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The FCS Stats Perform Postseason Poll Rankings were announced and Tennessee State finished 19th.
Tennessee State also landed on the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) rankings, placing 19th in the polls.
In Coach Eddie George’s fourth season at the helm, Tennessee State went 9-4 this season and won a share of the Big Sputh-OVC crown, a feat the program has not achieved since L.C. Cope led the Tigers to the conference-promised land in 1999. In addition, TSU also earned a berth in the FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2013 when Rod Reed guided the program to the postseason.
The Tigers also ended the season ranked in a national poll since 2013
