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2014 Tennessee State

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Edward Waters 58–6; lost at Alabama State 21–27; won vs. Jackson State 35–7; won vs. Tennessee Tech 10–7; won vs. Florida A&M 27–7; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 21–28; lost vs. Jacksonville State 20–27; lost vs. UT Martin 16–21; lost at Eastern Illinois 3–28; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 42–56; won at Austin Peay 31–27; won at Murray State 48–33+52−25Won 58–6 vs. Edward Waters+52Edward WatersLost 21–27 at Alabama State-6Alabama StateWon 35–7 vs. Jackson State+28Jackson StateWon 10–7 vs. Tennessee Tech+3Tennessee TechWon 27–7 vs. Florida A&M+20Florida A&MLost 21–28 vs. Southeast Missouri State-7Southeast Misso…Lost 20–27 vs. Jacksonville State-7Jacksonville St…Lost 16–21 vs. UT Martin-5UT MartinLost 3–28 at Eastern Illinois-25Eastern IllinoisLost 42–56 vs. Eastern Kentucky-14Eastern KentuckyWon 31–27 at Austin Peay+4Austin PeayWon 48–33 at Murray State+15Murray State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsEdward WatersW 58–⁠685%
Sep 6atAlabama StateL 21–⁠2750%
Sep 13vsJackson StateW 35–⁠750%
Sep 20vsTennessee TechW 10–⁠771%
Sep 27vsFlorida A&MW 27–⁠783%
Oct 4vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 21–⁠2871%
Oct 11vsJacksonville StateL 20–⁠2743%
Oct 18vsUT MartinL 16–⁠2164%
Oct 25atEastern IllinoisL 3–⁠2844%
Nov 1vsEastern KentuckyL 42–⁠5643%
Nov 8atAustin PeayW 31–⁠2767%
Nov 22atMurray StateW 48–⁠3356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Murray State 48–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
332–⁠274
Coach
—
Elo
1334 −48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.6 No. 66 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 153
Offensive coordinator
Mike Jones
Defensive coordinators
Osita Alaribe and Justin Roberts

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Javon Brandon CB★★No. 2087
Rodney Clark Jr. RB★★No. 2624
Justin Brooks OT★★No. 3302
Darrell Haralson WR★★No. 3478

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.768
Receivers12.00.730
Offensive line12.00.740
Defensive backs12.00.789
Whole class42.00.757

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.

Drafted in 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 5Robert Myers OGBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Anthony Morris OTOakland Raiders

2014 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State8–⁠010–⁠2
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UT Martin5–⁠36–⁠6
Eastern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠7
Tennessee Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Tennessee State3–⁠56–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠55–⁠7
Murray State1–⁠73–⁠9
Austin Peay1–⁠71–⁠11

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