American college football season
The 2021 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They were led by first-year head coach Eddie George and played their games at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee .
On April 12, 2021, Southern University announced that Rod Reed would not return as head coach. The following day, Southern hired George to replace him.[1] [2] It was revealed by The Tennessean that George's deal was a five-year deal with an annual salary of US$400,000.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 3:00 p.m. vs. Grambling State * NFLN L 10–1614,682 September 11 6:00 p.m. vs. Jackson State * ESPN3 /ESPNU L 16–3846,171 September 18 4:00 p.m. Kentucky State * ESPN+ W 41–72,513 September 25 2:00 p.m. at Southeast Missouri State ESPN+ L 14–473,896 October 2 7:00 p.m. at Austin Peay * ESPN+ W 24–227,211 October 16 2:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech ESPN+ W 20–13 OT 2,420 October 23 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois ESPN+ W 28–06,300 October 30 5:00 p.m. Murray State Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN ESPN+ W 27–218,627 November 6 2:00 p.m. at No. 15 UT Martin ESPN3 L 20–413,712 November 13 2:00 p.m. Austin Peay Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN+ L 7–362,531 November 20 11:00 a.m. at No. 25 (FBS ) Mississippi State * ESPN+/SECN+ L 10–5546,770 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Source: [4]
Game summaries [ edit ] At Grambling State [ edit ] Tennessee State Tigers at Grambling State Tigers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee State 3 0 7 0 10 Grambling State 0 7 6 3 16
at Pro Football Hall of Fame Fieldhouse , Canton, OH
Date : Game time : 3:00 P.M. MST Game weather : 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 3 mphGame attendance : 14,682Referee : TV announcers (NFL Network ) :
Statistics TSU Tigers GRAM Tigers First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics TSU Tigers Passing Rushing Receiving GRAM Tigers Passing Rushing Receiving
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TSU GRAM 1 5:00 7 21 4:05 TENN 39-yard field goal by Antonio Zita 3 0 2 12:41 15 79 7:14 GRAM Jaye Patrick 18-yard touchdown reception from Elijah Walker, Garrett Urban kick good 3 7 3 7:03 12 58 6:08 TENN Devon Starling 3-yard touchdown run, Antonio Zita kick good 10 7 3 2:22 3 15 1:25 GRAM Elijah Walker 15-yard touchdown run, Antonio Zita kick no good 10 13 4 9:48 10 44 5:05 GRAM 24-yard field goal by Garrett Urban 10 16 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 10 16
Vs. Jackson State [ edit ] Tennessee State vs. Jackson State 1 2 3 4 Total TSU Tigers 0 7 0 9 16 • JSU Tigers 7 3 14 14 38
Scoring summary Q1 0:19 JSU Joshua Lanier 14-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Glenn Misiak kick) 0–7 Q2 9:36 TSU Deveon Bryant 2-yard run (Antonio Zita kick) 7–7 Q2 0:32 JSU Glenn Misiak 28-yard field goal 7–10 Q3 11:30 JSU Keith Corbin 67-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Glenn Misiak kick) 7–17 Q3 2:22 JSU Shane Hooks 10-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Glenn Misiak kick) 7–24 Q4 13:17 TSU Chayil Garnett 37-yard field goal 10–24 Q4 7:29 JSU Warren Newman 81-yard punt return (Glenn Misiak kick) 10–31 Q4 2:55 JSU Peytton Pickett 4-yard run (Glenn Misiak kick) 10–38 Q4 0:06 TSU Rodell Rahmaan 47-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom (2-point fail) 16–38
Pregame line Over/under TSU -2.5 50
Statistics Tennessee State Jackson State First downs 19 19 Total yards 264 404 Rushing yards 70 42 Passing yards 194 362 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 31:52 28:08
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee State Passing Geremy Hickbottom 9/15, 138 yards, 1 TD Rushing Devon Starling 11 carries, 35 yards Receiving Rodell Rahmaan 4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD Jackson State Passing Shedeur Sanders 30/40, 362 yards, 3 TD Rushing Peytton Pickett 11 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD Receiving Trevonte Rucker 5 receptions, 72 yards
At No. 25 (FBS ) Mississippi State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee State 0 0 0 10 10 • No. 25 (FBS) Mississippi State 21 14 14 6 55
Date: November 20Location: Starkville, MSGame start: 11:02 a.m. Game attendance: 46,770Game weather: 55, Sunny, Wind SE @ 8 mphReferee: Daniel GautreauxTV announcers (ESPN+ /SECN+): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) [5]
Pregame line Over/under +44.0 56
Statistics Tenn State MSU First downs 14 23 Total yards 205 600 Rushing yards 35 107 Passing yards 170 493 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 35:20 24:40
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee State Passing Deveon Bryant 9/11, 128 yards Rushing Devon Starling 11 carries, 33 yards Receiving Cam Wyche 4 receptions, 88 yards Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 28/34, 391 yards, 5 TD Rushing Dillon Johnson 5 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD Receiving Makai Polk 9 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
Coaching staff [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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