Tennessee State Game Notes

TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 2020-21 Tiger FooTball game NoTes <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Football Contact: Jose’ F. Garcia </li><li style="flex:1"><a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a></li><li style="flex:1">615.838.4199 </li></ul>NoTes Game 4 • at murray State * This marks the 31st meeting with Murray State * MSU leads the series 17-13 * Murray State holds a 11-6 advantage in Murray * The Racers have won four straight after the Tigers claimed back-to-back wins in 2013 and '14. * Rod Reed is 2-7 versus the Racers TeNNessee sTaTe murray State <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Tigers </li><li style="flex:1">racers </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Head CoaCH </li><li style="flex:1">Rod Reed </li><li style="flex:1">Head CoaCH </li><li style="flex:1">dean Hood </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">ReCoRd (season) 57-58 (11tH YR) </li><li style="flex:1">ReCoRd (season) 58-38 (9tH YR) </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">ReCoRd at tsU </li><li style="flex:1">same </li><li style="flex:1">ReCoRd at msU </li></ul>ReCoRd vs. tsU off. CooRd. 3-0 (1st YR) 4-3 ben Hodges (1st) mUltiPle ReCoRd vs. msU 2-7 Last Meeting off. CooRd. sHannon HaRRis (2nd) off. stYle sPRead/PRo stYle def. CooRd. JUstin RobeRts (1st) off. stYle •Tennessee State dropped its OVC opener, 31-17, to Murray State. •Turnovers cost the Tigers against the Racers at Hale Stadium. •Redshirt freshman Josh Green took charge of the defense. •The Orlando native led the game with 11 tackles and pulled down his first career interception. •Defensive tackle Justin Culpepper registered a career-high seven tackles, one for a three-yard loss, and posted two quarterback hurries. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(1-2, 1-2) </li><li style="flex:1">(3-0, 3-0) </li></ul>def. CooRd. dillon sandeRs (1st) 2019: 3-9 (2-6 OVC) 2019: 4-8 (2-6 OVC) def. stYle 4-3 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">def. stYle </li><li style="flex:1">mUltiPle </li></ul>Rankings (stats/CoaCHes) --/-- Rankings (stats/CoaCHes) 25/24 Game Day Information Date: Sunday, Mar. 21, 2021 Time: 2:00 p.m. CT •Raymond Horton posted the lone sack of the night. Where: Murray, Ky. Stadium: Roy Stewart Stadium (16,800) Forecast: 64, Mostly Sunny •Te'Kendrick Roberson notched both of TSUs touchdowns, finishing with 80 yards on 18 carries. •Cameron Rosendahl led the Tiger offense completing 26 passes, 14 to Chris Rowland, who set the single-game reception record. •Rowland entered the career receiving yards top 10, with 2,162 yards (9th), tied for fourth for <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">career receptions and surpassed eight former Tigers to rank third in single season receptions. </li><li style="flex:1">Television: ESPN+. Neal Bradley will serve as play-by-play along with Josh McKeel who will </li></ul>provide analysis. Head Coach Rod Reed •Coach Reed is in his 11th season at the helm of the Tigers and holds a 57-58 record. •Only two coaches have produced more wins at TSU. Audio: Big Blue Sports Network will carry the game live with Greg Pogue (play-by-play) and Will Brown (analyst). Pregame will begin at 1:45 p.m. CT •John Merritt claimed 174 victories in his 20 years (1963-83) for a .806 winning percentage (174-35-7), while Harry Kean spent 10 years in charge of TSU from 1944-54 and compiled a 93-15-3 record (.838). •TSU is 9-2 in season openers under Rod Reed, including a 17-10 win at FBS opponent Georgia State in 2017. •The loss to Austin Peay was the first opening day defeat since a 12-9 decision to Bethune-Cookman in 2013. Series Information:This is the 31st meeting with Murray State holding a 17-13 advantage. The teams first met in 1988, a 22-7 win for Murray State on their home field. After the Racers took the first two meetings, Tennessee State came back to earn its first win, 23-17, in 1990 at MSU. The win started a five game streak for the Big Blue before the Racers grabbed the next three contests. MSU went on its own five game win streak from 2008-12. The Tigers won two consecutive meetings before the Racers took the last four games in the series. Tennessee State •The Tigers fell improved to 1-2 with a last second 21-20 victory over Eastern Illinois at Hale Stadium. •The Big Blue found themselves behind for the third consecutive game. •EIU took an early 3-0 lead before Antonio Zita kicked the first of his three field goals of the day. •Zita booted a career long 51-yarder to even the score at 3-3. Last 10 Results: 2019 - Murray State 31, Tennessee State 17 2018 - Murray State 45, Tennessee State 21 2016 - Murray State 38, Tennessee State 31 2015 - Murray State 46, Tennessee State 43 OT 2014 - Tennessee State 48, Murray State 33 2013 - Tennessee State 17, Murray State 10 2012 - Murray State 49, Tennessee State 28 2011 - Murray State 58, Tennessee State 27 2010 - Murray State 28, Tennessee State 23 2009 - Murray State 9, Tennessee State 