1994 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1994 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Davis, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 4–4, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.

1994 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 0 0 8 4 0
No. 16 Middle Tennessee ^ 7 1 0 8 3 1
Southeast Missouri State 5 3 0 7 5 0
Tennessee State 4 4 0 5 6 0
Murray State 4 4 0 5 6 0
Tennessee Tech 3 5 0 5 6 0
Austin Peay 3 5 0 4 7 0
Tennessee–Martin 2 6 0 5 6 0
Morehead State 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 16 Middle TennesseeL 10–4515,511[1]
September 11vs. Jackson State*L 12–3150,047[2]
September 17at Morehead StateW 48–10[3]
September 24vs. South Carolina State*W 32–2858,131[4]
October 1Florida A&M* 
L 10–1439,543[5]
October 8at Eastern KentuckyL 17–2815,200[6]
October 15Austin Peay
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–22[7]
October 22Tennessee–Martin
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–3[8]
November 5at Tennessee TechL 20–28[9]
November 12at Murray StateW 24–215,138[10]
November 19Southeast Missouri State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 12–17[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "MTSU payback is (Hale)". The Daily News-Journal. September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackson St. struts in Heritage". The Commercial Appeal. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davis sets mark as Tennessee State rolls". The Tennessean. September 18, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Close loss tough on S.C. State". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FAMU survives wild, wacky final few minutes for win". Tallahassee Democrat. October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Trick play helps Eastern win 28–17". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Williams beats Governors". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 16, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee St. beats UTM". The Jackson Sun. October 23, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TSU hard-pressed to explain defeat". The Tennessean. November 6, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee State jars Murray with rally". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TSU seniors go out on a bad note". The Tennessean. November 20, 1994. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.