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2015 Tennessee State

4–⁠6 (1–⁠6 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 2015, game by game: won vs. Alabama State 24–14; won vs. Jackson State 35–25; lost at Jacksonville State 13–48; won at Florida A&M 30–14; lost at UT Martin 14–28; lost vs. Eastern Illinois 22–25; lost at Eastern Kentucky 21–45; won vs. Austin Peay 20–6; lost vs. Murray State 43–46; lost at Tennessee Tech 24–30+16−35Won 24–14 vs. Alabama State+10Alabama StateWon 35–25 vs. Jackson State+10Jackson StateLost 13–48 at Jacksonville State-35Jacksonville St…Won 30–14 at Florida A&M+16Florida A&MLost 14–28 at UT Martin-14UT MartinLost 22–25 vs. Eastern Illinois-3Eastern IllinoisLost 21–45 at Eastern Kentucky-24Eastern KentuckyWon 20–6 vs. Austin Peay+14Austin PeayLost 43–46 vs. Murray State-3Murray StateLost 24–30 at Tennessee Tech-6Tennessee Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsAlabama StateW 24–⁠1455%
Sep 12vsJackson StateW 35–⁠2565%
Sep 19atJacksonville StateL 13–⁠4831%
Sep 26atFlorida A&MW 30–⁠1464%
Oct 10atUT MartinL 14–⁠2841%
Oct 17vsEastern IllinoisL 22–⁠2561%
Oct 24atEastern KentuckyL 21–⁠4533%
Oct 31vsAustin PeayW 20–⁠681%
Nov 7vsMurray StateL 43–⁠4668%
Nov 21atTennessee TechL 24–⁠3058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee Tech 30–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
246–⁠281
Coach
—
Elo
1265 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.6 No. 97 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 228
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Parker
Defensive coordinator
Osita Alaribe

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Tyler Black ATH★★No. 2642

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.776

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.

2015 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State8–⁠013–⁠2
Eastern Illinois7–⁠17–⁠5
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠36–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠44–⁠7
Tennessee Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
Murray State2–⁠63–⁠8
Tennessee State1–⁠64–⁠6
Austin Peay0–⁠80–⁠11

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