September 19	1:00 pm	at No. 1 Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 13–48	23,413
September 26	3:00 pm	at Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 30–14	18,020
October 10	2:30 pm	at UT Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ASN	L 14–28	7,123
October 17	6:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ASN	L 22–25 ^OT	22,144
October 24	2:00 pm	at No. 13 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 21–45	9,400
October 31	2:00 pm	Austin Peay	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	W 20–6	5,985
November 7	2:30 pm	Murray State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ASN	L 43–46 ^OT	7,897
November 21	2:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ASN	L 24–30	3,924
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^	8	–	0	13	–	2
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^	7	–	1	7	–	5
UT Martin	6	–	2	7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	3	6	–	5
SE Missouri State	3	–	4	4	–	7
Tennessee Tech	3	–	5	4	–	7
Murray State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Tennessee State	1	–	6	4	–	6
Austin Peay	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll