2000 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 2000 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach James Reese, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 2–6, and finished sixth in the OVC.

2000 Tennessee State Tigers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAdelphia Coliseum
2000 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Western Kentucky $^  7 –0   11 –2  
No. 17 Eastern Illinois ^  6 –1   8 –4  
No. 22 Tennessee Tech  5 –2   8 –3  
Murray State  4 –3   6 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 –4   6 –5  
Tennessee State  2 –5   3 –8  
Southeast Missouri State  1 –6   3 –8  
Tennessee–Martin  0 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Alabama State*
W 39–1320,463[1][2]
September 9vs. North Carolina A&T*
L 14–1630,300[3]
September 16vs. Jackson State*
L 39–42 OT52,113[4]
September 18vs. Florida A&M*
L 6–3162,455[5]
October 7at Eastern Illinois
L 19–33[6]
October 14Tennessee–Martin
  • Adelphia Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
W 33–6[7]
October 21No. 12 Western Kentucky
  • Adelphia Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
L 14–526,932[8]
October 26at Eastern Kentucky
L 0–287,345[9]
November 2at Tennessee Tech
L 23–56[10]
November 11at Murray State
L 40–62[11]
November 18Southeast Missouri State
  • Adelphia Coliseum
  • Nashville, TN
W 51–331,845[12]

References
  1. "TSU's new coach gets first win over Alabama State". The Tennessean. September 3, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Dunn, Graham (September 3, 2000). "Unhappy homecoming for Cole at Tennessee State". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Turnovers fail to stop Aggies". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 10, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "JSU works OT for Classic win". The Commercial Appeal. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nunnally, Rattlers roll to win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Eastern rallies past Tenn. State". The Pantagraph. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Early mistakes doom Skyhawks". The Jackson Sun. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Western rolls 52–14, turns focus to title showdown". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lexington Herald-Leader". Fullbacks, 'D' do the job as Eastern rolls. October 27, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Golden Eagles crush Tigers". The Tennessean. November 3, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Murray State wins shootout, 62–40". Messenger-Inquirer. November 12, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Season-ending win gives Tigers hope for future". The Tennessean. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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