2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2022 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach	Eddie George (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Theron Aych (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Fisher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nissan Stadium

2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^		5	–	0					9	–	3
UT Martin +		5	–	0					7	–	4
Tennessee State		2	–	3					4	–	7
Tennessee Tech		2	–	3					4	–	7
Lindenwood *		1	–	3					7	–	3
Eastern Illinois		1	–	4					2	–	9
Murray State		1	–	4					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Eddie George and play their games at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Eastern Washington*	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	L 29–36	3,932
September 10	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		L 3–16	51,351
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3/ESPN+	L 6–49	22,227
October 1	1:00 p.m.	Lane*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)	ESPN+	L 27–28 OT	11,553
October 8	5:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	W 41–17	22,231
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	W 30–14	5,883
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	W 37–17	6,237
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 3–19	15,122
November 5	5:00 p.m.	No. 22 Southeast Missouri State	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 0–42	6,369
November 12	4:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 3–20	2,665
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Commerce*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 22–14	4,029
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At No. 13 Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	19	0	0	10	29
No. 13 Eagles	15	14	0	7	36

See also: 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Vs. No. 13 Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 JSU Tigers	0	6	3	7	16
TSU Tigers	3	0	0	0	3

See also: 2022 Jackson State Tigers football team and Southern Heritage Classic

At Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	6	0	6
Blue Raiders	21	21	7	0	49

See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Lane

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Dragons	6	7	7	0	8	28
Tigers	7	3	7	3	7	27

Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	0	7	7	17
Tigers	7	24	3	7	41

See also: 2022 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	16	14	0	30
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2022 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team and Sgt. York Trophy

Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	14	3	17
Tigers	3	24	0	10	37

See also: 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

At Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3
Racers	0	6	6	7	19

See also: 2022 Murray State Racers football team

No. 22 Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Redhawks	7	14	7	14	42
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	14	0	0	6	20
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team and Sgt. York Trophy

At Texas A&M–Commerce

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	12	3	0	22
Lions	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team