6 •The Tigers battled back from two scores down to pull within two points with rushing touchdowns by Shawn McColley and Devon Starling. •The touchdowns were the first rushing scores of the season for the Tigers. •Zita set a new career best with an OVC tying 62 yard field goal to give TSU a late fourth quarter lead. •Zita came back four minutes later to kick the game winning field goal from 35 yards out. •The clincher came two plays after Isaiah Green hit Cam Wyche fo a 48 yard pass play. •Green completed 21 of 32 passes for 257 yards, finding Wyche six times for 125 yards. •Wyche leads the OVC and ranks 14th in the nation, averaging 91.0 receiving yards per game. •Josh Trueheart recorded career highs in receptions (6) and yardage (63). •Starling led the TSU rushing game with 80 yards on 23 carries. •Freshman Kenyon Andrews led the defense with eight stops on the day, seven solo. •Davoan Hawkins made seven stops, 3.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks. 2020-21 tenneSSee State Schedule <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Date </li><li style="flex:1">Opponent </li><li style="flex:1">Result/Time TV </li><li style="flex:1">Series </li><li style="flex:1">Notes </li></ul>Feb. 21 *Jacksonville State Feb. 28 *Austin Peay Mar. 7 *Jacksonville State Mar. 14 *Eastern Illinois Mar. 21 *Murray State PostPoned L, 27-20 L, 38-16 W, 21-20 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:30 PM <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">ESPN+ </li><li style="flex:1">JSU Leads 12-2 </li></ul>TSU Leads 14-9 JSU Leads 13-2 EIU Leads 15-9 MSU Leads 17-13 TSU Leads 17-12 TSU leads 20-13 TSU Leads 14-13 Rescheduled for March 7 due to the winter storm which effected the Nashville area TSU fell short of erasing a 20-0 deficit; Isaiah Green entered in the fourth quarter and went 10-of-18 for 173 yds and a TD Antonio Zita scored 10 points with three field goals (36, 41, 47) and an extra point Antonio Zita kicked three field goals (51, 62, 35); Tied the OVC long with the 62-yarder and hit the 35-yarder as time expired Chris Rowland breaks the TSU single game record for receptions with 14; finished with 214 all purpose yards Andrew Knox rushed for two touchdowns; Josh Green led the defense with 11 tackles Erased a 20-0 deficit, won 37-27; Seth Rowland rushed for a score, blocked a punt - recovered for a touchdown Chris Rowland caught seven passes for 100 yards and totaled 206 all purpose yards ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ Mar. 28 *UT Martin <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Apr. 3 </li><li style="flex:1">*Tennessee Tech </li></ul>Apr. 11 *Southeast Missouri (Senior Day) Bold - Home Games • Played at Hale Stadium • All Times CST • * - Ohio Valley Conference Games #BigBlueRising <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Game Notes </li><li style="flex:1">teNNessee state at murray state (mar. 21, 2021) </li></ul>One Leg After Another Name of School .............................................................Tennessee State University •Antonio Zita is another in long line of productive kickers at Meet You at the Quarterback GENERAL INFORMATION •The TSU defense recorded four sacks against Eastern Illinois. •The Panthers had allowed just two over the first two games of the season. •Nate Sutton led the way with 2.0, ahead of Davoan Hawkins 1.5 and Terray Jones’0.5. •In the opener, the Tigers had three sacks against APSU. •A season ago, the defense collected two sacks in each of the final four games. •The last time the Tigers registered four sacks in an outing was versus Tennessee Tech on Oct. 20, 2018. City/Zip ................................................................................ Nashville, Tenn. 37209 Founded ..........................................................................................................1912 Enrollment .....................................................................................................8,088 Nickname....................................................................................................... Tigers School Colors ........................................................................ Reflex Blue and White Affiliation ........................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference ................................................................ Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Stadium ............................................................................Nissan Stadium (69,143) Surface.................................................................................. Tifsport Bermuda Sod Stadium ........................................................................W.J. Hale Stadium (15,000) Surface............................................................................................... Bermuda Sod President ......................................................................................Dr. Glenda Glover Director of Athletics...........................................................................Dr. Mikki Allen Athletics Department Phone ..........................................................