2014 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 2014 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field and at Hale Stadium. Tennessee State finished the season 6–6 overall and 3–5 in OVC play to tie for sixth place.

2014 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Jones (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Osita Alaribe (4th season) Justin Roberts (4th season)
Home stadium	LP Field Hale Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5					6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Edward Waters*	No. 15	LP Field Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)		W 58–6	10,541
September 6	4:00 pm	at Alabama State*	No. 14	The New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASPiRE	L 21–27	15,725
September 13	6:00 pm	vs. Jackson State*	No. 22	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		W 35–7	46,914
September 20	2:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	No. 20	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 10–7	9,217
September 27	6:00 pm	Florida A&M*	No. 21	LP Field Nashville, TN	OVCDN	W 27–7	29,225
October 4	1:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 21	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 21–28	8,089
October 11	2:00 pm	No. 8 Jacksonville State	No. 25	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN3	L 20–27	5,849
October 18	2:00 pm	UT Martin		Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	L 16–21	6,738
October 25	1:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN3	L 3–28	8,289
November 1	2:00 pm	No. 16 Eastern Kentucky		LP Field Nashville, TN	OVCDN	L 42–56	5,052
November 8	4:00 pm	at Austin Peay		Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 31–27	6,143
November 22	1:00 pm	at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 48–33	1,962
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	15	14	22	20	21	21	25	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	17	16	22	20	20	20	25	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—