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2016 Tennessee State

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 2016, game by game: won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 44–0; won vs. Jackson State 40–26; won at Bethune-Cookman 31–24; won vs. UT Martin 34–30; lost at Eastern Illinois 34–35; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 35–28; lost at Vanderbilt 17–35; lost at Murray State 31–38; won at Austin Peay 41–40; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 16–44; won at Southeast Missouri State 32–31+44−28Won 44–0 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+44Arkansas–Pine B…Won 40–26 vs. Jackson State+14Jackson StateWon 31–24 at Bethune-Cookman+7Bethune-CookmanWon 34–30 vs. UT Martin+4UT MartinLost 34–35 at Eastern Illinois-1Eastern IllinoisWon 35–28 vs. Eastern Kentucky+7Eastern KentuckyLost 17–35 at Vanderbilt-18VanderbiltLost 31–38 at Murray State-7Murray StateWon 41–40 at Austin Peay+1Austin PeayLost 16–44 vs. Tennessee Tech-28Tennessee TechWon 32–31 at Southeast Missouri State+1Southeast Misso…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 44–⁠072%
Sep 10vsJackson StateW 40–⁠2671%
Sep 17atBethune-CookmanW 31–⁠2436%
Oct 1vsUT MartinW 34–⁠3053%
Oct 8atEastern IllinoisL 34–⁠3545%
Oct 15vsEastern KentuckyW 35–⁠2862%
Oct 22atVanderbiltL 17–⁠3532%
Oct 29atMurray StateL 31–⁠3863%
Nov 5atAustin PeayW 41–⁠4081%
Nov 12vsTennessee TechL 16–⁠4473%
Nov 19atSoutheast Missouri StateW 32–⁠3147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southeast Missouri State 32–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
355–⁠331
Coach
—
Elo
1274 −2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.2 No. 70 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 133
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Parker
Defensive coordinator
Osita Alaribe

Leaders

Passing yardsRonald Butler QB285 yds
Passing touchdownsRonald Butler QB2 TD
Rushing yardsErick Evans RB69 yds
Receiving yardsPatrick Smith WR170 yds
Receiving touchdownsPatrick Smith WR2 TD
TacklesChris Collins LB7 tkl
SacksEbenezer Ogundeko DE1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Justin Andrews DT★★★No. 1274
Tyric Reid OLB★★★No. 1595
Michael Perry DT★★★No. 1682
Steven Newbold ATH★★★No. 1851
Major Bellamy ATH★★No. 2381

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line23.00.826
Linebackers13.00.822
Defensive backs22.00.772
Athletes and specialists22.50.800
Whole class102.40.792

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.

2016 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State7–⁠010–⁠2
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠5
Tennessee Tech5–⁠35–⁠6
Tennessee State4–⁠37–⁠4
Eastern Illinois4–⁠46–⁠5
Murray State4–⁠44–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠53–⁠8
Eastern Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Austin Peay0–⁠80–⁠11

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