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2020 Tennessee State

2–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 2020, game by game: lost at Austin Peay 20–27; lost vs. Jacksonville State 16–38; won vs. Eastern Illinois 21–20; lost at Murray State 13–35; won vs. UT Martin 26–24; lost at Tennessee Tech 10–24; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 23–46+7−23Lost 20–27 at Austin Peay-7Austin PeayLost 16–38 vs. Jacksonville State-22Jacksonville St…Won 21–20 vs. Eastern Illinois+1Eastern IllinoisLost 13–35 at Murray State-22Murray StateWon 26–24 vs. UT Martin+2UT MartinLost 10–24 at Tennessee Tech-14Tennessee TechLost 23–46 vs. Southeast Missouri State-23Southeast Misso…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Feb 28atAustin PeayL 20–⁠2726%
Mar 7vsJacksonville StateL 16–⁠3833%
Mar 14vsEastern IllinoisW 21–⁠2062%
Mar 21atMurray StateL 13–⁠3528%
Mar 28vsUT MartinW 26–⁠2438%
Apr 3atTennessee TechL 10–⁠2442%
Apr 11vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 23–⁠4633%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southeast Missouri State 46–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
2–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in the Ohio Valley Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠214
Coach
—
Elo
1142 −68 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
No. 175
Offensive coordinator
Shannon Harris

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Jovens Janvier OG★★★No. 1373
Gerand Turner WR★★★No. 1761
Jeremiah Mawali OG★★★No. 1970
K.J. McCou OG★★★No. 2106
Jeshon Ingraham CB★★★No. 2325

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.807
Receivers23.00.820
Offensive line33.00.831
Defensive backs13.00.816
Whole class73.00.822

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.