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2009 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Kaiss (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRod Reed (4th as DC; 7th overall season)
Home stadiumLP Field
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Jacksonville State   6 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Tennessee Tech   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     5 – 6  
UT Martin   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Tennessee State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Austin Peay   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Southeast Missouri State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach James Webster and played their home games at LP Field. They finished the season 4–7 overall and 3–4 in OVC play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pmAlabama A&M*
L 7–2423,871[1]
September 126:10 pmvs. Jackson State*
W 14–743,306[2]
September 196:00 pmat Southern*
L 17–2412,247[3]
September 263:45 pmvs. No. 25 Florida A&M*
L 12–3151,950
October 36:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • LP Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 23–176,314
October 106:00 pmat No. 16 Eastern Kentucky
OVCsports.tvW 20–177,100
October 176:00 pmMurray State
  • LP Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–95,572
October 311:30 pmat Tennessee Tech
L 13–207,999
November 75:00 pmUT Martin
  • LP Field
  • Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
L 7–2822,902
November 144:00 pmat Austin Peay
L 21–246,968
November 195:30 pmat No. 14 Eastern Illinois
W 21–103,509[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "TSU loses more than opening game". The Tennessean. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "QB lifts Tennessee State". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern 21, Tennessee State 17". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Nielsen, Brian (November 20, 2009). "Tennessee State stalls Panthers' title plans". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee State Tigers Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "2009 Tennessee State Football". Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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