2025 Tennessee State
2–10 (0–8 Big South–OVC Football Association). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Howard 24–7Oct 18
By 17 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat North Carolina A&T 24–21Aug 30
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 24–21 | 80% |
| Sep 6 | vs North Dakota State | L 3–59 | 30% |
| Sep 13 | vs Alabama A&M | L 21–23 | 62% |
| Sep 27 | vs Tennessee Tech | L 8–35 | 45% |
| Oct 4 | at Eastern Illinois | L 7–31 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 12–28 | 39% |
| Oct 18 | vs Howard | W 24–7 | 55% |
| Oct 25 | vs Western Illinois | L 16–17 | 72% |
| Nov 1 | vs Lindenwood | L 13–35 | 59% |
| Nov 8 | at UT Martin | L 7–26 | 23% |
| Nov 15 | vs Gardner-Webb | L 14–30 | 38% |
| Nov 22 | at Charleston Southern | L 6–7 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Charleston Southern 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big South–OVC Football Association.
In program history: The tied 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).
- Record
- 2–10
- Conference
- 0–8 9th in Big South–OVC Football Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 155–319
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1160 −175 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −42.7 No. 111 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 188
- Offensive coordinators
- Shannon Harris and Toriano Morgan
- Defensive coordinator
- Gregg Williams
Leaders
| Passing yards | Byron McNair QB | 1,558 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Byron McNair QB | 9 TD |
| Rushing yards | Kendric Rhymes RB | 497 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Kendric Rhymes RB | 3 TD |
| Receiving yards | Devaughn Slaughter WR | 551 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Snap Reed WR | 4 TD |
| Interceptions | Byron Davis CB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Khy’lek Jarrett DE | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Nick Cyrus QB | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
| Jayden Guy WR | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
| Joshua Green Jr. DL | ★★★ | No. 2468 |
| Parker Harden OT | ★★★ | No. 2705 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
| Receivers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.824 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
| Whole class | 6 | 3.0 | 0.834 |
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.
Roster 101
The 2025 roster101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 12
The 2025 portal Brock Montgomery WR | ★★★ | from  Marshall |
 James Stewart DE | ★★★ | from  Middle Tennessee |
 Syncere Safeeullah CB | ★★★ | from  Nebraska |
 Caleb McCreary QB | ★★★ | from  Troy |
| Caleb Reid DE | ★★★ | from Middle Tennessee |
 Jack Brandon QB | ★★★ | from  Boston College |
 Jelani Willis ATH | ★★★ | from  Western Michigan |
 Tyson Edwards WR | ★★★ | from  Memphis |
 Adam Damante QB | ★★ | from  Arizona |
| Shamar Crawford OT | ★★ | from Middle Tennessee |
 Gavin Forsha LB | from  South Alabama | |
| Ravon Johnson DE | from  Alabama A&M |
Transfers out 15
And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.
2025 Big South–OVC Football Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | 8–0 | 11–2 | |
| UT Martin | 6–2 | 6–6 | |
| Gardner-Webb | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Lindenwood | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Charleston Southern | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Western Illinois | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
 Tennessee State | 0–8 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.