1993 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1993 Tennessee State Tigers football
1993 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Bill Davis (1st season);
Home stadium	Hale Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 17 Eastern Kentucky $^	8	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 22 Tennessee Tech	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee State	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Austin Peay	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Davis, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 4–4, and finished tied for fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	vs. Florida A&M*	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gateway Classic)	L 15–23		^[1]
September 11	vs. No. 20 Jackson State*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Windy City Classic)	L 18–24	43,800	^[2]
September 18	vs. Grambling State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	L 28–33	41,669	^[3]
October 3	vs. No. 4 Middle Tennessee	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 34–33		^[4]
October 9	vs. Eastern Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (River City Classic)	L 13–52	21,863	^[5]
October 16	at Austin Peay	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 21–16		^[6]
October 23	at Tennessee–Martin	Pacer Stadium Martin, TN	L 14–21	8,110	^[7]
October 30	Morehead State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 15–0	12,141	^[8]
November 6	Tennessee Tech	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 21–24	2,752	^[9]
November 13	Murray State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 26–13		^[10]
November 20	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 13–14		^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "FAMU offense sluggish in win over TSU". St. Petersburg Times. September 5, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackson St. tips Tenn. St. in Classic". Chicago Tribune. September 12, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Blue falls in Classic". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "MTSU learns painful lesson". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern keeps Tennessee State flattened". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Davis enjoys record night as Govs lose 5th straight". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pacers stop Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 24, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee State victory heats up homecoming". The Tennessean. October 31, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Missed FG at the gun sinks TSU". The Tennessean. November 7, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Williams' TD passes doom Murray 26–13". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mistakes cost TSU shot at happy ending". The Tennessean. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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