Tennessee State Tigers
FCS
OVC-Big South Association · TNST
Team Vitals
-10.1
power · 2026 · #354 D1
-8.9 / -1.2
off / def (higher = better)
2–10
2025 record
101
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Wk 1 | Jackson State FCS | HOME | Jackson State 70% |
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Georgia FBS | AWAY | Georgia 93% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Alabama A&M FCS | AWAY | Alabama A&M 60% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Florida A&M FCS | AWAY | Florida A&M 58% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Western Illinois FCS | AWAY | Western Illinois 62% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | UT Martin FCS | HOME | UT Martin 59% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Morgan State FCS | HOME | Morgan State 56% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Charleston Southern FCS | HOME | Charleston Southern 55% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Lindenwood FCS | AWAY | Lindenwood 69% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Southeast Missouri State FCS | HOME | Southeast Missouri State 55% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Eastern Illinois FCS | HOME | Eastern Illinois 51% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Gardner-Webb FCS | AWAY | Gardner-Webb 71% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Charleston Southern @ | L | 6–7 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Gardner-Webb vs | L | 14–30 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | UT Martin @ | L | 7–26 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Lindenwood vs | L | 13–35 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Western Illinois vs | L | 16–17 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Howard vs | W | 24–7 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Southeast Missouri State @ | L | 12–28 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Eastern Illinois @ | L | 7–31 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Tennessee Tech vs | L | 8–35 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Alabama A&M vs | L | 21–23 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | North Dakota State vs | L | 3–59 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2025 | Wk 1 | North Carolina A&T vs | W | 24–21 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 155 | 319 | -164 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 348 | 315 | +33 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 250 | 272 | -22 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 201 | 272 | -71 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 217 | 296 | -79 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 314 | 415 | -101 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 264 | 289 | -25 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 267 | 216 | +51 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 355 | 331 | +24 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 | 246 | 281 | -35 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snap Reed | WR | 68 | #303 | 8 | 35 rec · 376 yds · 4 TD |
| Kendric Rhymes | RB | 67 | #244 | 10 | 497 rush yds · 3 TD · 25 rec |
| Devaughn Slaughter | WR | 66 | #394 | 12 | 55 rec · 551 yds · 3 TD |
| Byron Davis | DB | 58 | #960 | 2 | 2 INT |
| Zack Simmons-Brown | RB | 58 | #590 | 11 | 456 rush yds · 2 TD · 12 rec |
| LJ Walker | WR | 58 | #801 | 1 | 3 rec · 38 yds |
| Connor Ruth | TE | 57 | #299 | 5 | 8 rec · 60 yds · 2 TD |
| Brendan Hale | DB | 56 | #1123 | 1 | 1 INT |
| Mark Shenouda | P | 55 | #117 | 12 | 62 punts · 42.9 yd avg |
| Micah Gay | LB | 54 | #809 | 2 | — |
| Freddy Perez | K | 51 | #259 | 12 | 14 FG · 14 XP · 56 pts |
| Tysean Jefferson | RB | 46 | #1195 | 1 | — |
| Coby May | K | 44 | #348 | 1 | 1 XP · 1 pts |
| Syncere Safeeullah | DB | 43 | #2238 | 2 | 1 INT |
| Caleb Reid | LB | 42 | #1387 | 1 | — |
| Brent Rowe | LB | 42 | #1386 | 1 | — |
| Jelani Willis | LB | 42 | #1380 | 1 | — |
| Tyson Edwards | WR | 42 | #1816 | 6 | 11 rec · 176 yds |
| Roman Mathis | K | 41 | #406 | 1 | — |
| Jayden Guy | WR | 40 | #1945 | 2 | 2 rec · 15 yds |
| Joshua Malone | DB | 40 | #2457 | 1 | — |
| Justin Hughes | WR | 38 | #2052 | 6 | 9 rec · 132 yds |
| Byron McNair | QB | 38 | #778 | 11 | 1,558 pass yds · 9 TD · 6 INT |
| Christian Jones | TE | 37 | #734 | 2 | 2 rec · 8 yds |
| Jason Hoath Jr. | TE | 36 | #744 | 2 | 2 rec · 8 yds |
| Brock Montgomery | WR | 36 | #2139 | 10 | 20 rec · 203 yds |
| Lucas Harkless | WR | 36 | #2140 | 2 | 1 rec · 5 yds |
| Amari Southall | WR | 33 | #2281 | 5 | 6 rec · 73 yds |
| Lelan Wilhoite | RB | 31 | #1762 | 7 | 20 rush yds · 2 rec |
| Taveon Porter | RB | 31 | #1765 | 10 | 34 rush yds · 1 TD · 2 rec |
| Trevor Pearson II | RB | 28 | #1830 | 9 | 38 rush yds |
| Team | RB | 27 | #1849 | 6 | -32 rush yds |
| Caleb McCreary | QB | 26 | #926 | 3 | 61 pass yds · 2 INT · -31 rush yds |
| Stephon Shivers | DL | 22 | #2588 | 2 | — |
| Anthony Taylor | WR | 22 | #2528 | 10 | 9 rec · 75 yds |
| Jonathan Palmer | QB | 20 | #959 | 6 | 420 pass yds · 1 TD · 6 INT |