2011 Tennessee State Tigers football team

2011 Tennessee State Tigers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Rod Reed (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Jones (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Osita Alaribe (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Justin Roberts (1st season)
Home stadium	LP Field
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Rod Reed and played their home games at LP Field. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in OVC play to tie for fifth place.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Southern*	LP Field Nashville, TN		W 33–7	25,209
September 10	6:00 pm	vs. Jackson State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		L 29–35	43,532
September 17	6:00 pm	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		L 27–58	10,031
September 24	2:00 pm	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	The Mtn.	L 24–63	33,487
October 1	6:00 pm	at Austin Peay	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 34–37	8,614
October 8	6:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	LP Field Nashville, TN		W 55–3	6,234
October 15	1:30 pm	at No. 19 Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		W 42–40	8,676
October 22	2:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 22–33	10,800
November 5	1:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL		W 18–17	6,774
November 12	5:00 pm	UT Martin	LP Field Nashville, TN		W 35–30	19,537
November 19	2:00 pm	Jacksonville State	LP Field Nashville, TN		L 16–38	6,137
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^[1]