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1994 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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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

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.

Schedule

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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*dagger
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

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  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.