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2012 Tennessee State

8–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 2012, game by game: won vs. Florida A&M 17–14; won vs. Jackson State 38–12; won vs. Austin Peay 34–14; won at Bethune-Cookman 21–14; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 40–13; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 23–20; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 40–28; lost at Jacksonville State 28–31; won vs. Tennessee Tech 22–21; lost at Murray State 28–49; lost at UT Martin 26–35+27−21Won 17–14 vs. Florida A&M+3Florida A&MWon 38–12 vs. Jackson State+26Jackson StateWon 34–14 vs. Austin Peay+20Austin PeayWon 21–14 at Bethune-Cookman+7Bethune-CookmanWon 40–13 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+27Arkansas–Pine B…Won 23–20 vs. Eastern Kentucky+3Eastern KentuckyWon 40–28 vs. Southeast Missouri State+12Southeast Misso…Lost 28–31 at Jacksonville State-3Jacksonville St…Won 22–21 vs. Tennessee Tech+1Tennessee TechLost 28–49 at Murray State-21Murray StateLost 26–35 at UT Martin-9UT Martin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsFlorida A&MW 17–⁠1445%
Sep 8vsJackson StateW 38–⁠1236%
Sep 15vsAustin PeayW 34–⁠1478%
Sep 22atBethune-CookmanW 21–⁠1431%
Sep 29vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 40–⁠1364%
Oct 6vsEastern KentuckyW 23–⁠2054%
Oct 13vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 40–⁠2872%
Oct 20atJacksonville StateL 28–⁠3151%
Oct 27vsTennessee TechW 22–⁠2175%
Nov 3atMurray StateL 28–⁠4955%
Nov 17atUT MartinL 26–⁠3542%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UT Martin 35–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠251
Coach
—
Elo
1357 +87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.6 No. 41 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 141
Offensive coordinator
Mike Jones
Defensive coordinators
Osita Alaribe and Justin Roberts

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Antonio Justice OLB★★No. 2127
Ronald Butler DUAL★★No. 2246

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.773
Whole class22.00.770

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Illinois6–⁠17–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠28–⁠3
UT Martin6–⁠28–⁠3
Jacksonville State5–⁠36–⁠5
Tennessee State4–⁠38–⁠3
Murray State4–⁠45–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Tennessee Tech1–⁠73–⁠8
Austin Peay1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.