Tennessee State record book
The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Tennessee State’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.
Season by season
102 seasons; 14 differ from our games on file (marked)| Season | Coach | Record | Conference | Bowl | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reggie Barlow | 2–10 | 0–8, 9th | ||
| 2024 | Eddie George | 9–4 | 6–2, T–1st | NCAA Division I FCS First Round L | |
| 2023 | Eddie George | 6–5 | 2–4, T–6th | ||
| 2022 | Eddie George | 4–7 | 2–3, T–3rd | ||
| 2021 | Eddie George | 5–6 | 3–3, T–4th | ||
| 2020 | Rod Reed | 2–5 | 2–5, 6th | ||
| 2019 | Rod Reed | 3–9 | 2–6, 7th | ||
| 2018 | Rod Reed | 4–5 | 3–4, 5th | ||
| 2017 | Rod Reed | 6–5 | 2–5, 7th | ||
| 2016 | Rod Reed | 7–4 | 4–3, 4th | ||
| 2015 | Rod Reed | 4–6 | 1–6, 8th | ||
| 2014 | Rod Reed | 6–6 | 3–5, 6th | ||
| 2013 | Rod Reed | 10–4 (ours 3–1) | 6–2, 2nd, national champions | NCAA FCS Second Round L | 17 |
| 2012 | Rod Reed | 8–3 | 4–3, 5th | 21 | |
| 2011 | Rod Reed | 5–6 | 4–4, T–5th | ||
| 2010 | Rod Reed | 3–8 | 0–7, 9th | ||
| 2009 | James Webster | 4–7 (ours 4–4) | 3–4, 5th | ||
| 2008 | James Webster | 8–4 | 5–3, 4th | ||
| 2007 | James Webster | 5–6 (ours 4–6) | 4–3, 5th | ||
| 2006 | James Webster | 6–5 | 5–2, 3rd | ||
| 2005 | James Webster | 2–9 (ours 2–8) | 1–6, 8th | ||
| 2004 | James Reese | 4–7 | 2–5, 8th | ||
| 2003 | James Reese | 7–5 | 5–3, T–3rd | ||
| 2002 | James Reese | 2–10 | 1–5, 6th | ||
| 2001 | James Reese | 8–3 | 3–3, 4th | ||
| 2000 | James Reese | 3–8 | 2–5, 6th | ||
| 1999 | L. C. Cole | 11–1 | 7–0, 1st, conference champions | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | |
| 1998 | L. C. Cole | 9–3 | 6–1, 1st, conference champions | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | |
| 1997 | L. C. Cole | 4–7 | 4–3, T–4th | ||
| 1996 | L. C. Cole | 4–7 | 3–5, T–6th | ||
| 1995 | Bill Davis | 2–9 | 1–7, T–8th | ||
| 1994 | Bill Davis | 5–6 | 4–4, T–4th | ||
| 1993 | Bill Davis | 4–7 | 4–4, T–4th | ||
| 1992 | Joe Gilliam, Sr. | 5–6 | 5–3, 4th | ||
| 1991 | Joe Gilliam, Sr. | 3–8 | 2–5, T–6th | ||
| 1990 | Joe Gilliam, Sr. | 7–4 | 4–2, 3rd | ||
| 1989 | Joe Gilliam, Sr. | 5–5–1 | 3–3, T–3rd | ||
| 1988 | William A. Thomas | 3–7–1 | 2–4, T–4th | ||
| 1987 | William A. Thomas | 3–7–1 | |||
| 1986 | William A. Thomas | 10–2–1 | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1985 | William A. Thomas | 7–4 | |||
| 1984 | William A. Thomas | 11–0 (ours 1–0) | No postseason due to ineligible players | ||
| 1983 | John A. Merritt | 8–2–1 | |||
| 1982 | John A. Merritt | 10–1–1 | , national champions | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal L | |
| 1981 | John A. Merritt | 9–3 (ours 2–1) | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1980 | John A. Merritt | 9–1 (ours 1–0) | |||
| 1979 | John A. Merritt | 8–3 (ours 0–2) | , national champions | ||
| 1978 | John A. Merritt | 8–3 (ours 1–0) | |||
| 1977 | John A. Merritt | 8–1–1 | |||
