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1993 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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1993 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHale Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 0 0 8 4 0
No. 22 Tennessee Tech 7 1 0 8 3 0
Tennessee–Martin 5 3 0 6 5 0
Middle Tennessee 4 4 0 5 6 0
Murray State 4 4 0 4 7 0
Tennessee State 4 4 0 4 7 0
Morehead State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Southeast Missouri State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Austin Peay 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Davis, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 4–4, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Florida A&M*L 15–23[1]
September 11vs. No. 20 Jackson State*
L 18–2443,800[2]
September 18vs. Grambling State*L 28–3341,669[3]
October 3vs. No. 4 Middle TennesseeW 34–33[4]
October 9vs. Eastern Kentucky
L 13–5221,863[5]
October 16at Austin PeayW 21–16[6]
October 23at Tennessee–MartinL 14–218,110[7]
October 30Morehead Statedagger
W 15–012,141[8]
November 6Tennessee Tech
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 21–242,752[9]
November 13Murray State
  • Hale Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–13[10]
November 20at Southeast Missouri StateL 13–14[11]

References

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  1. ^ "FAMU offense sluggish in win over TSU". St. Petersburg Times. September 5, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackson St. tips Tenn. St. in Classic". Chicago Tribune. September 12, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Big Blue falls in Classic". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "MTSU learns painful lesson". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eastern keeps Tennessee State flattened". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davis enjoys record night as Govs lose 5th straight". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pacers stop Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 24, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State victory heats up homecoming". The Tennessean. October 31, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Missed FG at the gun sinks TSU". The Tennessean. November 7, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Williams' TD passes doom Murray 26–13". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mistakes cost TSU shot at happy ending". The Tennessean. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.