The 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at Nissan Stadium and Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 3–9 overall and 2–6 in OVC play to tie for seventh place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Tigers were picked to finish in fifth place.
Preseason All-OVC team The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.
Offense
Chris Rowland – WR
Thomas Burton – C
Raekwon Allen – OG
Defense
Dajour Nesbeth – DB
Headlines On August 20, 2019, it was announced that starting quarterback Demry Croft had been charged with six counts of felony rape and two counts of sexual battery, from an incident that took place on December 1, 2018.
Schedule
Game summaries
Mississippi Valley State
At Middle Tennessee
Vs. Jackson State
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
At Eastern Kentucky
At Jacksonville State
Murray State
Austin Peay
Southeast Missouri State
Eastern Illinois
At UT Martin
At Tennessee Tech
Players drafted into the NFL
7 227 Lachavious Simmons OG Chicago Bears
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