| 1976 | John A. Merritt | 7–2–1 (ours 0–0–1) | |||
| 1975 | John A. Merritt | 5–4 (ours 0–1) | |||
| 1974 | John A. Merritt | 8–2 (ours 1–0) | 9 | ||
| 1973 | John A. Merritt | 10–0 (ours 1–0) | , national champions | 1 | |
| 1972 | John A. Merritt | 11–1 (ours 1–0) | Pioneer Bowl W | 5 | |
| 1971 | John A. Merritt | 9–1 | , national champions | Grantland Rice Bowl W | 4 |
| 1970 | John A. Merritt | 11–0 | , national champions | Grantland Rice Bowl W | 5 |
| 1969 | John A. Merritt | 7–1–1 | |||
| 1968 | John A. Merritt | 6–2–1 | |||
| 1967 | John A. Merritt | 6–3 | |||
| 1966 | John A. Merritt | 10–0 | 2–0, 1st, national champions | Grantland Rice Bowl W | 3 |
| 1965 | John A. Merritt | 9–0–1 | 2–0, 1st, national champions | Grantland Rice Bowl T | 12 |
| 1964 | John A. Merritt | 8–2 | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1963 | John A. Merritt | 6–3 | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1962 | Lawrence E. Simmons | 1–7–1 | |||
| 1961 | Lawrence E. Simmons | 4–4–1 | |||
| 1960 | Howard C. Gentry | 7–3 | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1959 | Howard C. Gentry | 9–1 | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1958 | Howard C. Gentry | 4–4 | |||
| 1957 | Howard C. Gentry | 5–0–1 | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1956 | Howard C. Gentry | 10–0 | 4–0, 1st, national champions | Orange Blossom Classic W | |
| 1955 | Howard C. Gentry | 7–2 | |||
| 1954 | Henry A. Kean | 10–1 | 4–0, 1st, national champions | National Classic L | |
| 1953 | Henry A. Kean | 8–0 | |||
| 1952 | Henry A. Kean | 8–2 | |||
| 1951 | Henry A. Kean | 8–2 | |||
| 1950 | Henry A. Kean | 9–2 | |||
| 1949 | Henry A. Kean | 9–1 | 4–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1948 | Henry A. Kean | 5–3–1 | |||
| 1947 | Henry A. Kean | 10–0 | 3–0, 1st, national champions | Vulcan Bowl W | |
| 1946 | Henry A. Kean | 10–1 | 3–0, 1st, national champions | Vulcan Bowl W | |
| 1945 | Henry A. Kean | 9–2 | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | Vulcan Bowl W | |
| 1944 | Henry A. Kean | 8–2–1 | |||
| 1940 | unknown | 1–0 | |||
| 1939 | Reubin A. Munday | 4–3–1 | |||
| 1938 | Reubin A. Munday | 6–1 | |||
| 1937 | Reubin A. Munday | 3–1–1 | |||
| 1936 | Walter S. Davis | 3–3–2 | |||
| 1935 | Walter S. Davis | 5–3–1 | |||
| 1934 | Walter S. Davis | 6–1 | |||
| 1933 | Walter S. Davis | 5–0–1 | |||
| 1932 | No coach | 0–2 | |||
| 1931 | T. D. Upshaw | 1–1 | |||
| 1930 | T. D. Upshaw | 2–3 | |||
| 1929 | Guy E. Hoffman | 4–1–1 | 2–1–1 | ||
| 1928 | Harry Long | 0–4–1 | 0–4–1 | ||
| 1927 | Caesar Felton Gayles | 1–2–3 | 1–1–2 | ||
| 1926 | George Davenport | 1–2–2 | |||
| 1925 | George Davenport | 4–1–1 | |||
| 1924 | Joe E. Suggs | 4–1–1 | |||
| 1923 | Unknown | 2–1 | |||
| 1922 | Unknown | 1–1 | |||
| 1916 | Buck Hunt | 0–0–1 |
From Wikipedia’s record book and season list for the program (CC BY-SA), which cite the school’s media guide. Browse every program’s in the data.