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2024 Tennessee State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 2024, game by game: won vs. Mississippi Valley State 41–21; lost at North Dakota State 3–52; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 41–28; lost at Tennessee Tech 14–24; won vs. Charleston Southern 13–9; won at Lindenwood 24–20; won vs. Eastern Illinois 41–17; won at Howard 27–14; lost vs. UT Martin 21–28; won at Western Illinois 45–20; won at Gardner-Webb 23–20; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 28–21; lost at Montana 27–41+25−49Won 41–21 vs. Mississippi Valley State+20Mississippi Val…Lost 3–52 at North Dakota State-49North Dakota St…Won 41–28 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+13Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 14–24 at Tennessee Tech-10Tennessee TechWon 13–9 vs. Charleston Southern+4Charleston Sout…Won 24–20 at Lindenwood+4LindenwoodWon 41–17 vs. Eastern Illinois+24Eastern IllinoisWon 27–14 at Howard+13HowardLost 21–28 vs. UT Martin-7UT MartinWon 45–20 at Western Illinois+25Western IllinoisWon 23–20 at Gardner-Webb+3Gardner-WebbWon 28–21 vs. Southeast Missouri State+7Southeast Misso…Lost 27–41 at Montana-14Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMississippi Valley StateW 41–⁠2170%
Sep 7atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠5219%
Sep 14vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 41–⁠2862%
Sep 21atTennessee TechL 14–⁠2445%
Sep 28vsCharleston SouthernW 13–⁠960%
Oct 5atLindenwoodW 24–⁠2046%
Oct 12vsEastern IllinoisW 41–⁠1764%
Oct 19atHowardW 27–⁠1443%
Nov 2vsUT MartinL 21–⁠2847%
Nov 9atWestern IllinoisW 45–⁠2065%
Nov 16atGardner-WebbW 23–⁠2046%
Nov 23vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 28–⁠2148%
Nov 30atMontanaFCS Championship – First RoundL 27–⁠4132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 41–⁠27 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South–OVC Football Association champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Big South–OVC Football Association champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
348–⁠315
Coach
—
Elo
1352 +108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.3 No. 40 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 164
Offensive coordinator
Travis Partridge
Defensive coordinator
Brandon Fisher
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsDraylen Ellis QB2,996 yds
Passing touchdownsDraylen Ellis QB21 TD
Rushing yardsJaden McGill RB512 yds
Rushing touchdownsTevin Carter QB5 TD
Receiving yardsChevy Brenson WR963 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalal Dean WR6 TD
InterceptionsTyler Jones S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jayden Coleman CB★★★No. 1139
Ace Meadows OT★★★No. 1919
Tyler Moore DL★★★No. 2232
Snap Reed WR★★★No. 2232
Marlon Huff LB

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.830
Offensive line13.00.840
Defensive line13.00.830
Defensive backs13.00.863
Whole class43.00.841

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 11

The 2024 portal
C.J. Evans Jr. RB★★★from Austin Peay
Camron Douglas DL★★★from Tennessee
Exavious Reed TE★★★from Southern Miss
JayT Jackson CB★★★from Georgia State
Saidou Ba OT★★★from Arkansas State
Tevin Carter QB★★★from Memphis
Anthony Smith OL★★from Iowa State
Kierron Smith DL★★from Georgia Southern
Connor Meadows OLfrom Tennessee
George Hamsley QBfrom LSU
Malik Ganaway CBfrom Tennessee

Transfers out 7

Monroe Beard LB★★★to Marshall
Bryce Phillips CB★★★to San Diego State
Jeremiah Josephs CB★★★no new school on file
Jashon Watkins-Perkins CB★★★to Massachusetts
Romello Watson OL★★★to Georgia State
Demeatric Crenshaw QB★★★to Slippery Rock
Terrell Allen DLto Tulane

2024 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southeast Missouri State6–⁠29–⁠4
Tennessee State6–⁠29–⁠4
UT Martin6–⁠29–⁠5
Tennessee Tech6–⁠27–⁠5
Lindenwood4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Illinois3–⁠54–⁠8
Gardner-Webb3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Charleston Southern0–⁠81–⁠11

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