# 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Eddie George and play their games at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Eastern Washington* | Roos FieldCheney, WA | ESPN+ | L 29–36 | 3,932 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Jackson State* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic) | | L 3–16 | 51,351 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3/ESPN+ | L 6–49 | 22,227 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Lane* | Hale StadiumNashville, TN (John Merritt Classic) | ESPN+ | L 27–28 $^{OT}$ | 11,553 |
| October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN+ | W 41–17 | 22,231 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | W 30–14 | 5,883 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN+ | W 37–17 | 6,237 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Murray State | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | L 3–19 | 15,122 |
| November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 Southeast Missouri State | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN+ | L 0–42 | 6,369 |
| November 12 | 4:00 p.m. | UT Martin | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 3–20 | 2,665 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce* | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 22–14 | 4,029 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At No. 13 Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 |
| No. 13 Eagles | 15 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 36 |

### Vs. No. 13 Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 JSU Tigers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| TSU Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Blue Raiders | 21 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 49 |

### Lane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Dragons | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |

### Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Tigers | 7 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 41 |

### At Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Tigers | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 37 |

### At Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Racers | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |

### No. 22 Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Redhawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Texas A&M–Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |