Tennessee State Tigers football

The Tennessee State Tigers football program represents Tennessee State University in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

First FBS Victory
Tennessee State Tigers first FBS victory came in 2017 when they defeated the Georgia State Panthers 17-10 for Georgia State's season home opener.

Bowl games
Tennessee State has competed in ten bowl games and has a record of 8–1–1.

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoff results
The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship playoffs six times with a record of 3–6.

Alumni in the NFL
Over 100 Tennessee State alumni have played in the NFL, including:


 * Richard Dent
 * Onzy Elam
 * Joe Gilliam
 * Mike Hegman
 * Sylvester Hicks
 * Bennie Anderson
 * Claude Humphrey
 * Ed "Too Tall" Jones
 * Jim Kelly
 * Greg Kindle
 * Loaird McCreary
 * Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
 * Harold Rice
 * Anthony Shelton
 * Jim Thaxton
 * Mike Jones
 * Larry Kinnebrew
 * Steve Moore
 * Herman Hunter
 * Gilbert Renfroe
 * Malcolm Taylor

Annual Classic

 * Southern Heritage Classic