2021 Tennessee State
5–6 (4–3 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kentucky State 41–7Sep 18
By 34 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Mississippi State 10–55Nov 20
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Grambling | L 10–16 | 34% |
| Sep 11 | at Jackson State | L 16–38 | 31% |
| Sep 18 | vsKentucky State | W 41–7 | 55% |
| Sep 25 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 14–47 | 31% |
| Oct 2 | at Austin Peay | W 24–22 | 20% |
| Oct 16 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 20–13 | 56% |
| Oct 23 | at Eastern Illinois | W 28–0 | 50% |
| Oct 30 | vs Murray State | W 27–21 | 58% |
| Nov 6 | at UT Martin | L 20–41 | 24% |
| Nov 13 | vsAustin Peay | L 7–36 | 44% |
| Nov 20 | at Mississippi State | L 10–55 | 8% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 55–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 217–296
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1214 +19 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.1 No. 75 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 170
- Offensive coordinator
- Hue Jackson
- Defensive coordinator
- Brandon Fisher
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- Multiple 3–3–5
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Roscoe Gibson WR | ★★★ | No. 1687 |
| Torey Morrison DUAL | ||
| Jeremiah Frazier OL | ||
| Jalen McClendon CB | ||
| Sincere Littles DT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.832 |
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.
Transfers in 6
The 2021 portal Derrick Tucker S | ★★★★ | from  Texas A&M |
 Chayil Garnett QB | ★★★ | from  Auburn |
 Isaiah Green QB | ★★★ | from  Marshall |
 Sean Auwae OL | ★★★ | from  Vanderbilt |
 Mario Nolan-Dillard QB | ★★ | from  Memphis |
 Darrell Branch OL | from  Arizona |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2021 Ohio Valley Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 6–1 | 10–3 | |
| Murray State | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Austin Peay | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
 Tennessee State | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 1–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.