2023 Tennessee State Tigers football team
American college football season
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Conference | Big South–OVC Football Association |
Record | 6–5 (2–4 Big South–OVC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Theron Aych (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Brandon Fisher (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Nissan Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 UT Martin + | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindenwood * | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Eddie George, the Tigers played home games at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 13 (FBS) Notre Dame* | NBC | L 3–56 | 77,622 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | HBCU Go | W 24–14 | 32,518 | |
September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | ESPN+ | W 27–25 | 3,869 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 UT Martin | ESPN+ | L 10–20 | 5,020 | |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State* | ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 10,436 | |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Norfolk State*![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 13,975 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* |
| ESPN+ | W 54–0 | 2,727 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Lindenwood |
| ESPN+ | W 43–20 | 3,879 |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | ESPN+ | L 21–35 | 4,109 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 17–30 | 3,423 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech |
| ESPN+ | L 0–35 | 2,552 |
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Game summaries
at Notre Dame
Tennessee State Tigers (0–0) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 13 Fighting Irish | 7 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 56 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,622
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information |
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Statistics | TNST | ND |
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First downs | 12 | 26 |
Total yards | 158 | 557 |
Rushes/yards | 35–91 | 33–221 |
Passing yards | 67 | 336 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–22–2 | 24–30–0 |
Time of possession | 26:16 | 33:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tennessee State | Passing | Deveon Bryant | 5/12, 43 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Deveon Bryant | 6 carries, 29 yards | |
Receiving | Dashon Davis | 1 reception, 22 yards | |
Notre Dame | Passing | Sam Hartman | 14/17, 194 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Audric Estimé | 13 carries, 116 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Thomas | 4 receptions, 62 yards |