The 2015 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented

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as a member of the

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(OVC) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach

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, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the OVC. Tennessee State played home games in

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and

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. The Tigers were initially ineligible to participate in postseason play for the 2015 season to due

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(APR). violations, but athletic director Teresa Phillips issue an appeal was issued. The Tigers had the postseason ban lifted in early June due to miscalculation by the

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(NCAA) of the football program's APR based on outdated information.

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Tennessee State Tigers football seasons

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