(615) 963-5034 Ticket Manger ............................................................................... Zellina Anderson Ticket Office Phone..........................................................................(615) 963-5841 Web Site............................................................................................TSUTigers.com University Web Site .............................................................................. TNState.edu Tennessee State. •TSU has used just five players from 2001-21 to handled the majority of the kicking duties. •Joey Hudak was the Big Blue kicker for four seasons from 2001-2004 until Eric Benson took over for the next four campaigns, 2005-08. •After Benson graduated, the Tigers only attempted six field goals during the 2009 season. •Jamin Godfrey came to TSU and took over the kicking duties from 2010-13 ahead of Lane Clark who was the primary kicker for four seasons (2014-18) before passing the torch to Antonio Zita. •The five rank as the top five kickers in field goals made in program history. Jar It Loose •The Tigers have forced five fumbles and recovered three through three games in the 2021 spring season. •The five forced fumbles are one less than the entire 2019 when the Big Blue jarred six balls loose. •Hudak left as the career leader and was surpassed by Benson who was then passed by Godfrey. •Clark is second on the list, but holds nine of the top 16 longest field goals at TSU. •The three recoveries have already surpassed the two the squad pounced on a season ago. •The 2019 totals were the lowest in TSU history. •In 2018, the defense caused eight fumbles and recovered three. •The 2017 season was the last time the Tigers jumped on more than three fumbles. • The 2017 squad recovered six of the 16 forced fumbles they caused. •The most forced fumbles by a Tigers team came in 1983 with a total of 41. COACHING STAFF Scoring Streak Head Coach ...............................................................................................Rod Reed Alma Mater, Year ..................................................................Tennessee State, 1988 TSU Record (Years) .....................................................56-56, 29-45 OVC (11th year) Career Record .................................................................................................Same Offensive Coordinator/QBs ...............................................................Shannon Harris Defensive Coordinator ....................................................................... Justin Roberts Offensive Line Coach .........................................................................Russ Ehrenfeld Running Back Coach ........................................................................ Kevin Mashack Wide Receivers Coach.......................................................................Andrew Bather Tight Ends Coach ...........................................................................Antonio Bradford Defensive Line........................................................................................ Ken Amato Linebackers/Special Teams Coordiantor.................................................Rico Council Corners Coach................................................................................... Ahmaad Smith Director of Operations ......................................................................... Jared Coulter Director of Strength & Conditioning ........................................................Tyler Miles Equipmet Manager ............................................................................ Jeremy Taylor Athletic Trainer ...................................................................................Trevor Searcy •Tennessee State has scored a point in 73 consecutive games. •The last time the Tigers were shutout was on Nov. 2, 2013 at Eastern Kentucky (44-0) •The streak is the second longest current streak in the OVC. •Jacksonville State has scored in 98 consecutive games dating back to a 23-0 loss at Florida on Nov. 17, 2012. •The longest all-time streak at the FCS level belongs to Montana with 406 dating back to 1989. •The 1977 squad recovered a program best 22. Quarterbacking the Tigers • Isaiah Green has earned the start the last two games for the Tigers. •Green improved on his game two performance, going 21-of32 for 257 yards while rushing eight times for 28 yards. •The transfer took every offensive snap in game two of the season against Jacksonville State and was 15-of-31 for 145 yards, a touchdown and an interception. •Deveon Bryant earned the start in the opener at Austin Peay. •The action was the first for the redshirt sophomore at TSU. •Bryant played deep into the third quarter and finished the game completing 4-of-13 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. •Bryant added 16 yards rushing on five carries. Playing Behind the Line •The Tigers recorded 12 Tackles for Loss and