The 2006 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach James Webster, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished third in the OVC.
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Fred Kaiss (1st season) |
Home stadium | LP Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Eastern Illinois +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Tennessee–Martin +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Alabama A&M* | L 20–27 | 19,487 | [1] | |
September 9 | Murray State |
| W 25–15 | [2] | |
September 16 | vs. Jackson State* | W 31–30 OT | 53,441 | [3] | |
September 23 | at Vanderbilt* |
| L 9–38 | 27,460 | [4] |
September 30 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 22–25 | 57,885 | [5] | |
October 14 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 30–20 | 9,720 | [6] |
October 21 | at Jacksonville State | W 38–31 | 11,800 | [7] | |
October 28 | Samford |
| W 29–7 | 18,758 | [8] |
November 4 | at No. 20 Eastern Illinois | L 3–29 | 5,912 | [9] | |
November 11 | Southeast Missouri State |
| W 31–0 | [10] | |
November 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 3–20 | 5,500 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "TSU hearts broken again". The Tennessean. September 3, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Opening OVC loss leaves Griffin with frustration". The Paducah Sun. September 10, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State wins in OT". The Commercial Appeal. September 17, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Commodores start slow, but push past crosstown foe". The Daily News-Journal. September 24, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taylor's toe gives Rattlers fifth in row". The Atlanta Constitution. October 1, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers claw out to early lead, then hang on for win". The Tennessean. October 15, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heffner exposes JSU 'D'". The Anniston Star. October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU beats Samford, but Heffner injured". The Tennessean. October 29, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Webb leads Eastern Illinois to solid win over Tennessee State". The Anniston Star. November 5, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Season finale now has impact for TSU". The Tennessean. November 12, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Messenger-Inquirer". Eastern down Tennessee State in finale. November 19, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.