2010 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2010 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (0–7 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Jones (1st season)
Home stadium	LP Field

2010 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Southeast Missouri State $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 12 Jacksonville State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	2					6	–	5
Murray State		5	–	3					6	–	5
UT Martin		5	–	3					6	–	5
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Eastern Illinois		2	–	6					2	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7					2	–	9
Tennessee State		0	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 0–7 in OVC play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 pm	Alabama A&M*	LP Field Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)		W 27–14	22,607	[1]
September 11	6:00 pm	vs. Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		L 26–33	44,688
September 18	6:00 pm	Austin Peay	LP Field Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	Wazoo	L 23–26	8,502
September 25	2:45 pm	vs. Florida A&M*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	NBCSN	W 29–18	54,202
October 2	4:00 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T*	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)		W 37–7	35,217
October 9	6:00 pm	at No. 25 Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	KFVS	L 17–19	10,316
October 16	3:00 pm	at No. 3 Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	L 0–24	15,218
October 23	6:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	LP Field Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 10–21	6,739
November 6	5:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	LP Field Nashville, TN		L 28–31 ^OT	21,596
November 13	6:00 pm	at UT Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 0–37	3,141
November 20	1:00 pm	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		L 23–28	2,904
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "First-play TD starts Tigers". The Tennessean. September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tennessee State Tigers Schedule 2010". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
3. "2010 Football Schedule". Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
4. "2010 Tennessee State Football". Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.