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2019 Tennessee State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Mississippi Valley State 26–20; lost at Middle Tennessee 26–45; lost at Jackson State 44–49; lost vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31–37; lost at Eastern Kentucky 16–42; lost at Jacksonville State 23–31; lost vs. Murray State 17–31; won vs. Austin Peay 26–24; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 13–32; lost vs. Eastern Illinois 38–49; lost at UT Martin 17–28; won at Tennessee Tech 37–27+10−26Won 26–20 vs. Mississippi Valley State+6Mississippi Val…Lost 26–45 at Middle Tennessee-19Middle TennesseeLost 44–49 at Jackson State-5Jackson StateLost 31–37 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff-6Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 16–42 at Eastern Kentucky-26Eastern KentuckyLost 23–31 at Jacksonville State-8Jacksonville St…Lost 17–31 vs. Murray State-14Murray StateWon 26–24 vs. Austin Peay+2Austin PeayLost 13–32 vs. Southeast Missouri State-19Southeast Misso…Lost 38–49 vs. Eastern Illinois-11Eastern IllinoisLost 17–28 at UT Martin-11UT MartinWon 37–27 at Tennessee Tech+10Tennessee Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMississippi Valley StateW 26–⁠2078%
Sep 7atMiddle TennesseeL 26–⁠4517%
Sep 14atJackson StateL 44–⁠4952%
Sep 21vsArkansas–Pine BluffL 31–⁠3761%
Sep 28atEastern KentuckyL 16–⁠4233%
Oct 5atJacksonville StateL 23–⁠3121%
Oct 12vsMurray StateL 17–⁠3148%
Oct 19vsAustin PeayW 26–⁠2431%
Nov 2vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 13–⁠3230%
Nov 9vsEastern IllinoisL 38–⁠4966%
Nov 16atUT MartinL 17–⁠2818%
Nov 23atTennessee TechW 37–⁠2730%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee Tech 37–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
314–⁠415
Coach
—
Elo
1166 −108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.3 No. 99 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 183
Offensive coordinator
Shannon Harris
Defensive coordinator
Garry Fisher

Leaders

Passing yardsCameron Rosendahl QB159 yds
Passing touchdownsCameron Rosendahl QB1 TD
Rushing yardsTe’kendrick Roberson RB98 yds
Rushing touchdownsDeMarco Corbin RB1 TD
Receiving yardsChris Rowland WR202 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Rowland WR2 TD
TacklesRonnie Killings WR7 tkl
SacksRhashaun Epting LB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Terray Jones DT★★★No. 1220
Jaalon Gupton OT★★★No. 1804
Michael Brooks DT★★No. 2722
Ahmaud Jordan S
Fondren Hollis ATH

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line13.00.828
Defensive line22.50.822
Whole class32.70.824

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 7Lachavious Simmons OGChicago Bears

2019 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Austin Peay7–⁠111–⁠4
Southeast Missouri State7–⁠19–⁠4
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠37–⁠5
Tennessee Tech3–⁠56–⁠6
Jacksonville State3–⁠56–⁠6
Murray State2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee State2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

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