three sacks in week one at Austin Peay. •The top game in 2019 for TFLs came against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 9. •The last time the Tigers amassed at least 12 stops behind the line of scrimmage came on Nov. 4, 2017 versus Virginia Lynchburg. •The last time TSU finished with 12 or more TFLs against an NCAA D-I came on Nov. 7, 2015 against Murray State. TSU FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season......................................................................................................1912 •The Big Blue picked up another eight stops in the backfield All-Time Record.....................................................................................567-303-33 First Year in OVC................................................................................................1988 Record in the OVC....................................................................................... 100-123 OVC Championships (Last) ......................................................................... 2 (1999) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last)......................................................... 5 (2013) HBCU National Championships (Last)....................................................... 14 (2013) Cumulative All-Americans..................................................................................338 against Eastern Illinois, led by Davoan Hawkins 3.5. •Hawkins is averaging 1.7 per game which ranks first in the OVC and 33rd in the FCS. •James Green is third in the conference averaging 1.3 per game. •The Big Blue made seven stops behind the line of scrimmage versus Jacksonville State without recording a sack. •David Johnson entered in the third quarter and played just one snap, throwing an interception on his lone play. •Isaiah Green entered for the Tigers to start the fourth quarter with the Tigers trailing 27-10. •Green led the Big Blue to 10 points while completing 10 passes on 18 attempts for 173 yards and a touchdown. •The junior transfer gave TSU a chance to win on the final drive, starting at his own 14 yard line with 1:32 to play. •Green completed passes of 15, 20 and 31 yards to move the offense down to the AP 24 with two seconds remaining. •TheTigers final chance for a comeback fell short on the final pass. 2019 TEAM INFORMATION 2019 Overall Record ........................................................................................... 3-9 Home: ............................................................................................................... 2-4 Away: ................................................................................................................ 1-4 Neutral: ............................................................................................................. 0-1 2019 OVC Record (Finish) .......................................................................... 2-6 (8th) Home: ............................................................................................................... 1-3 Away: ................................................................................................................ 1-3 Neutral: .............................................................................................................N/A Offensive Formation...................................................................... Spread/Pro Style Defensive Formation .......................................................................................... 4-3 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 4/7 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost...................................................................... 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................................................ 45/47 Newcomers ......................................................................................................... 43 top playerS TeNNessee sTaTe murray State Rushing Devon Starling Att. 49 Yd. Avg. TD 231 4.7 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Rushing </li><li style="flex:1">Att. </li><li style="flex:1">Yd. Avg. TD </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">255 4.6 </li><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">Damonta Witherspoon 51 </li><li style="flex:1">2</li></ul>Passing Isaiah Green Comp. Att. Yd. TD 46 82 575 Passing Preston Rice Comp. Att. Yd. TD <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">34 68 411 </li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">3</li></ul>Receiving Cam Wyche Rec. Yd. Avg. TD 12 273 22.8 Receiving LaMartez Brooks Rec. Yd. Avg. TD <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">16 147 9.2 </li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">1</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">TWITTER </li><li style="flex:1">SNAPCHAT </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">@TSU_Tigers </li><li style="flex:1">TSU_Tigers </li></ul>Punt Returns Att.

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