1994 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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.

1994 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Bill Davis (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hale Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	No. 16 Middle Tennessee	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 10–45	15,511	[1]
September 11	vs. Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	L 12–31	50,047	[2]
September 17	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 48–10		[3]
September 24	vs. South Carolina State*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	W 32–28	58,131	[4]
October 1	Florida A&M*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 10–14	39,543	[5]
October 8	at Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 17–28	15,200	[6]
October 15	Austin Peay	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 26–22		[7]
October 22	Tennessee–Martin	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 20–3		[8]
November 5	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 20–28		[9]
November 12	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 24–21	5,138	[10]
November 19	Southeast Missouri State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 12–17		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

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.